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The IMF’s New Cold War Loan to Ukraine
‘In April 2014, fresh from riots in Maidan Square and the February 22 coup, and less than a month before the May 2 massacre in Odessa, the IMF approved a $17 billion loan program to […]
Articles by Niamh Harris
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Father of brain tumour boy Ashya claims he was threatened by British authorities
‘The father of Ashya King yesterday claimed British authorities threatened to remove his son for 11 years after he challenged doctors over his treatment. Brett King said he fled abroad with his wife and seriously […]
Middle East
Lavrov: West may use ISIS as pretext to bomb Syrian govt forces
‘If the West bombs Islamic State militants in Syria without consulting Damascus, the anti-ISIS alliance may use the occasion to launch airstrikes against President Bashar Assad’s forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “There are […]
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MH370: Search restarts as investigators consider 1,000 possible flight paths
From The Independent – “It has been six months since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished over the Indian Ocean and yet the mystery endures. With 1,000 flight paths still to investigate, a new year-long search […]
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Russian strategic bombers reportedly practice cruise missile strike against US
‘A pair of Russian bomber jets reportedly practiced cruise missile attacks against targets in the United States last week, according to a report published on Monday in the Washington Free Beacon. Bill Gertz, a writer […]
Middle East
Israeli forces arrest 7-year-old child in West Bank
“A new video has emerged showing Israeli soldiers violently arresting a seven-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank. The incident took place in the city of al-Khalil (Hebron) on Monday morning after several young […]
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German TV Shows Nazi Symbols on Helmets of Ukraine Soldiers
According to a report by NBC News – “Germans were confronted with images of their country’s dark past on Monday night, when German public broadcaster ZDF showed video of Ukrainian soldiers with Nazi symbols on […]
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Bank clients of Middle Eastern descent want answers on closed accounts
‘From Washington state to Florida, surprising letters from banks have turned up in the mailboxes of at least a dozen people. The message in each case: Your bank account is being closed. What frustrates the […]
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MH17 broke up in mid-air due to external damage – Dutch preliminary report
On the 9th of September 2014 the Dutch Safety Board issued the preliminary report on the investigation into the crash involving Malaysia Airlines, flight MH17. In the video Tjibbe Joustra, chairman of the Dutch Safety […]
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TUC leader Frances O’Grady speech on class system cut off by royal baby newsflash
‘TUC leader Frances O’Grady speech on class system cut off by royal baby newsflash: Live television coverage of a speech by Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, was cut off this morning minutes after […]