Lagarde: Ukraine will get funding
Ukraine is set to receive about $40-billion in funding over the next four years – nearly half of which will come from the IMF. ||| Brussels – Ukraine is set to receive about $40-billion in funding over the next four years, nearly half of which will come from the International Monetary Fund, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in Brussels...
Ukraine peace talks drag on
Ukraine said on Thursday there was no good news yet after 14 hours of tortuous talks between Kiev, Moscow, Berlin and France, as the Kremlin was posing “unacceptable conditions” on ending the 10-month conflict in the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source:...
Press freedom: SA is 39th on world list
Freedom of the press is good in Finland. It’s terrible in Eritrea. How well does South Africa fare? ||| Paris – Media freedom suffered a “drastic decline” worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram, the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said in its annual evaluation released on...
Watch this huge explosion in Ukraine
An explosion rocked the city of Donetsk, Ukraine this week, with the massive fireball being caught on camera as well. …read more Source:...
Attacks threaten Ukraine peace talks
Desperate four-way peace talks in Minsk appeared increasingly doomed to failure after fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. ||| Kiev – Desperate four-way peace talks planned for Wednesday in Minsk appeared increasingly doomed to failure on Tuesday night after fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. Early in the morning, reports emerged...
Wall Street rises on Greek deal hopes
American stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that Greek debt negotiations could result in a deal that stabilises Europe. ||| New York – US stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that Greek debt negotiations could result in a deal that stabilises Europe, while Apple helped lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq as it became the first US company worth more...
UK open to arming Ukraine
Britain reserves the right to arm Ukraine and won’t allow the Ukrainian army to collapse, its foreign secretary said. …read more Source:...
‘Spy scare’ in Russia
Russia is seeing a surge in cases of high treason and espionage, amid the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
British shares drift lower as Royal Mail falls
Britain’s top equity index drifted lower on Tuesday as concerns about Greece and China kept investors on edge. ||| London – Britain’s top equity index drifted lower on Tuesday as concerns about Greece and China kept investors on edge, while a broker downgrade hit Royal Mail. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.5 percent to...
Asia slips amid Greek exit worries
Asian equities slipped on Tuesday as nervousness over Greece potentially withdrawing from the euro sapped risk appetite. ||| Tokyo – Asian equities slipped on Tuesday as nervousness over Greece potentially withdrawing from the euro and escalating conflict in Ukraine sapped risk appetite, while the dollar lost steam after its...
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