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      Oil below $80 for first time since 2010

      Oil fell below $80 (R895) a barrel for the first time since 2010, as more evidence of a slowdown in China’s resource-hungry economy chimed with OPEC warning of a substantial drop in demand next year. ||| London – Oil fell below $80 (R895) a barrel for the first time since 2010 on Thursday, as more evidence of a slowdown in...

      Malaysia ‘spends millions on plane searches’

      Malaysia has spent 33.46 million ringgit to date in the search and rescue operations for flights MH370 and MH17, says an official. ||| Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia has spent 33.46 million ringgit (10 million dollars) to date in the search and rescue operations after two tragedies hit its national airline this year, an official said on...

      Ukraine to mark Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21
      Nov13

      Ukraine to mark Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on marking the Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21 every year. The head of state wrote this on Twitter. “I have signed a decree on marking the Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21 every year. Ukraine is a territory of freedom,” he said.

      Russia pulls to border aviation and anti-aircraft defense forces
      Nov13

      Russia pulls to border aviation and anti-aircraft defense forces

      The situation in Donetsk and Lugansk regions tends to complications. Spokesman of the NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing. “Ukrainian military fixed constant movement of Russian military equipment with the terrorist labels to the boundary line. Concentration of Russian military units (including anti-aircraft...

      Ukraine loses four more soldiers
      Nov13

      Ukraine loses four more soldiers

      Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 19 more have been wounded in the anti-terrorist operation zone in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported....

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
      Nov13

      Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map

      The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.

      Militants shell school, kindergarten in Luhansk region
      Nov13

      Militants shell school, kindergarten in Luhansk region

      Over the previous day, the situation on the territory of Luhansk region, controlled by Ukraine, became complicated, militants shelled settlements 43 times. The tensest situation is in Stanytsia Luhanska. The official website of Head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Hennadiy Moskal reads. Starting with 8:00 a.m. and until a midnight,...

      Klimkin: Ukraine prepared for possible attack
      Nov13

      Klimkin: Ukraine prepared for possible attack

      Ukraine is prepared for a possible attack in the east of the state. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told this to Bloomberg TV on Thursday. “We are, of course, prepared, but what we need is de-escalation, real political solution,” Klimkin said, while answering a question about Ukraine’s readiness for an attack. Klimkin...

      40 soldiers of special purpose troops killed in ATO
      Nov13

      40 soldiers of special purpose troops killed in ATO

      During the ATO in eastern Ukraine, about 40 soldiers of special purpose troops have been already killed, many of whom were not used for their intended purpose. Director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies Valentyn Badrak told a round table at Ukrinform, the agency correspondent reports. “40 soldiers of special purpose...

      MH17 crash probe extended

      The international investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 will continue until August next year. ||| Brisbane – The international probe into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine will be extended for nine months, Australia said on Thursday.Justice Minister Michael Keenan said the joint investigation team...