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Kremlin: Work still needed before high-level talks on Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – More work is needed before high-level talks on the Ukraine crisis can take place, the Kremlin said ahead of a planned meeting later on Thursday involving the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine crosses 10,000 coronavirus cases: health minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine now has 10,406 confirmed coronavirus cases and 261 deaths, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov told a briefing on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
Fires near Chernobyl pose 'no risk to human health', IAEA says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Radiation from fires that have torn through forests around Ukraine’s defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant poses “no risk to human health”, the U.N. atomic agency said on Friday, based on data provided by Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
New fires fanned by strong winds flare near Chernobyl in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – New fires broke out in the area around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source:: The...
Europe still ‘in eye of the storm’ despite moves to ease virus lockdowns
LONDON: Parts of Europe moved cautiously to reopen their streets and economies on Thursday but the coronavirus pandemic was far from beaten and the World Health Organization warned the continent was still in the “eye of the storm”.Since emerging in China late last year, the virus has turned the world upside down, killing tens of thousands,...
Forest fire around defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant put out, Ukraine government says
KIEV (Reuters) – A huge blaze that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, saying hundreds of emergency workers had used planes and helicopters to douse the flames. …read more Source:: The...
Fire raging near Ukraine's Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday, citing satellite images. …read more Source:: The...
Coronavirus hits headquarters of Ukraine church that opposed social distancing
KIEV (Reuters) – The coronavirus has infected 26 people at the thousand-year-old headquarters of Ukraine’s Russian-backed Orthodox Christian denomination, which had urged worshippers to defy lockdown orders, according to figures released by the mayor of Kiev. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine fights fires in Chernobyl zone, says no radiation jump
KIEV (Reuters) – Local authorities in Ukraine have dismissed residents’ concerns that forest fires near the Chernobyl nuclear power station have led to unsafe radiation levels. …read more Source:: The...
Ukrainian doctors fly to Italy to help combat coronavirus
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, which expects a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, sent doctors to disease-hit Italy on Saturday to assist their Italian colleagues and to gain field experience. …read more Source:: The...
