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      Belavia to increase passenger traffic by 15-20% in 2016
      May06

      Belavia to increase passenger traffic by 15-20% in 2016

      Charter operations are projected to decrease by somewhere 20%. But since we opened new flights and increased transit via Minsk National Airport, primarily from Russia and Ukraine and back, we are set to increase the volume of transportation. …read more Source:...

      Early signs from new Ukraine government encouraging says IMF
      May06

      Early signs from new Ukraine government encouraging says IMF

      LONDON (Reuters) – The early signs coming from Ukraine’s new government are “very encouraging” one of the International Monetary Fund’s top officials said on Friday. …read more Source:...

      Man in Russia sent to prison for reposting article on social network
      May06

      Man in Russia sent to prison for reposting article on social network

      Court in Tver, Russia, has on May 5 sentenced a local man for reposting an article entitled “Crimea is Ukraine» on social networking site Vkontakte to two years and three months in prison. …read more Source: Baltic News...

      Deteriorating Protection of Journalists’ Sources a Global Problem
      May06

      Deteriorating Protection of Journalists’ Sources a Global Problem

      A journalist conducts an interview in Kenya. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPSBy Linus AtarahHELSINKI, May 5 2016 (IPS)The freedom of the press is a universally cherished democratic right, but what may have been overlooked as the World Day Freedom of Information was celebrated on Wednesday is that the ability of journalists to protect their source is...

      Eurovision no contest: From laughing stock to top of the pops
      May05

      Eurovision no contest: From laughing stock to top of the pops

      Ahead of next week’s Eurovsion Song Contest in Stockholm, it’s worth remembering that it wasn’t long ago that the Nordics were the laughing stock of the continent. ‘Norway, nul point’ was the reoccurring joke – based on them finishing last in the contest a staggering 11 times, and on four occasions failing to score a...

      Interview: Neil Kinnock—Labour has made no progress under Corbyn
      May05

      Interview: Neil Kinnock—Labour has made no progress under Corbyn

      Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock ©Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive/Press Association Images Neil Kinnock, former Labour leader, has harsh words for what he calls Labour’s “ultra-left”—having fought a political battle against them in the 1980s. “Those who haven’t changed should just grow up and realise that the world isn’t what they...

      Belarus border committee: Demarcation of border with Ukraine proceeds as planned
      May05

      Belarus border committee: Demarcation of border with Ukraine proceeds as planned

      Commenting on reports in some media that residents of Volyn Region have made attempts to interfere with the demarcation, Alexander Tishchenko said: “Yes, there were some attempts. But the demarcation will proceed as planned” …read more Source:...

      Balcerowicz names four key reforms for Ukraine
      May05

      Balcerowicz names four key reforms for Ukraine

      Leszek Balcerowicz, an advisor to the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, has estimated the situation in the country and given a piece of advice during a Thursday press conference in Kyiv. “Strengthening the financial system, economic growth, the fight against corruption and beginning decentralization are the most important directions of...

      Polish Defence Minister condemns ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’
      May05

      Polish Defence Minister condemns ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’

      Russia is displaying aggression towards Ukraine and the region, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz told the TVP broadcaster on Wednesday. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Polish Defence Minister discusses Suwałki gap
      May05

      Polish Defence Minister discusses Suwałki gap

      Russia is displaying aggression towards Ukraine and the region, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz told the TVP broadcaster on Wednesday. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...