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Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests
Economic crises convulsing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus mean testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been cut or restricted, Greenpeace said, and people continue to eat and drink foods with dangerously high radiation levels. According to scientific tests conducted on behalf of the environmental campaigning group,...
This guy gamed the airline industry — now he never has to pay for a flight again
When I spoke with Scott Keyes, he was on a 10-hour layover in Dallas kicking back in theCenturion Lounge, where American Express has provided its members with free food and drinks, high-speed Wi-Fi, free spa services, and even its own shower suite. Scott Keyes will be traveling to 13 countries and over 20,000 miles on his next trip, all for...
Ukrainians picket Russian embassy over jailed pilot
KIEV: Hundreds of angry Ukrainians picketed Moscow’s embassy in Kiev on Tuesday as global calls grew for the release of a hunger-striking military helicopter pilot on trial in Russia. Nadia Savchenko is on trial for alleged involvement in the death of two Russian state television journalists in a mortar attack that occurred two months after...
Numerous states willing to develop trade ties with Iran: Vice President
First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that numerous states are willing to develop trade and economic ties with Iran.According to IRNA, Jahangiri made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Genadi Zobkov. He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to develop economic cooperation with...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko to visit Turkey
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is to make an official visit to Turkey on March 9-10, the Ukrainian president’s office said in a statement on March 7 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Calls grow for Russia to release Ukrainian pilot
Ukraine Tuesday prepared to send a team of doctors to check the health of a hunger-striking helicopter pilot who is on trial in Russia as global calls grew for her release …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine urges US to press Russia over jailed pilot
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Washington and Brussels on Monday to step up pressure on Moscow to secure the release of a hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot from a Russian jail. Three Nobel Prize laureates were also among thousands of people who signed a petition urging European leaders “to take emergency measures” to seek the...
Ukraine urges US, EU to press Russia over jailed pilot
‘Ukraine has sent a letter to EU nations and the United States with the request to intensify their pressure on Russia aimed at securing’ Nadiya Savchenko’s release …read more Source: World...
Ukraine urges US, EU to press Russia over jailed pilot
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Washington and Brussels Monday to step up pressure on Moscow to secure the release of a hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot from a Russian jail …read more Source: The Daily...
Nobel laureates join petition to secure Ukraine pilot’s release
‘Our ability to save her life will test the effectiveness of international diplomacy and our commitment to European values,’ an open letter says …read more Source: World...
