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    Deadly Mortar Fire Hits Donetsk Hospital In Embattled East Ukraine
    Aug07

    Deadly Mortar Fire Hits Donetsk Hospital In Embattled East Ukraine

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A mortar hit a large hospital in the troubled Ukrainian city of Donetsk Thursday, killing at least one person, as government forces tighten their grip on the pro-Russian rebel stronghold. “There was a sudden explosion, a mortar round flew through the window, all the equipment was destroyed,” said Anna...

    Report: Pro-Russian separatists put Army on alert
    Aug07

    Report: Pro-Russian separatists put Army on alert

    A news agency says pro-Russian separatists in a breakaway region of Moldova have put their army on alert, claiming they fear military action from their neighbors, Ukraine and Moldova. …read more Source: Miami...

    Report: Pro-Russian separatists put Army on alert, Moldova says an attempt to destabilize
    Aug07

    Report: Pro-Russian separatists put Army on alert, Moldova says an attempt to destabilize

    A news agency says pro-Russian separatists in a breakaway region of Moldova have put their army on alert, claiming they fear military action from their neighbors, Ukraine and Moldova. …read more Source: FOX...

    Australia Honors Victims of Malaysia Airlines MH-17
    Aug07

    Australia Honors Victims of Malaysia Airlines MH-17

    Australia is observing an official day of mourning for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17. More than 30 Australian citizens and residents were among the 298 passengers and crew who died when the airliner was shot down in eastern Ukraine. A multifaith service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne was part of a day of mourning,...

    Snowden Cleared for 3 More Years in Russia, Lawyer Says
    Aug07

    Snowden Cleared for 3 More Years in Russia, Lawyer Says

    Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programs, has been given a three-year residence permit by Russia, his Russian lawyer told reporters on Thursday. The announcement comes at a time when Russia’s relations with the West are at Cold...

    Georgian-Ukrainian Fights For His ‘Second Motherland’
    Aug07

    Georgian-Ukrainian Fights For His ‘Second Motherland’

    Ukraine has become the new home for a former Georgian police officer, who is fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region. Now a Ukrainian citizen, the soldier, who goes by the nickname “Doberman,” compares the events in eastern Ukraine to Moscow’s support for Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia....

    In Reprisal, Russia Imposes Trade Sanctions on the West
    Aug07

    In Reprisal, Russia Imposes Trade Sanctions on the West

    Moscow announced a ban on a wide range of food and agricultural products from Europe and the United States, among others, responding to the sanctions Western nations imposed for Russia’s Ukraine policy. …read more Source: The New York...

    ECB leaves rates on hold as Ukraine crisis looms
    Aug07

    ECB leaves rates on hold as Ukraine crisis looms

    The European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.15 percent as the crisis in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe’s modest economic recovery. …read more Source: Miami...

    Reports: Snowden Granted 3 More Years in Russia
    Aug07

    Reports: Snowden Granted 3 More Years in Russia

    Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden received permission to stay in Russia for an additional three years, his lawyer told local media Thursday, amid the worst U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War. Snowden revealed troves of classified information on the American government’s surveillance activities before fleeing...

    German Interest Rates Go Negative
    Aug07

    German Interest Rates Go Negative

    Investing.comThe German bond market is considered one of the safe havens for investors looking to get out of riskier asset classes like stocks. As tensions remain high on the Ukraine-Russia border, German bond prices have been rallying, pushing yields lower and lower. Earlier Thursday, the yield on Germany’s two-year bond actually went...