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Xi Jinping visits Russia to usher ‘new era’ of friendship
The visit comes five years after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to a serious rift with its Western partners and subsequent turn toward its neighbour to the east. …read more Source: The...
Party of Ukraine’s new president well ahead in parliamentary election race
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Party of Ukraine's new president well ahead in parliamentary election race
KIEV (Reuters) – Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has increased its large lead over rivals ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Three Ukraine soldiers killed ahead of peace talks
KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a flare-up of the conflict with Russian-backed separatists, the army said Wednesday, hours before peace talks were set to resume.It was the deadliest day in the conflict since new president Volodymyr Zelensky took office last month.Kiev’s armed forces accused insurgents of using heavy weaponry...
Xi Jinping in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of friendship
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping headed for Russia today to mark a new era of friendship and reinforce economic ties that had benefited from Moscow’s isolation from the West.Due to arrive in the early afternoon, Xi will be received with full honours.He will have talks in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin before attending a...
HBO show success drives Chernobyl tourism boom
CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE: The success of a US television miniseries examining the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl has driven up the number of tourists wanting to see the plant and the ghostly abandoned town that neighbors it for themselves. A visitor takes a picture of gas masks at a former base of the Soviet army, near the Chernobyl...
Xi Jinping in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of friendship
Xi will have talks in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin, before heading to Russia’s former imperial capital Saint Petersburg to attend the Economic Forum hosted by Putin on Thursday and Friday. (AFP pic)CHINA: Chinese President Xi Jinping headed for Russia Wednesday to mark a new era of friendship and reinforce economic ties that...
Poor Ukraine at crossroads: a tool for the West or friend of China?
Brimming with confidence after a landslide election victory, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky may look to China to help keep his country’s moribund economy afloat.With a GDP per capita of US$2,963 per year as of 2018 – lower than Iraq and Venezuela – Ukraine remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and is desperate for any...
Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
NEW DELHI: The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday. A 23-year-old student tested positive for the virus, which is transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected bats, pigs or other people. Kerala Health Minister KK...
Ukraine President: Accession to EU, NATO remains foreign policy priority
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