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Comedian set to win first round of Ukraine presidential vote
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainians exhausted by five years of war and decades of official corruption look set to send a comedian with no political experience into a second round run-off against the incumbent when they vote in Sunday’s presidential election. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's action man president faces voters' judgment
KIEV (Reuters) – The bodyguards were nervous, fingers poised over the triggers of their automatic weapons, as Ukraine’s president inspected the site of a rocket attack from separatist territory which had killed 10 people that day, one of many visits to the front line. …read more Source: The...
Australia, Netherlands start talks with Russia over MH17 downing
People gather near a monument for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane crash to mark the fourth anniversary of the accident near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. (Reuters pic)SYDNEY: Dutch and Australian government officials have met their Russian counterparts to discuss who is responsible for the...
Facebook blocks more accounts over influence campaigns
Facebook shuts down fake accounts bent on influencing political sentiment. (Bloomberg pic)WASHINGTON: Facebook said Tuesday it shut down more than 2,600 fake accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo and aiming to influence political sentiment in various parts of the world. It was the latest effort by the leading social network to...
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble
A miner works inside a coal mine in Novovolynsk, Ukraine. (Reuters pic)PARIS: A 2.3% jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. Fossil fuels satisfied nearly 70% of that growth for the second year running,...
Unpredictable election makes Ukraine's friends wary
KIEV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Western backers fear the country’s next president may prove unwilling or unable to accelerate reforms they have spent five years investing in, whoever it turns out to be. …read more Source: The...
Comedian Zelenskiy strengthens Ukraine presidential poll lead
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series, has strengthened his lead in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Imam who urged Czech Muslims to take up arms is fired
A policeman stands guard as members of the Muslim community visit Al-Noor mosque after it was reopened in Christchurch. (Reuters picture)PRAGUE: The head of Prague’s Muslim community who urged Czech Muslims to acquire arms after the Christchurch attack has been sacked, the Czech Muslim Communities Centre said Monday. “Our meeting on March...
Exclusive: Coal deal showcases lack of transparency in Ukraine
NOVOVOLYNSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian police are investigating two companies and a factory over a coal deal which some anti-corruption campaigners say epitomises the difficulties of doing business in the east European country. …read more Source: The...
Mueller submits Trump-Russia inquiry report to US attorney general
WASHINGTON: Special Counsel Robert Mueller yesterday handed in a long-awaited report on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election and any potential wrongdoing by US President Donald Trump, setting off a clamour from lawmakers in both parties for the document’s release.After weeks of intense speculation...
