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Ukraine to ramp up health spending after anti-corruption push
KIEV – Ukraine plans a 12 percent increase in health spending next year to exploit reforms passed last week to raise standards and crack down on corruption in hospitals and surgeries, government ministers told Reuters. Ukrainians die earlier… …read more Source:...
Film about Russian czar’s affair premieres despite hostility
Alexei Uchitel, Russian film director of “Matilda,” a movie about the last Russian czar’s affair with a ballerina and his movie crew applaud at the stage at the Mariinsky Theatre in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, October 23, 2017. Photo: AP MOSCOW: A film about the last Russian czar’s affair with a ballerina had its Moscow premiere...
Armenia’s plans on teaching Russian raise fears of Moscow influence
YEREVAN: Armenia plans to increase teaching Russian in schools in a move that has sparked widespread concerns that Moscow’s influence is growing in the ex-Soviet state. The education ministry has launched public discussion of the reform on the use of the Russian language, as the Caucasus country marks 26 years of independence from the...
‘BadRabbit’ ransomware attack hits Russia, Ukraine, Japan
The US Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the BadRabbit ransomware. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Armenia’s plans on teaching Russian raise fears of Moscow influence
YEREVAN: Armenia plans to increase teaching Russian in schools in a move that has sparked widespread concerns that Moscow’s influence is growing in the ex-Soviet state. The education ministry has launched public discussion of the reform on the use of the Russian language, as the Caucasus country marks 26 years of independence from the...
‘BadRabbit’ ransomware attack hits Russia, Ukraine, Japan
The US Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the BadRabbit ransomware. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Russian presidential hopeful says Crimea belongs to Ukraine
Russian celebrity Ksenia Sobchak, who announced her presidential bid last week, gestures while speaking to the media in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. (Sergey Vedyashkin/ Moscow News Agency photo via AP)Moscow (AP) — A 35-year-old Russian celebrity TV host who aspires to run for president in next March’s election said Tuesday that...
New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, other nations
Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine’s Odessa airport. While no… …read more Source: Japan...
New malware attack hits parts of Europe
KIEV: A cyber attack hit a Ukrainian international airport and three Russian media outlets Tuesday before also being detected by IT experts in Germany and at least two other European states. The malware called “BadRabbit” appeared to be the largest since “NotPetya” was launched from the same two countries before affecting...
Pussy Riot members stage protest inside Trump Tower to draw attention to jailed Ukraine filmmaker
Members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot have staged a protest at Trump Tower in New York City to draw attention to the plight … …read more Source: The Japan...
