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    Lost in the Headlines: The Coming Hell for Eastern Ukrainians
    Jan15

    Lost in the Headlines: The Coming Hell for Eastern Ukrainians

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 18:53 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Articles about the war in Ukraine invariably cite the over 4,800 casualties and one million displaced persons reported by the UN. That number, as horrible as it is, is just a small percentage of the humanitarian suffering that continues to unfold on the ground. Lost in the headlines are the three million eastern Ukrainians in Donetsk and Luhansk...

    Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport
    Jan15

    Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 18:08 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have captured the shattered remains of Donetsk airport, further dashing hopes for a lasting peace agreement. …read more Source: U.S....

    European Union Parliament Names Russia ‘Potential Threat’
    Jan15

    European Union Parliament Names Russia ‘Potential Threat’

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 18:08 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    BRUSSELS—The EU parliament on Thursday condemned Russia as a “potential threat to the European Union itself” even as the EU foreign policy chief sought to resume dialogue with Moscow to help end the conflict in Ukraine. The legislature backed a resolution with a show of hands that called for a continuation of the sanctions against Moscow even...

    The Age of Miracles
    Jan15

    The Age of Miracles

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 17:22 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    This is how I spent a few days at the end of last summer. At a meeting in Europe, I heard colleagues who work on humanitarian relief tell heartbreaking stories of suffering in the refugee camps and rubbled cityscapes of the Middle East. Back in the U.S. for Labor Day, with Ukraine in the headlines, I was at a dinner at which well-informed...

    EU Parliament calls Russia potential threat to EU
    Jan15

    EU Parliament calls Russia potential threat to EU

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 17:22 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU parliament on Thursday condemned Russia as a “potential threat to the European Union itself” even as the EU foreign policy chief sought to resume dialogue with Moscow to help end the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....

    EU Parliament calls Russia potential threat to EU but top official calls for improved ties
    Jan15

    EU Parliament calls Russia potential threat to EU but top official calls for improved ties

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 17:22 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    The EU parliament on Thursday condemned Russia as a “potential threat to the European Union itself” even as the EU foreign policy chief sought to resume dialogue with Moscow to help end the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine Steps Up Mobilization, Warns Of Renewed Russian ‘Aggression’
    Jan15

    Ukraine Steps Up Mobilization, Warns Of Renewed Russian ‘Aggression’

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 16:23 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    KIEV, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to refresh its front-line forces and resume partial conscription after a top security official warned that Russian forces backing separatist rebels had sharply increased military activity in the east. “Russian aggression is continuing. There has been a significant...

    Russia’s Forests Overlooked In Climate Change Fight, Scientists Warn
    Jan15

    Russia’s Forests Overlooked In Climate Change Fight, Scientists Warn

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 16:23 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    By Angelina Davydova ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Jan 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – R ussia’s forests may lose their power to help curb global warming without stronger domestic protection and a place in a new global climate change deal, scientists have warned. Russia has 19 percent of world forest reserves by surface area. But experts...

    HERE IT IS: SocGen’s Intense Chart With The Swans
    Jan15

    HERE IT IS: SocGen’s Intense Chart With The Swans

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 16:07 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Societe Generale is out with its latest quarterly chart of “swan” risks — and it’s looking pretty ominous. Technically speaking, “black swan” risks are by definition nearly impossible to predict — and when they come, it’s bad. But the point that SocGen’s swan chart is trying to show is there are economic...

    Ukraine Mourns 13 Victims of Bus Blast Possibly Caused by Rebels
    Jan15

    Ukraine Mourns 13 Victims of Bus Blast Possibly Caused by Rebels

    Thursday, January 15 , 2015 - 16:07 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine held a day of mourning Thursday after 13 people were killed two days ago when their bus was hit by what the government says was a shell fired by Russian-backed separatists. President Petro Poroshenko said respects would be paid for all people killed by rebel offensives in eastern Ukraine. The separatists deny responsibility...