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Dutch royals lay tributes for MH17 victims, war dead in Australia
CANBERRA: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands laid sunflowers at a memorial in the Australian capital on Wednesday for victims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine two years ago. …read more Source: The...
Picasso paintings, Rolex watches, antiques and fine wines: Ukraine lawmakers come clean over assets
A luxury watch collection, millions of dollars in cash and a Picasso painting are just several items listed on Ukraine officials’ income and asset declarations, shocking a country vowing to curb corruption. They do not trust banks, euro or hryvnia, nor rubles Anders Aslund of the US-based Atlantic Council Officials are required under a new...
Champions League Legs Results for November 1
Dushanbe, 02.11.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Four clubs booked their tickets for the knockout stages of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, as Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal all emerged victorious. Manchester City took revenge for their embarrassing loss at the Camp Nou on Matchday 3, handing Barcelona a 3-1...
Luxury watches, millions in cash, property and a Picasso painting revealed as Ukranian officials disclose assets
November 02, 2016 12:05 PMKIEV (AFP) – A luxury watch collection, millions of dollars in cash and a Picasso painting are just several items listed on Ukraine officials’ income and asset declarations, shocking a country vowing to curb corruption. …read more Source: The Straits...
Napoli’s Captain Fantastic Hamsik denies Besiktas
Napoli’s Amadou Diawara reacts after Marek Hamsik scored a goal REUTERS ISTANBUL: A stunning strike from Marek Hamsik cancelled out Ricardo Quaresma’s penalty as Napoli forced a 1-1 draw at Besiktas on Tuesday to stay on course for the last 16 of the Champions League. Portugal winger Quaresma crashed the ball in from the spot in the...
Salvio penalty hands Benfica victory over Kiev
Benfica’s Eduardo Salvio in action against Dynamo Kyiv’s Yevhen Khacheridi. REUTERS LISBON: Benfica’s Eduardo Salvio converted a penalty and Dynamo Kiev missed one as the Portuguese side won 1-0 on Tuesday to go level on points with Napoli at the top of their Champions League group. Salvio put Benfica ahead in first-half...
UK spy chief sees growing threat from Russian cyber-attacks, espionage
Russia is pushing its foreign policy in increasingly aggressive ways including cyber-attacks and espionage, posing a growing threat to Britain and the rest of Europe, the head of Britain´s internal intelligence agency MI5 has said. The Kremlin dismissed the allegations as untrue and challenged its critics to produce evidence. MI5 Director General...
Ukraine sets out strategy to investigate cash-rich officials
KIEV – Ukrainian authorities will investigate politicians and officials who declare cash assets of more than $100,000 and will impose prison sentences of up to 15 years on any found guilty of wrongdoing, General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said on Tuesday. … …read more Source:...
Spotlight: Ukraine emerges from economic crisis
The Ukrainian government led by Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman appears to have taken control of the economic crisis, which had threatened to send the country’s economy into free fall. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-11/01/c_135797621.htm target=_blank title="Spotlight: Ukraine emerges from...
No immediate plans to further cut import duty on wheat: Govt
The government has no immediate plans to further cut the import duty on wheat to a zero level as overseas purchase of the grain still works out to be cheaper at the current customs duty level. On September 23, the import duty on wheat was reduced to 10% from 25% to boost supplies and check prices during Dusshera and Diwali festivals. “There...
