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9 Azerbaijani gymnasts return from European Championships with medals – head coach
Nine Azerbaijani gymnasts returned from the 36th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships which was held in Ukraine’s Kyiv city with medals, head coach of the Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnastics team Mariana Vasileva told Trend on Dec. 4. …read more Source::...
How far will you go to whet your appetite? Russian Man books Rs 2 lakh helicopter ride to eat McDonald’s burger
There aren’t any McDonald’s outlet in Crimea since the fast-food chain ceased operations following the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014. …read more Source:: Daily News &...
Uzbekistan reaffirms its commitment to fight corruption
TASHKENT (TCA) — In the run-up to International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan and national partners including the National Council on Anticorruption, Anti-corruption Agency and the Academy of the Prosecutor General’s Office, are presenting the joint achievements made and...
World food price hits almost 6-year high
ROME: World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six- year high with the index posting its biggest monthly increase since July 2012, the UN food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy...
Ukrainian student launches initiative to turn fallen tree leaves into paper
ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine (Reuters) – Valentyn Frechka was a high school student living in rural Ukraine when he began a science project to turn fallen leaves from trees and plants into paper. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine plans to negotiate FTA with several countries
KIEV, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Trade Representative of Ukraine, Taras Kachka, said the country plans to start talks or resume negotiations on free trade agreements (FTA) with several countries, including China and Britain, Ukrainian news outlet European Pravda reported on Tuesday....
US justice department moves to drop Flynn charges
Monitoring Desk The DOJ has said all legal action involving former Trump adviser Michael Flynn should cease in light of a full presidential pardon last week from “any and all” offenses connected to the Mueller investigation. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss charges against President Trump’s...
Battle over beetroot and cabbage soup: new front in Russia-Ukraine conflict
December 01, 2020 2:00 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko never expected to find himself at the centre of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Straits...
The Secret of Nazarbayev
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. How can Kazakhstan’s leader gain respect on both sides of this world’s many barricades? A good question to answer on the Day of the First President. On the Day of Kazakhstan’s First President political analysts, historians and just people with...
Hungary summons Ukrainian ambassador over raids on ethnic Hungarian organisation
BUDAPEST/KYIV (Reuters) – Hungary summoned the Ukrainian ambassador and accused its neighbor of intimidation on Monday after Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) raided the offices of ethnic Hungarians, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. Read full story …read more Source:: The...
