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Orlando Bloom visits war-scarred east Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine – Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom has paid an unannounced visit to war-scarred eastern Ukraine in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund. Ukrainian television showed the 39-year-old British actor, who made his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the … …read...
EU to boost Arctic ties with Russia despite Ukraine tensions
BRUSSELS: The EU is ready to step up cooperation with Russia on the future of the Arctic despite tensions between Brussels and Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Wednesday. As the 28-nation European Union agreed on a new common strategy for an increasingly valuable and contested region, Mogherini...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
By Dmytro Vlasov, Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — With flowers, candles, anger and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear accident. Some survivors said the chaos of that time is etched in their minds forever. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko led a...
Chernobyl disaster commemorated
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) marks 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl killed thousands and forced a global rethink about the wisdom of relying on atomic fuel. More than 200 tons of uranium remain inside the dilapidated reactor that spewed radioactive clouds across three quarters of Europe after...
30 years on, Ukraine remembers Chernobyl catastrophe
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine – Ukrainians held candlelit vigils Tuesday, April 26, to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. Church bells rang and mourners laid flowers at Chernobyl’s memorial square … …read more Source:...
US flies F-22s to Romania as show of strength to Russia
The US Air Force on Monday flew in two F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Romania as a show of strength to deter Russian intervention in Ukraine. The post US flies F-22s to Romania as show of strength to Russia appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl disaster
Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. …read more Source: GMA News...
Obama, Merkel make case for huge US-EU trade deal
HANOVER: US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint pitch Sunday for more transatlantic trade in the face of mounting opposition, vowing to complete a vast US-EU pact that could spur much-needed economic growth. After talks in the northern city of Hanover where tens of thousands marched Saturday against the planned...
Face time with queen, princes completes Obama’s royal visit
LONDON — President Barack Obama plunged into a whirlwind of royal socializing Friday that began over a birthday lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and ended at a dinner hosted by the trio of young royals who represent the future of the British monarchy. Obama, accompanied by his wife, Michelle, arrived by helicopter on the verdant grounds of Windsor...
Obama’s royal holiday: Lunch with queen, dinner with princes
LONDON — Most people send a card, call, or post on Facebook for someone’s birthday, but President Barack Obama has gone the extra mile — thousands of miles, actually — to deliver 90th birthday greetings to Queen Elizabeth II over lunch at Windsor Castle. In this May 25, 2011 photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama...
