Section: The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)
Mr. Jones (2020)
Genres: Biography, Drama and Thriller Running Time: 141 min. Directed by: Agnieszka Holland Starring: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby Synopsis: A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s. …read more Source:: The Chosun...
Belarus Border Officials Say Opposition Figure Detained While Trying to Enter Ukraine
Belarus border officials say Maria Kolesnikova, a leading member of Belarus’ opposition, was detained early Tuesday while trying to cross into neighboring Ukraine. The officials said Kolesnikova was traveling with two other opposition movement members, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, who both suc… …read more Source:: The...
Fires Near Chernobyl Increase Radiation Level
Two forest fires near the now defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine have boosted the radiation level in the area. Ukrainian firefighters worked into Sunday night to put the fires under control. Emergency services said one of the fires that spread to an area of about five hectares was contained…. …read more Source:: The Chosun...
Ukraine Approves Legislation in Bid for IMF Aid
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to lift the ban on the sale of farmland in a move that would allow the country to get $8 billion worth of aid from the International Monetary Fund. The bill, long pushed by economists to stimulate investment in agriculture, was approved by 259 votes out of 450 la… …read more Source:: The Chosun...
White House Objects to Bolton Book, Says It Can’t Be Published in Current Form
The White House on Wednesday objected to the publication of a book written by former White House national security adviser John Bolton that depicts President Donald Trump as having played a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine. A letter from the White House’s National Security Council to B… …read more Source:: The...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Offers Resignation
Ukraine’s prime minister offered his resignation on Friday after an audio recording was leaked in which he was heard making disparaging comments about president’s understanding of the economy.Oleksiy Honcharuk said in a Facebook post that he took the job of prime minister to fulfill the program of t… …read more Source::...
Top U.S. Diplomat Open to Investigation of Ukraine for Election Meddling
The top U.S. diplomat is refusing to rule out allegations it was Ukraine, not Russia, which was responsible for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.Despite repeated findings by U.S. intelligence agencies, which puts the blame on Russia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday if … …read more Source:: The Chosun...
1st Public Trump Impeachment Hearing Changes No Minds in Washington
A day of testimony in the impeachment inquiry targeting U.S. President Donald Trump changed no minds in Washington, with his critics convinced as ever that he abused his office by pushing Ukraine for political investigations of Democrats in the U.S. and his staunchest allies unwavering in their opin… …read more Source:: The Chosun...
U.S. House Votes to Formally Open Impeachment Inquiry Targeting Trump
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to authorize a public impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump after weeks of testimony behind closed doors about his efforts to push Ukraine to investigate his political opponents.The vote was along party lines, 232-… …read more Source:: The Chosun...
Ex-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Says Trump Applied Pressure to Remove Her from Post
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that the president pressured his State Department to remove her from her post.The revelation was first reported by the Washington Post, which said the newly discl… …read more Source:: The Chosun...
