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Moscow withdraws from MH17 talks with Netherlands, Australia
MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday it would withdraw from consultations with the Netherlands and Australia over the MH17 flight shot down over Ukraine in 2014, complaining of “vicious” attempts to pin blame on Moscow. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Kazakhstan Ranks 53rd in Health Care Index, First in Post-Soviet Space
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Numbeo, a crowd-sourced global database, placed Kazakhstan 53rd in the health care index ranking among 93 countries’ mid-year results. Photo credit: inform.kz. The rating calculated an index for health care quality based on online surveys about...
Ukraine’s pro-Russian forces plotting winter of discontent
Bohdan Nahaylo In today’s Ukraine you don’t have to be H. G. Wells to see the shape of things to come. And the outlook is worrying. Local elections scheduled for October 25 will likely prod-uce the first ballot box setback for President Zelens-kyy’s Servant of the Peop-le party. This will further undermine his already weakening...
Uzbekistan among rights abusers elected to UN Human Rights Council
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan, as well as Russia and China, was among 15 countries elected to the UN Human Rights Council on October 13, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups over their abysmal human rights records, RFE/RL reported. The 193-member UN General Assembly also elected Ivory Coast, Gabon, Malawi, Cuba, Bolivia, France, and Great...
Trump blasts FB, Twitter for blocking story critical of Biden
US President Donald Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter Wednesday for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Times of...
US election 2020: Trump furious after Facebook, Twitter restrict story about Biden, son and Ukraine
US President Donald Trump and his political allies reacted with fury after Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday restricted a New York Post article linking Joe Biden and his son Hunter to a Ukrainian energy company that figured in the impeachment investigation of Trump.Facebook said it would reduce distribution of the article, seeking to slow the...
Trump blasts Facebook, Twitter for censoring article critical of Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter Wednesday for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Turkey prohibits transportation of humanitarian aid to Armenia through its airspace
Turkey prohibits use of its airspace, which delays 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Armenia from the United States, the high commissioner on the Diaspora affairs Zareh Sinanian informed today. “On these days about 700 tons of humanitarian aid has been transferred to Armenia from Russia, the United States, France, Ukraine, European countries,...
Kazakhstan to cut down flights with some countries
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan is planning to cut down air communication with Ukraine, the UAE, Germany, and Belarus, chief sanitary officer Yerlan Kiyassov said, Kazinform reports. …read more Source::...
UEFA Nations League – Germany fight back twice, draw 3-3 with Switzerland
Germany fought back twice from behinf to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League Cup and they are now within one point of leaders Spain, who suffered a shock 0-1 defeat to Ukraine. Toni Kroos scored in his 100th international as Germany avoided a narrow defeat. …read more Source:: Daily News &...
