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Young Ukraine chess couple ‘killed by laughing gas’
A 27-year-old Ukrainian chess champion and his girlfriend aged 18 are found dead in a Moscow flat. …read more Source::...
Dutch MH17 trial to start without Russian, Ukrainian suspects
Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which was shot down with a Russian-made missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. …read more Source::...
The race to save Polesia, Europe’s secret Amazon
A proposed waterway linking the Black Sea and the Baltic has sparked fears of catastrophic biodiversity loss – and raised the spectre of ChernobylAll photographs by Vincent MundyOn the banks of the Pripyat River lies a forest. On a crisp winter afternoon with an expansive blue sky above and hardened snow underfoot, the area is criss-crossed with...
Ukraine president jettisons PM in search for ‘new brains’ to revive economy
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy ousted Oleksiy Honcharuk as prime minister after just six months in a reshuffle on Wednesday, saying that “new brains and new hearts” were required to revive the economy and tackle corruption. …read more Source::...
Ukrainian president removes PM in government reshuffle
Volodymyr Zelenskiy launches shake-up amid falling ratings and faltering reform agendaThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has launched a broad government reshuffle, ousting the country’s prime minister amid falling approval ratings and signs that his reform agenda has stalled.Oleksiy Honcharuk, 35, was dismissed on Wednesday by a...
Zelensky proposes new Ukraine prime minister
President frustrated by current rate of reform but change comes at tricky time for the nation …read more Source:: Financial...
Ukraine detains priest who used preaching missions to traffic arms
Cleric sold weaponry including grenade launcher brought from country’s conflict-hit eastAuthorities in Ukraine have detained a priest who used missions to the country’s conflict-ridden east to traffic arms, including a grenade launcher and hand grenades.The cleric was detained several months ago in north-western Ukraine, but his...
Ukrainian prime minister to exit in sweeping reshuffle
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has resigned and the finance minister, foreign minister and the prosecutor general could also exit in a sweeping reshuffle this week, lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party said on Tuesday. …read more Source::...
Ukraine reports first coronavirus case, in man who traveled from Italy
Ukraine has its first confirmed coronavirus case, Ihor Kuzin, the acting head of the Health Ministry’s public health center, told Reuters on Tuesday. …read more Source::...
Revealed: fake ‘traders’ allegedly prey on victims in global investment scam
Suspected fraudsters lure investors with fake ads featuring celebrities such as Gordon RamsayAn army of more more than 200 fake “traders” based in Ukraine have been persuading victims all over the world to part with their savings, according to a whistleblower from the operation who describes it as a huge investment scam.British and Australian...
