News / MN Newsletter // August 20

August 20, 2019

Russia Ukraine Russian-led forces mount two attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas since midnight - UNIAN RFE/RL: Kyiv prepares for potential Russian gas-transit cutoff - Kyiv Post Mysterious military accident none of your business, Russia tells nuclear monitoring group - ABC News Kremlin - No date set for Normandy talks on Ukraine despite Macron meeting - Newsbook Ukraine imports 4.86 bcm of gas since year-start - UNIAN Russian-led forces mount two attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas since midnight - UNIAN UNIAN Russian-led forces mount two attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas since midnight15:29, 20 August 2019 War 2 0 There have been no casualties among the Ukrainian soldiers. Photo from UNIAN Read More RFE/RL: Kyiv prepares for potential Russian gas-transit cutoff - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Ukraine's Energy Challenge RFE/RL: Kyiv prepares for potential Russian gas-transit cutoff Published Aug. 20 at 3:05 pm A worker walks through UGV pipe infrastructure at Yablunivsky oil and gas condensate field on Oct, 26, 2018 in Poltava Oblast. Read More Mysterious military accident none of your business, Russia tells nuclear monitoring group - ABC News ABC News Mysterious military accident none of your business, Russia tells nuclear monitoring group Posted August 20, 2019 22:01:59 Russia's foreign ministry has told an international organisation set up to verify a ban on nuclear tests that a military testing accident in northern Russia earlier this month is none of its business and handing over radiation data is entirely voluntary. Read More Kremlin - No date set for Normandy talks on Ukraine despite Macron meeting - Newsbook Newsbook FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at Fort Bregancon near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, France August 19, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at Fort Bregancon near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, France August 19, 2019. Read More Ukraine imports 4.86 bcm of gas since year-start - UNIAN UNIAN Ukraine imports 4.86 bcm of gas since year-startThe agency says Swiss-registered companies have supplied the largest volumes, that is 1.7 bcm, worth $372.8 million. REUTERS Ukraine in January-June 2019 imported 4.86 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas totaling $1.06 billion, the State Statistics Service reports.Read alsoUkraine to receive gas from Romania (Scheme) Read More

Top News Planned Parenthood refuses federal funding after abortion referral bans – as it happened - The Guardian Twitter and Facebook take first actions against China for using fake accounts to sow discord in Hong Kong - The Washington Post World stocks rally as Trump steps up pressure on Fed to cut rates - The Guardian Huge Group of States Considering Antitrust Probe of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple - Vanity Fair Sir Elton John attacks 'distorted and malicious' accounts of Harry and Meghan's visit - Sky News Planned Parenthood refuses federal funding after abortion referral bans – as it happened - The Guardian The Guardian That’s up from 25% in a survey taken in February. Only 2% of those polled expect a recession to begin this year, while 38% predict that it will occur in 2020. [...] The economists have previously expressed concern that Trump’s tariffs and higher budget deficits could eventually dampen the economy. Read More Twitter and Facebook take first actions against China for using fake accounts to sow discord in Hong Kong - The Washington Post The Washington Post Riot police detain a protester during a demonstration in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood of Hong Kong on Aug. 11. (Issei Kato/Reuters) Twitter and Facebook said Monday they had taken action against China for using hundreds of fake accounts to sow political discord during the Hong Kong protests, marking the first time the social media giants had identified Beijing directly for spearheading such an operation. Read More World stocks rally as Trump steps up pressure on Fed to cut rates - The Guardian The Guardian Stock markets have been boosted by the growing prospect of more stimulus measures by central banks and governments across the world as Donald Trump heaped more pressure on the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates. Read More Huge Group of States Considering Antitrust Probe of Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple - Vanity Fair Vanity Fair Silicon Valley may soon have yet another antitrust headache on its hands. Following the launch of formal antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and House Judiciary Committee, the tech industry's biggest players are reportedly now facing a brand-new investigation—this time from the states. Read More Sir Elton John attacks 'distorted and malicious' accounts of Harry and Meghan's visit - Sky News Sky News By Sharon Marris, news reporter Sir Elton John has attacked what he describes as "distorted and malicious" accounts of Harry and Meghan's private stay at his home in Nice. The singer posted a series of tweets after newspaper reports of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex taking four trips by private jet in 11 days. Read More

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