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Putin signs law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukraine's rebel regions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed has signed a law on fast-tracked Russian passports for Ukrainians who live in rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive: Wife of Ukraine president-elect got penthouse bargain from tycoon
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The wife of Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy bought a luxury apartment for less than half the market rate from business tycoon Oleksandr Buryak, according to official income and property records. …read more Source: The...
Identity fraud unmasked as Russian runs for Ukraine
PARIS – On July 15, 2017 in Ninove, central Belgium, three women stood on the podium after the 800-metre race at a local track and field event. …read more Source: Bangkok...
TV star Zelenskiy officially named new Ukrainian president
Election authorities in Ukraine have officially named TV star and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the country’s new president. The post TV star Zelenskiy officially named new Ukrainian president appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
Ukraine says radiation levels safe after nuclear plant fire
KIEV: Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that radiation levels remained safe after a fire broke out at a nuclear power plant, leading to the shutdown of one of the reactors.The fire, which was extinguished within an hour, began late Monday at the Rivne nuclear power station in western Ukraine, around 300km (190 miles) from Kiev.It erupted in an...
Azerbaijani company talks major road project in Ukraine
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Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway
A beluga whale wearing a tight harness is seen as it swims next to a fishing boat off the northern Norwegian coast Friday, April 26, 2019. (Joergen Ree Wiig/Norwegian Direcorate of Fisheries Sea Surveillance Unit via AP)Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) — A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of...
Putin floats ?common citizenship? for Russians, Ukrainians
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukrainians and Russians were “one people” and would benefit from common citizenship, after he angered Kiev by offering to fast-track Russian passports for Ukrainians.”I’ve said many times that Ukrainians and Russians are brotherly nations. More over, I believe...
US military spending up for first time in 7 years: Sipri
STOCKHOLM: US military spending has risen for the first time in seven years, reflecting Trump administration policy, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.Worldwide military spending also rose by 2.6 percent to $1.8 trillion overall last year, SIPRI calculated. It was the second year...
US measles outbreak hits ‘completely avoidable’ 25-year-high
(Reuters pic)NEW YORK: The number of measles cases in the United States has reached a 25-year peak, propelled by the spread of misinformation about the vaccine that can prevent the disease, federal health officials said on Monday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 704 cases as of April 26, a 1.3% increase since the most...
