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    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
    Aug22

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

    Happy Friday! Here’s what you need to know today. 1. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called ISIS an “imminent” threat. “They are as sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. They’re beyond just a terrorist group,” Hagel said at a press briefing. “We must prepare for...

    First Bodies of Malaysian Victims of the MH17 Plane Crash Arrive Home
    Aug22

    First Bodies of Malaysian Victims of the MH17 Plane Crash Arrive Home

    The first 20 bodies of the Malaysian victims on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived back on home soil on Friday (August 22), more than a month after the airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine. In a sombre ceremony, coffins draped in the Malaysian national flag were brought out of a specially chartered Malaysia Airlines flight by...

    European Stocks Fall on New Ukraine Worries
    Aug22

    European Stocks Fall on New Ukraine Worries

    European stocks fell Friday as a fresh sign of escalation to the conflict in Ukraine rattled investors’ nerves. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Malaysia Still Yearns for Closure as the First MH 17 Bodies Return
    Aug22

    Malaysia Still Yearns for Closure as the First MH 17 Bodies Return

    MoreMalaysians Want the Bodies of Their MH17 Dead Back Before the Ramadan Fast EndsMH17 Recovery Team Forced to Halt Work in Ukraine’s Killing FieldsUkrainian Rebels Hand MH17 Black Boxes to Malaysian InvestigatorsMalaysia came to a standstill Friday morning as the first remains of its nationals killed on the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight...

    Markets Turn Sharply Lower After Headlines Out Of Ukraine (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
    Aug22

    Markets Turn Sharply Lower After Headlines Out Of Ukraine (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)

    Markets have moved sharply lower in the last few minutes. U.S. futures, which were up for most of the day, are now in the red with Dow futures down 38 points and S&P 500 futures down 6 points. “Russia ordered a convoy of aid trucks across the border into eastern Ukraine on Friday apparently without Kiev’s permission, raising the...

    Malaysia Mourns as Bodies of MH17 Victims Finally Come Home
    Aug22

    Malaysia Mourns as Bodies of MH17 Victims Finally Come Home

    People across Malaysia held a minute’s silence and wore black on Friday as the Southeast Asian country observed a day of mourning to mark the return of the first 20 bodies among its citizens killed when a jetliner was downed last month. Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 crashed after apparently being struck by a missile over war-torn...

    Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’
    Aug22

    Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’

    (URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine) — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.” MoreRussian Aid Convoy Advances Toward UkraineHollywood Stars Say Thanks But No...

    Russia Orders Convoy Across Border Without Permission From Kiev
    Aug22

    Russia Orders Convoy Across Border Without Permission From Kiev

    Russia ordered a convoy of aid trucks across the border into eastern Ukraine on Friday apparently without Kiev’s permission, raising the danger of direct confrontation with the Ukrainian military which is fighting pro-Russian rebels. A Reuters witness said about 70 white-painted trucks, part of a column of about 260 that had been waiting at...

    Russian Truck Convoy Begins Crossing Into Ukraine
    Aug22

    Russian Truck Convoy Begins Crossing Into Ukraine

    The first trucks from a convoy which Russia says is carrying humanitarian aid have entered eastern Ukraine after a week waiting for permission to cross the border. Moscow has accused the Ukrainian government of creating “artificial demands” to delay aid deliveries. The convoy is bound for the Luhansk region, where many residents have...

    Russian Aid Convoy Moves Into Ukrainian Territory, Citing ‘Intolerable’ Delays
    Aug22

    Russian Aid Convoy Moves Into Ukrainian Territory, Citing ‘Intolerable’ Delays

    A Russian aid convoy destined for rebel-held eastern Ukraine has crossed the border and entered the country, seemingly without the permission of authorities in Kiev. The Associated Press quoted a statement from the Russian foreign ministry as saying, “The Russian side has decided to act. Our column with humanitarian aid is starting to move...