News / MN Newsletter // February 19

February 19, 2019

Russia Ukraine “The republic lives on and is managed by rumours” - Open Democracy Moskalkova reports violation of 43 Russians jailed in Ukraine - RAPSI Ukraine expelled 11 crime lords - https://en.crimerussia.com/ Trump Can't Drive Europe Into Russia's Arms - The Moscow Times Four members of Ukraine's Joint Forces wounded as Russia-led forces mount 12 attacks in past day - Interfax Ukraine “The republic lives on and is managed by rumours” - Open Democracy Open Democracy A poster with New Year's greetings from the head of the DNR Denis Pushilin in Donetsk. Photo: Sergey Averin / RIA News. All rights reserved.“Who’s the junta now?” joked residents of Luhansk in November 2017, referring to a well-known propaganda term for the post-Yanukovych Kyiv authorities. Read More Moskalkova reports violation of 43 Russians jailed in Ukraine - RAPSI RAPSI 11:11 19/02/2019 MOSCOW, February 19 (RAPSI) – Russia’s High Commissioner of Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova has received information on the rights violation of 43 Russian nationals held in custody in Ukraine, the ombudsman’s press service has told RAPSI. Read More Ukraine expelled 11 crime lords - https://en.crimerussia.com/ https://en.crimerussia.com/ In total, 14 crime bosses have been detained since the beginning of the year. In 2018, law enforcement officers of Ukraine detained 14 vors, 11 of them were expelled from the country, said the Head of the National Police Sergey Knyazev, speaking at the coordination meeting of security officials. Read More Trump Can't Drive Europe Into Russia's Arms - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times China is less of a natural partner for the EU than Russia because of the cultural distance between them. According to the DeutchlandTrend survey, 35 percent of Germans consider Russia trustworthy; 28 percent think that of China, making it only slightly more attractive than Trump’s U.S. Read More Four members of Ukraine's Joint Forces wounded as Russia-led forces mount 12 attacks in past day - Interfax Ukraine Interfax Ukraine 09:49 19.02.2019 Four members of Ukraine's Joint Forces wounded as Russia-led forces mount 12 attacks in past day Read More

Top News Are Democrats doomed to lose Florida? Start work now to avoid national heartbreak in 2020. - USA TODAY Afrazul Killing: Rajasthan seeks Google help to remove hate videos - The Siasat Daily Colorado River District seeking to ease tax limitations - Aspen Times 10 hot quantum-computing startups to watch - Network World Google clarifies on search results disrespecting Pakistan flag - The News International Are Democrats doomed to lose Florida? Start work now to avoid national heartbreak in 2020. - USA TODAY USA TODAY Patrick Murphy, Opinion contributor Published 6:00 a.m. ET Feb. 19, 2019 Democrats keep coming up painfully short in what is theoretically the nation's top swing state. Read More Afrazul Killing: Rajasthan seeks Google help to remove hate videos - The Siasat Daily The Siasat Daily Category: India, News, Top Stories Posted by safoora Published: Feb 19, 2019, 3:16 pm IST Updated: Feb 19, 2019, 3:16 pm IST JAIPUR: Rajasthan government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has asked the online search engine Google to remove hate videos uploaded by Shambhu Lal Regar, the man who is accused of hacking the 45-year-old Mohammed Afrazul and set his body on fire in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district on December 6, 2017. Read More Colorado River District seeking to ease tax limitations - Aspen Times Aspen Times Facing financial headwinds, the directors of the Colorado River Water Conservation District are leaning toward asking voters in November for relief from the Gallagher Amendment, which limits residential property-tax revenue to the district. Read More 10 hot quantum-computing startups to watch - Network World Network World Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but you wouldn’t know it judging from the investments pouring into the space. Startup Rigetti has raised nearly $120 million in VC funding; the U.S. Read More Google clarifies on search results disrespecting Pakistan flag - The News International The News International Google clarifies on search results disrespecting Pakistan flag Google has clarified on the news stories published by several media outlets that the Google Images has been hijacked linking Pakistan flag to toilet paper. Read More

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