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      NBU asks media not to inflate panic
      Nov13

      NBU asks media not to inflate panic

      The National Bank of Ukraine appealed to the mass media to objectively report the fluctuation rate against other currencies, citing the confirmed statistics on the foreign exchange market as a whole, contained on the regulator’s website. A respective request to journalists was aired at the NBU, a Ukrinform correspondent reports....

      Serheyev: Russia deployed 200 tanks and 190 aircraft on border with Ukraine
      Nov13

      Serheyev: Russia deployed 200 tanks and 190 aircraft on border with Ukraine

      Russia has deployed 200 tanks, 1,600 vehicles, 640 artillery units, 191 aircraft and 121 combat helicopters on the border with Ukraine. Ukraine’s envoy to the UN Yuriy Serheyev said this at an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, ukr.media reported. Instead of complying with the Minsk agreements, militants, supported by Russian...

      Cabin crew member fired for ‘abuse’

      Malaysia Airlines has sacked a steward for allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger. ||| Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia Airlines has sacked a steward for allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger who was scared of flying with the disaster-prone airline before any hearing into the incident had taken place, a union body said on Thursday.The crew...

      ECB warned growth to be lower than forecast

      A large group of professional forecasters cut their outlook for euro zone inflation and growth, underlining a trend that could prompt the European Central Bank to take more policy action to kick-start the region’s flagging economy. ||| Frankfurt – A large group of professional forecasters cut their outlook for euro zone inflation and...

      White Widow killed by sniper?

      One of the world’s most wanted terrorists, Samantha Lewthwaite, has reportedly been shot dead in Ukraine by a Russian sniper. …read more Source:...

      Emerging stocks rise on stimulus bets

      Most emerging-market stocks rose amid speculation China will take steps to support economic growth. ||| Hanoi – Most emerging-market stocks rose amid speculation China will take steps to support economic growth.Commodity producers fell while Russia’s ruble weakened.A gauge of Hong Kong-traded Chinese shares climbed 0.7 percent after a...

      SBU confirms destruction of Russian missile batallion near Dokuchayevsk
      Nov13

      SBU confirms destruction of Russian missile batallion near Dokuchayevsk

      The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has said that anti-terrorist operation forces destroyed about 150 Russian soldiers in Donetsk region on November 10. An advisor to the SBU chief, Markiyan Lubkivsky, said this on the Shuster Live program, the Levy Bereg online newspaper reported. “SBU counterintelligence passed this information (about...

      Russia staffs majority of terrorist groups in Donbas – Tymchuk
      Nov13

      Russia staffs majority of terrorist groups in Donbas – Tymchuk

      Russia has already staffed with personnel the main mass of bandit formations in Donbas, provided them with sufficient number of arms and military equipment. Coordinator of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “Concentration of Russian forces in Donbas has completed. The main mass of local bandit groups were already...

      UN Security Council warns of possibility of full-scale fighting in east Ukraine
      Nov13

      UN Security Council warns of possibility of full-scale fighting in east Ukraine

      The possibility of the full-scale resumption of hostilities in the parts of eastern Ukraine seized by pro-Russian separatists was discussed at an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine on Wednesday, Radio Liberty has reported. In particular, UN Assistant Secretary-General Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, in his report...

      Snipers with latest weaponry deployed to Donetsk airport from Russia
      Nov13

      Snipers with latest weaponry deployed to Donetsk airport from Russia

      The enemy sniper unit, armed with the latest heavy sniper rifles, was thrown to the area of the Donetsk airport. Coordinator of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook. “The enemy deployed a sniper unit, armed with the latest innovations of the Russian defense industry – heavy sniper rifles, to the area of...