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China, Hong Kong shares dip on oil stocks news
China and Hong Kong stocks tracked regional markets lower on Monday morning, with sentiment soured by a tumble in crude oil futures after weekend talks among exporters failed to reach agreement on production cuts, Reuters reports.There`s also mounting worries that the markets` robust rebound since February is not sustainable, as China`s economic...
Brazil President Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote
Brazil`s lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts, according to the BBC.The ”yes” camp comfortably won the required two-thirds majority, after a lengthy session in the capital, the BBC reports.Ms. Rousseff`s opponents secured 367 votes in the lower...
Ukraine`s new government to gather for first meeting on April 20
Newly elected Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman announces the first meeting of Ukraine`s new government on Wednesday, April 20.”Today we`re preparing the government`s first meeting, which will take place on Wednesday,” he said in his video address posted on Facebook on Monday.He also said he had held a number of meetings on different issues,...
Profit from war: illegal export of coal from Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia
The international volunteer group InformNapalm has completed a detailed analyze of files which have been obtained from the «UKV» group of hackers, collected from emails at the Ministry of Transport of «DPR» and Donetsk Railways. The files were submitted for analysis by a data devotee «KiDap» at the Ukrainian Cyber Force Group «FM». During our...
Oil prices tumble after Saudi-Iran tensions sink output deal – Reuters
Oil prices tumbled on Monday after a meeting by major exporters in Qatar collapsed without an agreement to freeze output, leaving the credibility of the OPEC producer cartel in tatters and the world awash with unwanted fuel, Reuters has reported. Brent crude futures fell as much as 6% in early trading on Monday before recovering to $41.29 per...
Czechs oppose permanent migrant quotas
The Czech Republic cannot rule out legal action if the European Union tries to put in place any permanent quota system for distributing asylum seekers, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Sunday, according to Reuters.The country was one of four central and eastern European states to oppose an EU quota scheme approved by member states last...
Ecuador earthquake death toll grows to 272
Traumatized Ecuadoreans slept amid rubble while rescuers dug for survivors on Monday after an earthquake smashed the Andean nation`s coastal region, killing at least 272 people and flattening resort towns, according to Reuters.Saturday`s 7.8 magnitude quake ripped apart buildings and roads, knocked out power, and injured at least 2,068 people in...
Russian proxies fire mortars, antitank system on Ukraine in last day
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 79 times in the past 24 hours, using mortars and antitank missile systems, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. ”In particular, the militants fired 120mm and 82mm mortars four times in the direction of the town...
Iran displays new Russian S-300 defense missile parts – media
Iran has displayed parts of its new Russian-made air defense system during its Army Day celebrations, according to the BBC.Pictures released by the semi-official ISNA news agency showed S-300 missile tubes and radar equipment during a military parade in southern Tehran, the BBC wrote.Iran insists the system is necessary to defend itself, but the...
CNN: U.S. and Russia meet on cybersecurity
Senior cybersecurity officials from the U.S. and Russia are holding meetings this week on cybersecurity, renewing efforts to prevent the countries from mistakenly getting into a cyber war, U.S. officials say, according to CNN.The meetings in Geneva include officials from the White House, State Department and FBI and will include a review of...