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As comedian eyes presidency, Ukraine braces for uncertain future
KIEV: Ukraine readied Saturday for a change in leadership as a young comedian appeared set to crush his incumbent rival in presidential polls, delivering a stinging rebuke to the old elite.The 41-year-old television star Volodymyr Zelensky’s bid to lead Ukraine began as a long shot but all polls show him defeating President Petro Poroshenko...
Czech PM says won?t resign if indicted over EU fraud
PRAGUE: Czech billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Saturday he would not resign if indicted for his alleged role in a two-million-euro EU subsidy fraud.Police this week recommended that Babis be indicted over the case which could see him and several others, including family members, spending five to ten years in prison.”I would...
Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
KIEV – Ukrainians vote in the second round of an extraordinary election on Sunday with a comedian who plays a president on TV expected to win in a stunning rebuke to the political establishment. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine comic vows to break up system
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Comedian poised to win Ukraine presidency
KIEV: Ukraine readied Saturday for a change in leadership as a young comedian appeared set to crush his incumbent rival in presidential polls, delivering a stinging rebuke to the old elite. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Meet the Emirati female pilot who flies A380s, one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft
Monitoring Desk ABU DHABI: Regularly flying across the world, traversing different time zones and flying the world’s largest passenger aircraft — the Airbus A380 — is all in a day’s work for Emirati pilot Aisha Al Mansouri, a senior first officer with Etihad Airways. It all started when her sister, who was already a pilot, took her to...
Ancient manuscripts, autograph sessions and master classes to pique readers’ interest at upcoming 2019 Eurasian Book Fair
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Eurasian Book Fair 2019, featuring a book exhibition, presentations, talks, workshops and meetings with writers, will be held April 24-27 in the capital. The event will be hosted by Korme Exhibition Centre. Photo credit: eurasbook.com. The main goal...
China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary
QINGDAO (China): China will show off new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers at a parade next week marking 70 years since its navy’s founding, a senior commander said on Saturday, as Beijing flexes its increasingly well-equipped military muscle.President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the...
Ukrainian presidential candidates trade insults in final debate before weekend vote
April 20, 2019 10:36 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – The two men vying to be Ukraine’s next president traded insults and accusations in a final raucous debate on Friday (April 19) in front of thousands of supporters ahead of a decisive run-off vote this weekend. …read more Source: The Straits...
Republican Romney says ‘sickened’ by Trump’s behaviour during Russia probe
WASHINGTON: Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said yesterday he was “sickened” by the dishonesty of US President Donald Trump and people around him as portrayed in a report on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election.Romney, now a US senator from Utah and an off-and-on Trump critic, was responding to the report by...
