Section: South Africa
Western Countries Blocking UNESCO Contacts With Crimea Heritage Sites
PARIS (Sputnik) – “I was recently asked if UNESCO has allegedly taken a decision not to maintain the contacts [with Crimea.] This is not true. The UNESCO Secretariat has not taken any particular decisions on the issue,” Kuznetsov said after the 41st session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in the Polish city of Krakow. Kuznetsov noted...
CPJ Calls on Ukraine Authorities to Stop Harassing Radio Vesti Reporters
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — “We call on Ukrainian authorities to cease harassing Radio Vesti journalists and to cease violating the integrity of their communications with sources,” CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said in the release. Earlier on Friday, Radio Vesti said the Ukrainian special services were conducting searches in its offices in Kiev...
New Life for Chernobyl? Ukraine, France Might Build Giant Solar Park at the Site
According to a recent Bloomberg report, Ukraine is in talks with one of France’s largest energy companies, Engie SA, about building a giant, billion-euro ($1.25 billion) solar park in the uninhabited radioactive zone surrounding the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Ukraine’s Minister of Ecology, Ostap Semerak, said that Engie SA...
Knife attacker kills two Ukrainian tourists in Egyptian resort – sources
The attacker had swum from a nearby public beach to access the holiday resort in Hurghada, some 400 km south of Cairo. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
NATO’s Attitude Toward Ukraine Contributes to Deadlock Over Situation in Donbas
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — NATO’s actions in Ukraine are possibly aimed at encouraging Ukrainian authorities to continue its rigid policy and preventing the situation in Donbas of overcoming the impasse, Russian Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko said Thursday. “There is a danger that steps taken by NATO members in Ukraine for the...
Poroshenko Calls for Elaborating Roadmap of Ukraine’s EU Integration
KIEV (Sputnik) – It is necessary to begin the elaboration of a roadmap on further rapprochement of Ukraine and the European Union, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday. “We must make efforts so that the European integration ceases to be an abstract concert and becomes closer, tangible and more understanding for the people … Today it...
News24.com | Teary-eyed Malaysian MH17 families demand justice
Teary-eyed families of Malaysians killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday demanded those responsible be brought to justice, ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Malaysia holds memorial for victims of downed Flight 17
Malaysia has held a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, which killed all 298 people aboard. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Hopes to Launch Membership Action Plan Talks With NATO Soon – Ambassador
KIEV (Sputnik) — “[Ukraine] proposed NATO to consider an opportunity to start a political dialogue that should result in accession of Ukraine to NATO Membership Action Plan. We need this dialogue to ensure that the Alliance wouldn’t decline our request,” Prystaiko stated. On Monday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that he...
MH17 lawyer tells Putin to ‘make amends’ over crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin must “make amends” for those killed on a Malaysia Airlines jet shot down over Ukraine, the The post MH17 lawyer tells Putin to ‘make amends’ over crash appeared first on HeraldLIVE. …read more Source: Herald...
