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      Wall Street rallies

      Wall Street ended sharply higher on Monday after China moved to stimulate its slowing economy while investors bought up technology stocks on cautious optimism on upcoming earnings reports. ||| New York – Wall Street ended sharply higher on Monday after China moved to stimulate its slowing economy while investors bought up technology stocks...

      The Achilles’ Heel of Ukraine’s Mighty Oligarchs
      Apr21

      The Achilles’ Heel of Ukraine’s Mighty Oligarchs

      The Ukrainian government’s well-executed showdown in March 2015 to rein in the country’s wealthiest oligarch is the first of many battles with the oligarchs that lie ahead. In the battle with the oligarchs, Poroshenko—the owner of Roshen Confectionery Corporation and an oligarch himself—is uniquely positioned to fight. The President...

      No Easy Outs for Putin: US Presidential Candidates United on Ukraine
      Apr21

      No Easy Outs for Putin: US Presidential Candidates United on Ukraine

      Ukraine will remain at the heart of the conflict between the US and Russia beyond the 2016 presidential election. In the polls, Americans are united on Ukraine; the majority of respondents support increased sanctions on the Kremlin. All of the major presidential candidates, save Senator Rand Paul, take a tough approach with Moscow and support...

      US to suspend the anti-dumping duties for Ukraine –  Minister of Economy
      Apr20

      US to suspend the anti-dumping duties for Ukraine – Minister of Economy

      The USA is ready to suspend the anti-dumping duties that were imposed on Ukraine in 2007 as Ukraine wasn’t a member of the WTO, and bought gas at a discounted price. Recently the situation changed and everything is going to final cancellation of the duties. As reported Economic Development and Trade Minister of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius...

      US starts training Ukraine forces

      US paratroopers have started training Ukrainian government troops, angering Moscow as the conflict continues. …read more Source:...

      Guard on trial for murder of 300 000

      Former death camp guard Oskar Gröning has declared he is ready to speak about the horrors of Auschwitz. ||| Berlin – He watched his fellow SS men kill children with their bare hands and saw Jews being herded into the gas chambers of Auschwitz, but former death camp guard Oskar Gröning has always denied ultimate responsibility for the...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants violate ceasefire regime 50 times, use heavy weapons
      Apr20

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants violate ceasefire regime 50 times, use heavy weapons

      Kyiv, April 19, 2015. Pro-Russian Militants have violated ceasefire 50 times yesterday; over one third of provocations were conducted with the use of weapons banned by Minsk agreements, including 120-mm mortars and 122-mm artillery pieces. Militants also fired from tanks three times. View map in full size Shyrokyne and Talakivka towns in the...

      FBI head’s Holocaust remarks rile Poland

      Poland summons US ambassador over article written by FBI’s director on Poland’s alleged responsibility for the Holocaust ||| Warsaw – Poland has summoned the United States’ ambassador in Warsaw over an article written by a top US intelligence official on Poland’s alleged responsibility for the Holocaust during World...

      Pro-Russian terrorists continue to shell at civilians in Eastern Ukraine
      Apr19

      Pro-Russian terrorists continue to shell at civilians in Eastern Ukraine

      Russian-backed militants shelled at civilians and tried to enter the village Triokhizbenka in Novoaidar Raion, Luhansk Oblast. In Triokhizbenka battle three Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians were wounded and the roof of one private house was destroyed. PHOTO: Henadiy Moskal’s official website Triokhizbenka battle lasted two hours on...

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian authorities support demilitarization of Shyrokyne
      Apr18

      National Security and Defense Council: Ukrainian authorities support demilitarization of Shyrokyne

      Kyiv, April 18, 2015. Representatives of Ukraine at the Joint Center on Control and Coordination of issues related to ceasefire regime and the stabilization of the situation, have visited the village of Shyrokyne, and expressed their readiness to demilitarize the zone under Ukraine’s control if the militants uphold complete ceasefire. A permanent...