Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
August 23, 2020 5:19 PMDUBAI (REUTERS) – Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane shows it was hit by two missiles 25 seconds apart and that passengers were still alive for some time after the impact of the first blast, Iran said on Sunday (Aug 23). …read more Source:: The Straits...
Ukraine reports daily record of 1,732 new coronavirus cases
August 14, 2020 2:19 PMKYIV (REUTERS) – Ukraine reported 1,732 new coronavirus cases on Friday (Aug 14), a single-day record, the national council of security and defence said. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Ukraine’s Covid-19 death toll could reach 4,000, health officials say
August 01, 2020 8:55 PMKYIV (REUTERS) – Health officials in Ukraine, which has seen a spike in coronavirus cases this week, said on Saturday (Aug 1) the outbreak could cause the nation’s death toll to reach 4,000, more than double the current fatalities, Interfax Ukraine news agency said. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Ukraine’s snail farmers fear collapse over EU lockdowns
July 26, 2020 5:49 PMVOYNIVKA (AFP) – When the first snail farm in Ukraine opened five years ago, local villagers couldn’t hide their curiosity. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Black box transcript confirms illegal interference with Ukrainian jet downed in Iran
July 24, 2020 5:00 PMKYIV (REUTERS) – The transcript from the black boxes of a Ukrainian jet accidentally shot down by Iran on Jan 8 confirm the fact of illegal interference with the plane, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister wrote on Twitter on Friday (July 24). …read more Source:: The Straits...
Man seizes bus, takes 20 passengers hostage in western Ukraine
July 21, 2020 4:07 PMKYIV (REUTERS) – A man has seized a passenger bus and taken about 20 people on board hostage in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, local police said on Tuesday (July 21). …read more Source:: The Straits...
Netherlands takes Russia to European rights court over MH17 plane downing
July 10, 2020 9:22 PMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – The Netherlands said on Friday (July 10) it would take Russia to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for its role in bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Hundreds battle deadly Ukraine forest fire
July 08, 2020 9:09 AMKIEV (AFP) – Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers rushed to deal with a forest fire that has killed six people in eastern Ukraine, the interior minister said on Tuesday (July 7). …read more Source:: The Straits...
Dutch MH17 trial resumes, defence seeks more time after coronavirus break
June 08, 2020 5:54 PMAMSTERDAM (REUTERS) – Defence lawyers in the trial of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine said on Monday (June 8) that they needed more time to prepare as public hearings resumed following delays, due to the new coronavirus lockdown. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Ukraine scientists navigate coronavirus lockdown to reach Antarctica
May 01, 2020 11:26 AMKIEV (AFP) – Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting borders, grounding flights and locking down countries he needed to travel through. …read more Source:: The Straits...
