News / MN Newsletter // August 16

August 16, 2019

Russia Ukraine Moscow Court Upholds Extension Of Pretrial Detention For Six Of 24 Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Crimean activist Balukh taken to Moscow - Kyiv Post Gerus lays out condition for Ukraine-EU-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukraine: Zelensky facilitates process for 'politically persecuted' Russians to get passports - Euronews Moscow Court Upholds Extension Of Pretrial Detention For Six Of 24 Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty A court in Moscow has upheld a lower court's decision to extend pretrial detention for six of the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russian forces along with their three naval vessels in November near the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Read More Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors Radio Free Europe/ Radio LibertyA Moscow court has upheld an earlier court ruling to extend until October 24 the pretrial custody of six Ukrainian sailors who were detained by Russian forces, ... Read More Crimean activist Balukh taken to Moscow - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Crimean activist Balukh taken to Moscow Published Aug. 16. Updated Aug. 16 at 2:48 pm This undated photo shows pro-Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh in court. Photo by khpg.org Read More Gerus lays out condition for Ukraine-EU-Russia gas talks - Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news The trilateral Ukraine-EU-Russia talks on gas transit, scheduled for September 16, will take place after the formation of a new government and the composition of a delegation, according to the president's representative in the Cabinet of Ministers, Andriy Gerus. Read More Ukraine: Zelensky facilitates process for 'politically persecuted' Russians to get passports - Euronews Euronews Ukraine’s president Vladimir Zelensky has simplified the issuance of passports to Russians deemed to be “politically persecuted,” said the president’s office in a statement. The simplified procedure will also apply to foreigners and stateless persons who “took part in the implementation of national security and defence measures, measures on rebuffing or curbing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.” Read More

Top News Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigns over 'recent events' - Sky News How Portland's liberal utopia became the center of a rightwing war in the US - The Guardian The FBI could fight far-right violence if they wanted to – but they don't - The Guardian Google Pixel 3 Smartphone Deal: Save 50% at Best Buy - Business Insider Install Windows 10's August 2019 updates now to protect your PC from a nasty worm - PCWorld Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigns over 'recent events' - Sky News Sky News By Ganesh Rao, business reporter The boss of Cathay Pacific has resigned over "recent events" taking place in Hong Kong. The company said chief executive Rupert Hogg stepped down to "take responsibility as leader of the company in view of recent events" unfolding in Hong Kong. Read More How Portland's liberal utopia became the center of a rightwing war in the US - The Guardian The Guardian During the Obama years, Portland was widely seen as a redoubt of crunchy, progressive, west coast liberalism. Much of the world saw the city through the lens of Portlandia, a TV sketch show that lampooned hipsters, cyclists and fussy diners. Read More The FBI could fight far-right violence if they wanted to – but they don't - The Guardian The Guardian Federal law enforcement officials have all the tools necessary to address far-right violence proactively – as my own successful investigations as an FBI undercover agent in the 1990s indicate. Read More Google Pixel 3 Smartphone Deal: Save 50% at Best Buy - Business Insider Business Insider The Google Pixel 3 is a top-notch Android phone with excellent features — and it's a bit cheaper than flagship phones from Apple and Samsung. Today, it's even cheaper than usual: The phone is currently on sale for $399.99 at Best Buy— that's half the original price. Read More Install Windows 10's August 2019 updates now to protect your PC from a nasty worm - PCWorld PCWorld Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday updates rolled out earlier this week, and you should update Windows pronto. The updates include patches for four severe “wormable” security exploits that can let attackers spread malware without any user action, similar to WannaCry and the BlueKeep vulnerability that coerced Microsoft into releasing a rare post-death patch for Windows XP. Read More

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