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Explosions heard in Donetsk after Ukraine election – mayor
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling rocked the outskirts of the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday, one day after Ukraine held a parliamentary election, the city mayor’s office and officials in Kiev said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine voters embrace West and peace with rebels
KIEV – Ukraine’s pro-Western and moderately nationalist parties were on course Monday to score a crushing election win that boosted President Petro Poroshenko’s bid to merge his ex-Soviet country with Europe and end a pro-Russian revolt.A partial vote count and exit polls showed overwhelming support for Poroshenko’s drive...
Pro-EU parties set to control Ukraine’s parliament
Pro-EU parties are said to control Ukraine’s parliament after Sunday’s election. President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc looks to have won the most seats followed by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front party. Bloomberg’s Ryan Chilcote reports on “Countdown.” Ukraine votes in poll likely to elect...
Ukraine voters embrace West and peace with rebels
Ukraine’s pro-Western and moderately nationalist parties were on course Monday to score a crushing election win that boosted President Petro Poroshenko’s bid to merge his ex-Soviet country with Europe and end a pro-Russian revolt. A partial vote count and exit polls showed overwhelming support for Poroshenko’s drive to break his...
Poroshenko’s bloc leads Ukraine’s polls
Kiev: The political bloc that supports Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is leading the country’s parliamentary election with around 23 percent votes.According to exit polls conducted Sunday night, the People’s Front of Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk came closely be.. …read more Source: India...
China tycoon reveals foray into space
BEIJING: A mysterious Chinese tycoon who plans to dig a $40 billion canal linking the Caribbean and the Pacific is spreading his reach into space with ambitions for a network of satellites, reports said Monday. Wang Jing, who won a 50-year concession to build and operate the canal from Nicaragua last year, announced that one of his companies...
Ukraine voters embrace West and peace with rebels
Early results and exit polls indicated overwhelming support for Poroshenko’s drive to break his war-torn country out of Russia’s orbit despite the painful economic measures the Kremlin has levied on its western neighbour in reprisal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine votes in poll likely to elect pro-West assembly
Voters in Ukraine hope for peace and an end to war as they cast their vote in a key election that is expected to install a pro-Western parliament.Rebel stronghold tightens security ahead of Ukrainian electionPutin says hopes election will bring Ukraine stability …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
No vote for Ukraine’s ‘Darth Vader’
“Star Wars” villain Darth Vader running for Ukraine’s parliament is prevented from casting his vote after he refuses to take off his mask.’Darth Vader’ campaigns for Ukrainian parliamentUkrainian ‘Darth Vader’ runs for parliament …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ukraine votes for pro-West parties, peace talks
The results pointed to overwhelming consensus on Ukraine’s bid to steer from Russia’s orbit on a pro-Western path eventually targeting European Union membership. …read more Source: Channel...
