News / MN Newsletter // November 06

November 06, 2019

Russia Ukraine The head of Ukraine’s gas company has been shot at, pilloried on TV and attacked by Giuliani associates. It’s all in a day’s work. - The Washington Post Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform? - The New York Times On Norway's icy border with Russia, unease over military buildup - Reuters Thanks to Rand Paul, Russian Media Are Naming the Alleged Whistleblower - The Daily Beast Expert says Russia wants some concessions from Ukraine for return of captured ships - UNIAN The head of Ukraine’s gas company has been shot at, pilloried on TV and attacked by Giuliani associates. It’s all in a day’s work. - The Washington Post Then, in March, Kobolyev came under attack by two associates of Rudolph Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney. They wanted to install a new Naftogaz chief and secure a gas-supply deal. read more Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform? - The New York Times WASHINGTON — In 2017, a year before Maria Butina was arrested on charges of acting as a foreign agent, she had breakfast with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergey I. Kislyak, at his residence in Washington. read more On Norway's icy border with Russia, unease over military buildup - Reuters SETERMOEN/KIRKENES, Norway (Reuters) - Under a soft winter sun in northern Norway, U.S. Marines train in the ice and snow as they learn how to fight in the freezing cold. Norwegian soldiers stand guard in front of a temporary command centre camp during "Reindeer 2", a Norwegian-U.S. read more Thanks to Rand Paul, Russian Media Are Naming the Alleged Whistleblower - The Daily Beast Standing beside an approving Donald Trump at a rally in Kentucky on Monday night, Republican Sen. Rand Paul demanded the media unmask the whistleblower whose report about the president’s alleged abuse of power dealing with Ukraine sparked impeachment proceedings. read more Expert says Russia wants some concessions from Ukraine for return of captured ships - UNIAN Expert says Russia wants some concessions from Ukraine for return of captured shipsBy not returning the vessels, the Russian Federation virtually ignores an international arbitration ruling. read more

Top News Google Flights will now alert you if flying from a nearby airport is cheaper - The Points Guy Top-10 pick fancy among 13 prospects set for more medical checks - Australian Football League Google Nest Hub Max review: bigger, better and smarter display - The Guardian Xiaomi Mi Watch looks like Apple Watch but don't go by looks, it is different - India Today Jeremy Stoppelman’s Long Battle With Google Is Finally Paying Off - BuzzFeed News Google Flights will now alert you if flying from a nearby airport is cheaper - The Points Guy Google is rolling out changes to its popular Flights platform that will make searching for inexpensive flights a lot easier — and hopefully cheaper. Google confirmed to The Points Guy that it had rolled out pop-up updates that will notify travelers if an airport near them offers cheaper tickets and will inform if changing trip dates will result in a lower ticket price. read more Top-10 pick fancy among 13 prospects set for more medical checks - Australian Football League Brodie Kemp at the 2019 NAB AFL Draft Combine. Picture: AFL Photos CLUBS will get a final chance to assess Brodie Kemp's reconstructed knee, with the potential top-10 pick among a group of 13 players set to undergo more medical checks before this month's NAB AFL Draft. read more Google Nest Hub Max review: bigger, better and smarter display - The Guardian Google’s latest smart display is larger and can recognise your face for proactively showing you personalised information making it just that little bit smarter than competitors. The £219 Nest Hub Max is Google’s second own-brand smart display and is essentially a super-sized version of the excellent original Home Hub (now renamed Nest Hub). read more Xiaomi Mi Watch looks like Apple Watch but don't go by looks, it is different - India Today Xiaomi just launched the Mi Watch - the first smartwatch that's being sold under the Mi branding. Even before you start looking at the features and specifications list, the Mi Watch looks exciting. read more Jeremy Stoppelman’s Long Battle With Google Is Finally Paying Off - BuzzFeed News Amy Osborne for BuzzFeed News Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman in an elevator at Yelp headquarters in San Francisco. The line outside Shizen, San Francisco’s hottest Michelin-starred hipster vegan sushi restaurant, is extremely long, but the wait is surprisingly short. read more

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