BitGou: Morning Digest: Russia bans fruit, veg, meat, fish, dairy imports from U.S., EU

2014年8月7日星期四

Morning Digest: Russia bans fruit, veg, meat, fish, dairy imports from U.S., EU

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08/7/2014

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Russia bans fruit, veg, meat, fish, dairy imports from U.S., EU

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a government meeting on Thursday..

Mediators race against clock to extend Gaza truce

GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Mediators worked against the clock on Thursday to extend a Gaza truce between Israel and the Palestinians as the three-day ceasefire went into its final 24 hours..

Russia puts the squeeze on Europe as focus turns to ECB

LONDON (Reuters) - The first Russian riposte in a sanctions tussle with the West over Ukraine kept European shares and the euro under pressure on Thursday, as markets waited to hear how the European Central Bank would respond to the crisis..

Time Warner to go it alone as Fox exits stage

(Reuters) - Time Warner Inc will not have to worry about any overtures from Twenty-First Century Fox for the foreseeable future..

Pistorius' defence is 'devoid of truth', prosecutor says

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African state prosecutor Gerrie Nel asked the judge in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial on Thursday to reject the Olympic track star's defence as "devoid of any truth"..

China tells South Korea it blocked KakaoTalk, Line to fight terrorism

SEOUL (Reuters) - Chinese authorities say they have blocked messaging apps KakaoTalk and Line as part of efforts to fight terrorism, South Korea said on Thursday, the first official explanation of service disruptions in China that began a month ago..

Spacecraft Rosetta catches up to comet after 10-year chase

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European spacecraft Rosetta became the first ever to catch up with a comet on Wednesday, a landmark stage in a decade-long space mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system..

Swiss parliament employee uncovered tweeting nude workplace selfies

ZURICH (Reuters) - A secretary who posted nude pictures of herself in the Swiss parliament to more than 11,000 followers on Twitter told a newspaper on Wednesday she did not believe she had broken any rules..