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‘Russia has banned the import of cut flowers from the Netherlands, the country’s hygiene watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said, claiming the presence of quarantine organisms on the products. The watchdog recommends national EU hygiene organizations suspend certification of Dutch cut flowers destined for Russia, it said in a statement Monday. The ban will temporarily affect all flower […]

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‘Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a plan to destroy illegal products imported from countries that are on Moscow’s sanctions list. Putin agreed with the plan proposed by Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev during a cabinet meeting on Friday. “I would like to use this opportunity to ask you and the Russian government to do […]

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‘Crimea is renowned for a history of enduring two long and brutal sieges of its most famous city, Sevastopol—in the Crimean War (1854-55) and in World War II. Now a third siege has begun. Since Russia’s annexation of the peninsula in March 2014, the United States and European Union have put Crimea under one of […]

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‘Ten years after Palestinian civil society issued the call for Boycott, Divestment from, and Sanction of Israel (BDS), people around the world have taken heed, building an international campaign for human rights that is acknowledged by supporters and foes alike as an increasingly powerful force. “Effective grassroots BDS campaigning has forced some of the world’s […]

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‘Families set to lose their children’s Disability Living Allowance because they’re TOO ILL are celebrating a victory over “heartless” government policy. Earlier this week, we told how young Dylan’s family were set to lose half of their income because he will soon have been in hospital for 84 days or more. The brave seven-year-old suffers […]

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‘The European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russian for a further six months, an EU official said. This follows the EU’s decision Friday to extend sanctions against Crimea for another year.’ Read more: EU extends economic sanctions against Russia – official

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‘Russia says it will keep its embargo on European and US foods in place as long as Western sanctions against Moscow are not lifted. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Thursday that “the embargo will stay” if the West renews its bans on Russia which have been imposed over the country’s alleged role in […]

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‘The Treasury’s proposed £15 billion worth of cuts to welfare spending will fuel a sharp rise in poverty, “enormous hardship” and a “race to the bottom led by the government,” an anti-austerity economist warns. Treasury […]

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‘AIPAC-promoted/anti-BDS measures were attached as amendments to House and Senate fast track legislation introduced earlier in April. Its purpose is to ram through Congress Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) bills […]

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