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    Underwater babies in Ukraine – in pictures
    Aug07

    Underwater babies in Ukraine – in pictures

    In the city of Odessa, underwater photographer Andrey Nekrasov captured the expressions of babies as they learn to swim. He went along to a baby swimming class to capture the children’s excited faces as they discovered the waterAll photographs by Andrey Nekrasov /Barcroft Images … …read more Source: The...

    Eyewitness: Odessa, Ukraine
    Aug07

    Eyewitness: Odessa, Ukraine

    Photographs from the Eyewitness series … …read more Source: The...

    Cyberwar is not coming to the US – it’s already here
    Aug04

    Cyberwar is not coming to the US – it’s already here

    As recent high-profile hacks show, cyberwar is a very real danger and is likely to get much worse, says a US security expertAs the recent hacks of the Democratic National Committee and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign have shown, cyberwarfare has reached US shores – and it’s likely to get much worse, says Kenneth...

    Donald Trump and Russia: a web that grows more tangled all the time
    Jul30

    Donald Trump and Russia: a web that grows more tangled all the time

    Frank Mermoud, a key figure at the recent Republican national convention, has strong business ties with Ukraine – the latest in a series of Trump staffers with worrying links to Russia and its interests, including the candidate himselfA key figure at the Republican national convention where Donald Trump was nominated for president has strong...

    Chernobyl could be reinvented as a solar farm, says Ukraine
    Jul29

    Chernobyl could be reinvented as a solar farm, says Ukraine

    Ministers create presentation to show how idle land around nuclear disaster site can be used to produce renewable energyThe contaminated nuclear wasteland around Chernobyl could be turned into one of the world’s largest solar farms, producing nearly a third of the electricity that the stricken plant generated at its height 30 years ago,...

    European newspapers overwhelmingly critical of Brexit vote
    Jul28

    European newspapers overwhelmingly critical of Brexit vote

    Study of newspaper coverage in 13 countries across Europe, plus the US, reveals widespread lack of enthusiasm for Britain’s decision to leave the EU European newspapers were overwhelmingly critical of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. According to a comprehensive review of the press coverage in 13 countries following the EU...

    The rise of Kremlin-style trolling in Ukraine must end | Katya Gorchinskaya
    Jul27

    The rise of Kremlin-style trolling in Ukraine must end | Katya Gorchinskaya

    Journalists who contradict government narratives are being subjected to organised online abuseUkraine’s media community has been left shellshocked after the killing of prominent journalist Pavel Sheremet in a car bomb attack last week.Although no motive has been confirmed, his friends and colleagues say his death is linked to his...

    Ukrainians pay respects to journalist killed in car bombing
    Jul22

    Ukrainians pay respects to journalist killed in car bombing

    Fellow journalists say death of Pavel Sheremet in Kiev this week was a ‘monstrous blow’Hundreds of Ukrainians have paid their respects to a prominent journalist who died in a car bombing in Kiev this week, queueing to lay flowers at an open casket. Pavel Sheremet’s killing on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the Ukrainian media...

    EU enlargement fatigue dampens Ukrainian hopes of membership
    Jul22

    EU enlargement fatigue dampens Ukrainian hopes of membership

    There is strong pro-European fervour in Ukraine but also a sober assessment of the medium-term chances of joining blocJohannes Hahn’s job title sounds a little incongruous these days: he’s the EU commissioner for European neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations. The job title was created in the late 1990s during a period of...

    ‘The world can be better’: a tribute to journalist Pavel Sheremet
    Jul20

    ‘The world can be better’: a tribute to journalist Pavel Sheremet

    A former colleague remembers the irrepressible reporter, who was killed on Wednesday morning by a car bomb in KievPavel Sheremet’s biography tells the story of a whole generation of journalists in the former Soviet Union who have lost their jobs – and in some cases, their lives – due to their work. Related: Ukraine journalist Pavel Sheremet...