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The end of the Apostrophe Society has sparked debate over the modern state of grammar. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RAAfbX

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions about the region's status for future talks. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2E4a6u5

Teen activist Greta Thunberg reached Europe on Tuesday after a 21-day catamaran dash across the Atlantic for a United Nations summit where she will invoke the fury of global youth at politicians' foot-dragging over climate change. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OK10ZF

Humans can 'self-generate' their own misinformation, study shows Although social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have taken heat for spreading misinformation, it turns out that we -- all of us -- may be our own worst enemies in the battle against the scourge of fake news.

Drax, which generates 5% of UK power, says it will capture more carbon than it produces by 2030. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36kIZY0

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine and Russia had "unblocked" the issue of gas transit and the countries' advisers would work on the details of an agreement. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36inR4A

Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had told Russian President Vladimir Putin in bilateral talks in Paris on Monday that Germany expects Russia to provide information for an investigation into the murder of a Georgian man in Berlin. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/354EnVy

Russian President Vladimir Putin said a Georgian man murdered in Berlin in August was himself a killer who took part in bloody acts on Russian soil and that Moscow's requests for Germany to extradite him had not been heeded. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YuUqJW

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/359Uh0Q

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that progress had been made to restore peace to eastern Ukraine at a summit in Paris where Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LH4p9U

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday agreed to commit to a full and comprehensive implementation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine before the end of 2019, according to a joint communique. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ruHBDh

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was goodwill at a summit in Paris on Monday aimed at advancing efforts to restore peace to eastern Ukraine, though much work remained to be done. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/356SsSu

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said it was "very positive" that he had resumed dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said many questions remained unsolved after their meeting. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LE0pqK

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted changes to the Ukrainian constitution to give a special status to the Donbass region after the first bilateral talks with his Ukrainian counterpart in Paris. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LBWZ7y