Ukraine has not officially approached Russia regarding its debt restructuring, the Russian finance ministry’s spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday.
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said earlier Russia would not participate in Ukraine’s new debt restructuring.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/27/us-ukraine-crisis-debt-idUSKCN0QW16D20150827
A heatwave killed at least 61 people across Egypt from Sunday to Tuesday and caused nearly 600 people to be admitted to hospital, Egypt’s health ministry said on state news agency MENA on Wednesday.
Heatstroke killed 21 people on Tuesday and 40 people on Sunday and Monday, the health ministry was cited as saying. Most of Tuesday’s victims were elderly, the ministry said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/12/us-egypt-heatwave-idUSKCN0QH1VA20150812
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