News / MN Newsletter // March 18

March 18, 2019

Russia Ukraine RUSSIA-UKRAINE The wounds of division among the Orthodox pilgrims in the Donbass - AsiaNews Donbas war update: One Ukrainian soldier killed, two wounded in past day - UNIAN UNIAN: Russian military hardware spotted near Ukrainian border - Kyiv Post Nayev: Victory to depend on Ukrainians' unity, allies' consistency if Russia wages full-scale war - UNIAN Halya Coynash: Russia demands compensation from Ukraine for 'annexing' Crimea - Kyiv Post RUSSIA-UKRAINE The wounds of division among the Orthodox pilgrims in the Donbass - AsiaNews AsiaNews Moscow (AsiaNews) - A correspondent for the Russian website Lenta.ru, Igor Rotar, went to a monastery in Donbass, the Ukrainian region where fighting continues in the "hybrid war" between Russia and Ukraine, five years from the beginning of the conflict. Read More Donbas war update: One Ukrainian soldier killed, two wounded in past day - UNIAN UNIAN Donbas war update: One Ukrainian soldier killed, two wounded in past day09:28, 18 March 2019 War 0 0 According to intelligence reports, three enemy troops were eliminated and another four were wounded. Read More UNIAN: Russian military hardware spotted near Ukrainian border - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine UNIAN: Russian military hardware spotted near Ukrainian border Published March 18 at 11:02 am A screenshot from OSCE drone video footage shows heavy truckconvoys crossing an uncontrolled section of Russian-Ukrainian bordernear the occupied Donetsk Oblast town of Manych. Read More Nayev: Victory to depend on Ukrainians' unity, allies' consistency if Russia wages full-scale war - UNIAN UNIAN Nayev: Victory to depend on Ukrainians' unity, allies' consistency if Russia wages full-scale war10:54, 18 March 2019 War 0 0 The Russian army has advantages in terms of personnel and military hardware. Read More Halya Coynash: Russia demands compensation from Ukraine for 'annexing' Crimea - Kyiv Post Kyiv Post Russia's War Against Ukraine Halya Coynash: Russia demands compensation from Ukraine for ‘annexing’ Crimea Published March 18 at 10:27 am Motorists parade with their cars decorated with flags to mark the fifth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea, in Sevastopol on March 16, 2019. Read More

Top News Facebook enters the news desert battle, trying to find enough local news for its Today In feature - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard Barr levels state-secrets claim in Twitter suit - POLITICO Seiichi Miyake: Google Doodle pays tribute to Japanese inventor - The Independent New Google Algorithm May Update Page Ranking - Search Engine Journal Jersey Shore school introduces budget; city pays levee cost | News, Sports, Jobs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette Facebook enters the news desert battle, trying to find enough local news for its Today In feature - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard News deserts are at the core of journalism’s crisis today — the communities left behind as news organizations hamstrung by declining ad revenues focus more on the country’s coastal, wealthy, metropolitan areas. Read More Barr levels state-secrets claim in Twitter suit - POLITICO POLITICO Attorney General William Barr invoked the state secrets privilege for the first time since being sworn in as attorney general last month. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Legal Barr levels state-secrets claim in Twitter suit Read More Seiichi Miyake: Google Doodle pays tribute to Japanese inventor - The Independent The Independent The work of pioneering Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake is being honoured by today’s Google Doodle.  Miyake is best known for developing tactile paving – bumpy or striped surfaces on stairs, pavements and train platforms – to help visually impaired pedestrians avoid potential hazards. Read More New Google Algorithm May Update Page Ranking - Search Engine Journal Search Engine Journal A new research paper published by Google describes a dramatically new way to improve how web pages are ranked. This algorithm claims significant improvements to deep neural network algorithms that calculate relevance. Read More Jersey Shore school introduces budget; city pays levee cost | News, Sports, Jobs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette Williamsport Sun-Gazette Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week: Federal • The House voted 420-0 for a resolution calling for any final report in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to be made public. Read More

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