Section: Africa&ME
Children forget native Ukrainian language
Valeriya Turbay says she’s forgetting how to speak Ukraine’s official language as schoolchildren in the bastion of the pro-Russian rebels get fewer lessons after two years of onslaught of Kremlin-inspired instruction. …read more Source: The Daily...
Moldova in tug-of-war vote between Russia, EU
Ex-Soviet Moldova went to the polls yesterday in its first popular presidential election since the 1990s, seen as a tug-of-war between supporters of closer relations with Russia and those seeking EU integration. The crisis-hit country of 3.5mn wedged between Ukraine and Romania is the poorest in Europe and has struggled with a string of...
International Court Hit by Planned Exit of 3 African States
When the treaty creating the International Criminal Court was opened for signatories in 1998, Egyptian-born legal scholar Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni called it “a triumph for all peoples of the world.” Fast-forward 18 years, and the lofty ideal of establishing a court that would end impunity for atrocities and deliver justice to victims...
US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS
Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the the International Space Station, including US astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space. Russian mission control confirmed the touchdown of NASA’s Rubins, Roscosmos’ Anatoly Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi of the Japan...
Moldova votes in showdown between Russia, EU supporters
The crisis-hit country of 3.5 million wedged between Ukraine and Romania is the poorest in Europe and has struggled with a string of high-profile corruption scandals which are overshadowing the vote. …read more Source: World...
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[OPINION] The International Criminal Court Dilemma- By Minabere Ibelema
To stay or not to stay? That’s the question before African governments regarding continuing to be signatories to the Rome Treaty that established the International Criminal Court. The treaty obligates signatory nations to arrest and hand over for trial anyone indicted by the court, which is based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Now several...
Children ‘forget Ukrainian’ as schools drop classes in rebel area
Schools have doubled the number of Russian language and literature classes …read more Source: Gulf...
Kiev Calls for Closer Cooperation with Tehran in Diverse Fields
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv voiced his country’s willingness to boost cooperation with Iran in all spheres, including energy, agriculture and industry. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
Man renames himself iPhone 7 to win the phone
A Ukrainian man has officially changed his name to iPhone 7 after an electronics store offered the latest Apple product More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Iran, Ukraine to boost parliamentary ties
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