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    Snowden Granted Asylum Extension— Here’s Why He’s Still ‘Very Useful’ To Russia
    Aug07

    Snowden Granted Asylum Extension— Here’s Why He’s Still ‘Very Useful’ To Russia

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    AFP/Axel HeimkenA giant screen shows fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden (top) delivering a speech, on May 16, 2014 in the northern German city of Hamburg,As the world condemns Russia’s continued support for separatists in eastern Ukraine in the wake of MH17, Edward Snowden is asking Vladimir Putin for an extended asylum....

    As Ukraine Fighting Intensifies, Dental College Is Struck
    Aug07

    As Ukraine Fighting Intensifies, Dental College Is Struck

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    An artillery barrage, apparently by government forces, blew apart dental chairs, cracked walls adorned with charts of teeth and killed one patient. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukrainians Urged To Save Energy As Russian Gas Shortage Bites
    Aug07

    Ukrainians Urged To Save Energy As Russian Gas Shortage Bites

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Residents in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are having to cope without hot water, after the government switched off communal boilers in residential housing blocks to save energy. It comes amid growing fears about Ukraine’s ability to survive the coming winter following Russia’s decision in June to cut off gas supplies. But as Henry...

    Russia Bans Food Imports From U.S., EU, Australia, Canada, Norway
    Aug07

    Russia Bans Food Imports From U.S., EU, Australia, Canada, Norway

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russia says it is launching a “full embargo” on most food imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada, and Norway. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    German Economic Data Has Been Astonishingly Bad
    Aug07

    German Economic Data Has Been Astonishingly Bad

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachTwo traders talk with each other on the floor of the German bourse in Frankfurt on July 21, 1997.German economic data has been unquestionably bad in recent days. Earlier today, we learned industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.5% year-over-year in June, missing expectations for a 0.3% gain. This was the first...

    Putin hits back with food import ban
    Aug07

    Putin hits back with food import ban

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has named a new target as global sparring over Ukraine grows: food. …read more Source:...

    Clashes In Kiev As Ukraine Moves To Dismantle ‘Euromaidan’ Protest Camp
    Aug07

    Clashes In Kiev As Ukraine Moves To Dismantle ‘Euromaidan’ Protest Camp

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    KIEV (Reuters) – Tensions flared on Thursday on Kiev’s Independence Square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away their tents. The protesters set fire to heaps of tyres, sending clouds of black smoke...

    Where’s the U.S. Beef (and Fruit)? Not in Russia
    Aug07

    Where’s the U.S. Beef (and Fruit)? Not in Russia

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: NBC (USA)

    Vladimir Putin ordered a ban or limit on food imports from countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow for its support of rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    Russia bans Western food over Ukraine sanctions
    Aug07

    Russia bans Western food over Ukraine sanctions

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    Dutch sweet peppers on a display at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    European Markets Are Down, US Futures Are Up (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
    Aug07

    European Markets Are Down, US Futures Are Up (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 12:46 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    David Blackwell/FlickrEuropean markets are down on Thursday after Russia said it would ban all food imports from the U.S., E.U., Canada, Australia and Norway in retaliation to sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Here’s the scorecard: Britain’s FTSE 100 is down 0.24%. France’s CAC 40 is down 0.27%. Germany’s DAX is down...