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    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...

    Family, Friends Mourn MH17 Victims
    Aug07

    Family, Friends Mourn MH17 Victims

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    4104 + file Nearly 2000 people gathered at a church in Melbourne to remember the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down in Ukraine last month. Friends and family wept as they laid wreaths for the 27 Australians killed in the crash. Australian Prime Minister tony Abbott. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Russia Extends Ban On Food Products From U.S., Europe, Canada And Australia Over Ukraine Sanctions
    Aug07

    Russia Extends Ban On Food Products From U.S., Europe, Canada And Australia Over Ukraine Sanctions

    Thursday, August 7 , 2014 - 14:27 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday banned most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine — a sweeping move that will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to empty shelves in Russian cities. The decision shows that President Vladimir Putin has no intention of bowing to Western pressure...

    Undeterred, Russia wades into war of sanctions
    Aug07

    Undeterred, Russia wades into war of sanctions

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

    Moscow bans import of virtually all Western food in retaliation for U.S., EU sanctions, and threatens much harsher measures as Snowden reportedly granted residency …read more Source:...

    10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, FOXA, GMCR, SCTY, WEN, MYL, OWW, ZNGA, SSYS, MNST, LGF, DUK)
    Aug07

    10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, FOXA, GMCR, SCTY, WEN, MYL, OWW, ZNGA, SSYS, MNST, LGF, DUK)

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

    REUTERS/Kenneth Armstrong The hitchBOT is seen posed next to Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway August 5, 2014. The hitch-hiking robot is now at the halfway point in its journey across Canada. Picture taken August 5, 2014. 1. Russia Bans Food Imports From The West. Specifically from the U.S.,...

    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...

    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...