Section: New Zealand
Germany’s Angela Merkel ‘fine’ after seen shaking in heatwave
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she is fine, after she was seen trembling as she greeted Ukraine’s president on a boiling day in Berlin. …read more Source: Radio New...
Germany’s Merkel says she’s OK after shaking at ceremony
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was visibly shaking yesterday as she greeted the new Ukrainian leader in the hot sun in Berlin, saying later that she clearly hadn’t drunk enough water.Merkel’s whole body visibly… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fifa under-20 World Cup: Ukraine win under-20 World Cup final
Dynamo Kiev clubmates grab all three goals in come-from-behind victory. …read more Source:...
After the TV series, a surge of tourists flock to Chernobyl nuclear disaster site
Ukraine’s Chernobyl might be on track to become 2019’s surprise tourism destination, after a widely discussed HBO miniseries resulted in a surge in bookings for trips to the site and the nearby town that were abandoned after the major… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Police officers arrested over death of 5-year-old boy
ukraine-police-shootingreuters.jpg A participant holds a placard during a protest outside the headquarters of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry in Kiev. Photo: Reuters Two Ukrainian police officers were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy while drunkenly firing weapons at cans and bottles in...
Russia ordered to release Ukraine sailors, 3 ships
An international tribunal has ordered Russia to “immediately” release 24 Ukrainian sailors and three naval ships it seized off Crimea in November. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine’s comedian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy sworn in
Comedian who played president on TV takes over as Ukraine’s president. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian comedian sworn in as president, dissolves parliament, calls snap election
Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is a comedian with no political experience. Straight after taking his oath of office he dissolved parliament and called a snap election. …read more Source: Radio New...
Comedian to be inaugurated as new president of Ukraine
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will formally become the country’s new president at a ceremony in the capital, Kiev tomorrow. …read more Source: Radio New...
Untested actor who played the part faces reality of being president without a script
In his hit sitcom, Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy plays a schoolteacher-turned-president who is guided towards the right decisions by little but his unwavering scruples.Today, Zelenskiy’s first full day as Ukraine’s real-life… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
