Section: Africa&ME
Germany’s Steinmeier tells Russia, Ukraine to show ‘responsibility’ at Minsk talks
BERLIN/MINSK (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister called on Ukraine and Russia to "show responsibility” and agree on a roadmap in four-way talks on Tuesday on how to implement last year’s ceasefire accord for eastern Ukraine, but dampened hopes for a breakthrough. The post Germany’s Steinmeier tells Russia, Ukraine...
One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection
Europe registered its highest number of new HIV cases in a single year in 2015, at 153,407 cases, up from 142,000 in 2014, the WHO said © AFP/File / Jody AmietStockholm, Sweden, Nov 29 – One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday as 2015 marked another record year...
Peskov: Putin Monitors Situation in Crimea, Aware of Ukraine’s Plans for Missile Tests
Spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is following up the situation on Ukraine’s plan to conduct missile test on 1 and 2 December within the Russian airspace in the Crimean region.” Peskov confirmed that the Department of Transportation is studying the issue directly and is...
Ukraine moves giant new safety dome over Chernobyl
by Oleksandr SAVOCHENKO Ukraine on Tuesday unveiled the world’s largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine unveils new safety dome over Chernobyl’s doomed reactor
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Ukraine moves new safety dome over Chernobyl’s doomed reactor
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Russia Says Yet to Receive Response on Ukraine’s Planned Missile Launches near Crimea
Russia said on Tuesday it has not yet received a response from Kiev on the Ukrainian military’s plan to fire missiles in airspace above Crimean territorial waters in the Black Sea this week. “So far we did not receive official statements, but there is still time,” Russian Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov told reporters. The missile...
Ukraine’s Yanukovych blames radicals for 2014 Maidan bloodshed
Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has blamed radical forces for deadly clashes during the 2013-2014 Euromaidan protests. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to unveil giant steel shield over Chernobyl
A United Nations estimate in 2005 said around 4,000 people had either been killed or were left dying from cancer and other related disease after the Chernobyl nuclear accident …read more Source: World...
Qatar is Ukraine’s key investment partner
Qatar is considered as a very important commercial and investment partner and a potential supplier of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Ukraine, said Yevhen Mykytenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Qatar.He was speaking at a high-level reception hosted by the Ukranian Embassy for key private and public sector officials from Qatari Ministries and state...
