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Ukraine apartment block gas explosion kills at least one
Jun21

Ukraine apartment block gas explosion kills at least one

KYIV (Reuters) – A gas explosion at a multi-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv has killed at least one person, rescuers said on Sunday. …read more Source:: The...

Pups on a plane: 500 puppies, 38 dead, found on Ukraine airliner
Jun21

Pups on a plane: 500 puppies, 38 dead, found on Ukraine airliner

MONTREAL: Canada has launched an investigation after some 500 puppies – 38 of them dead – were found on board a Ukraine International Airlines plane at the Toronto airport, officials said on Saturday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...

Ukraine' ex-president avoids pre-trial detention as West warns against score settling
Jun18

Ukraine' ex-president avoids pre-trial detention as West warns against score settling

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian prosecutors dropped a demand on Thursday for former President Petro Poroshenko to be taken into custody while he awaits trial in a criminal case he says is politically motivated. …read more Source:: The...

Iran to send black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine -minister
Jun18

Iran to send black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine -minister

(Reuters) – Iran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine, Iran’s minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency. …read more Source:: The...

Ukraine gets U.S. military aid, including Javelin anti-tank missiles
Jun17

Ukraine gets U.S. military aid, including Javelin anti-tank missiles

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has received military aid worth more than $60 million from the United States, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday. …read more Source:: The...

Ukraine president's wife hospitalized after contracting coronavirus
Jun16

Ukraine president's wife hospitalized after contracting coronavirus

KYIV (Reuters) – The wife of Ukraine’s President, Olena Zelenska, was hospitalized after contracting coronavirus and her condition was stable, the presidential office said on Tuesday. …read more Source:: The...

Ukraine alleges $5 million bribe over Burisma, no Biden link
Jun13

Ukraine alleges $5 million bribe over Burisma, no Biden link

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian officials on Saturday said they were offered $5 million (4 million pounds) in bribes to end a probe into energy company Burisma’s founder, but said there was no connection to former board member Hunter Biden whose father is running for the U.S. presidency. …read more Source:: The...

Iran says will now send Ukraine airliner black boxes to Paris – sources
Jun11

Iran says will now send Ukraine airliner black boxes to Paris – sources

(Reuters) – Iran told the U.N.’s aviation agency on Wednesday that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis, once countries involved in the investigation agree, two sources familiar with the matter said. …read more Source:: The...

After long delay, parents finally meet surrogate baby in Ukraine
Jun10

After long delay, parents finally meet surrogate baby in Ukraine

KIEV (Reuters) – For parents Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the couple from Buenos Aires met their baby son Manu for the first time, 71 days after he was born to a surrogate mother 8,000 miles (12,875 km) away in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...

Dutch MH17 trial resumes, defence seeks more time after COVID-19 break
Jun08

Dutch MH17 trial resumes, defence seeks more time after COVID-19 break

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Defence lawyers in the trial of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Monday said they needed more time to prepare as public hearings resumed following delays due to the new coronavirus lockdown. …read more Source:: The...