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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Morning Digest: Elusive Muscovite with three names takes control of Ukraine rebels

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Elusive Muscovite with three names takes control of Ukraine rebels
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) - He is a man with three names, sought by Ukrainian intelligence as the top Russian operative in the separatist east. He moves through the streets in a black Mercedes, his face with pencil moustache hidden behind tinted windows, and his aim is to "destroy" Ukrainian forces that venture onto his territory..
Resist or cooperate? Crimean Tatars split over Russian rule
BAKHCHISARAY, Crimea (Reuters) - Seventy years after their families' mass deportation under Soviet leader Josef Stalin, the Crimean Tatars are in a quandary: should they cooperate with their homeland's new Russian authorities or resist them?.
Stocks inch higher; euro falls on ECB easing bets
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks followed Asia higher on Thursday while the euro fell as investors bet central banks in developed markets would continue their monetary support, with the European Central Bank poised to cut interest rates next month..
Dylan does it Sinatra's way
LONDON (Reuters) - Bob Dylan has released a version of "Full Moon and Empty Arms", a hit for Frank Sinatra in 1945, and will follow it with a new album later this year..
Heat fight back to secure Eastern final spot
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat fought back from eight points down in the final three minutes to beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-94 and secure a place in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals for the fourth straight year..
Iran moves to ease Internet censorship via 'smart filtering'
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran plans to loosen Internet censorship by introducing "smart filtering" which only keeps out sites the Islamic government considers immoral, Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday..
Scientists, drugmakers, charities sign UK deal on animal research
LONDON(Reuters) - More than 70 medical bodies in Britain, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, have signed a pledge to be more open about their use of animals in scientific experiments..
Video captures family cat saving California boy from dog attack
(Reuters) - A California child pulled from his bike by an attacking dog was saved by his family's cat on Tuesday, which quickly rushed in and attacked the dog, a video posted on YouTube showed on Wednesday..
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