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Germany Back To Top Of FIFA World Rankings
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Germany Back To Top Of FIFA World Rankings Germany leapfrogged Brazil and Argentina to move back to top the FIFA rankings released Wednesday thanks to the team winning the Confederations Cup last week. The world champions beat Chile 1-0 in the Russia-based tournament […] More
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Germany Defeats Chile To Win FIFA Confederations Cup
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow [actt mask=”Germany Defeats Chile To Win FIFA Confederations Cup” tweet=”Germany Defeats Chile To Win FIFA Confederations Cup” btn-text=”Click To Tweet” duration=”5″ delay=”1″ font=”titillium-web” anim=”pulse” template=”dashed”] Germany defeated Chile 1-0 on Sunday to win their first FIFA Confederations Cup trophy. Reigning world champions Germany […] More
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Ukraine: Fighting Continues Despite Truce
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Fierce fighting has continued between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine, despite renewed diplomatic efforts to enforce a truce. Ukraine officials said six government soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours and army positions were fired on 26 times near […] More
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Russia Criticizes Ukraine’s Call for UN Intervention
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has criticized Ukraine’s call for the deployment of UN peacekeeping force in eastern Ukraine. Churkin said the call was a destructive move and “raises suspicions that he (Ukraine President) wants to destroy the Minsk accords.” […] More
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Clashes Threaten Ceasefire Pact In Ukraine
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Sporadic clashes in Eastern Ukraine may be threatening the ceasefire pact agreed upon by leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, more than 24 hours after it was supposed to have taken effect. According to the Ukrainian military Command, the pro-Russian rebels had […] More
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Russia, Ukraine, leaders Agree on Cease-Fire
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In an effort to bring an end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed on a cease-fire deal following marathon talks in Germany. The ceasefire, which would begin on February 15, would involve the withdrawal […] More
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Ukraine: US May Extend Sanctions On Russia
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow United States Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, has said that the U.S. may extend sanctions on Russia because of the increasing violence in east Ukraine. Lew, who spoke during a visit to Kiev, Ukraine, said the U.S. would consider “further restrictive measures” on Russia’s […] More
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Russia Bans Gays From Driving
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Russia announced on Thursday that transsexual and transgender people will no longer qualify for driving licences in the country. Other offences listed include, fetishism, exhibitionism, voyeurism, pathological gambling and compulsive stealing. The government, who termed the offences as those bordering on “mental disorders,” […] More
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in Big StoryObama Orders Ban on Crimea Trade
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Barack Obama, US President has ordered a ban on the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive order also imposes new sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and companies. “The executive order is intended to provide clarity to US corporations […] More
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in Big StoryPutin Urge Russians to Brace For Hard Times
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Vladimir Putin, Russian President, has advised citizens to be prepared for hard times ahead urging them to be self-reliance. The president declared this on Thursday in his annual state-of-the nation speech to parliament warning that Russia will fall into a recession next year. […] More
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Zimbabwe, Russia denounce Western sanctions
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean President, and Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister who was on a visit to Zimbabwe on Tuesday condemned the West-led sanctions on the two countries as the leaders launched a $4billion joint platinum mine venture that is to become the largest […] More
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