Section: US & Canada
Canadian Ukrainian goes from Big Four firm to Lviv hotelier
KYIV – There’s a history of people becoming entrepreneurs after turning 40. Robin Chase was 42 when she co-founded ZipCar, a car-sharing company whose business model is helping define the so-called new economy. Henry Ford was 40 when he started manufacturing automobiles. Giorgio Armani was 41 when he introduced his haute couture line of...
9 essential pieces of pop culture to catch up on this weekend
Including an endlessly fun ’90s nostalgia medley and the first trailer for Call Me by Your Name. The ever-growing glut of great new TV, movies, books, music, comics, and podcasts can be a lot to keep up with. So we here at Vox Culture — where our current obsessions include an endlessly fun ’90s nostalgia mashup, the first trailer for...
AP PHOTOS: Children in war-torn Ukraine learn the art of war
Instead of swimming and playing volleyball, hundreds of children in war-torn Ukraine have spent this summer assembling Kalashnikov rifles and mastering the art of war. As the deadly conflict in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
AP PHOTOS: Children in war-torn Ukraine learn the art of war
Instead of swimming and playing volleyball, hundreds of children in war-torn Ukraine have spent this summer assembling Kalashnikov rifles and mastering the art of war. As the deadly conflict in … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
AP PHOTOS: Children in war-torn Ukraine learn the art of war
Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops in Ukraine’s east since 2014, and despite a cease-fire being formally in place, civilians and troops still die and get injured almost on a daily basis. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International in a joint report last year said it had...
Pro-Kyiv Activist Sentenced To Prison In Crimea
A court in Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Crimea region has sentenced pro-Kyiv activist Volodymyr Balukh to prison on charges of weapons and explosives possession he says was politically motivated. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Why Ukraine, Georgia, And Moldova Matter
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, August 4, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Why Ukraine, Georgia, And Moldova Matter (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN, OSCE Resolutions On Crimea Presented At Semena Trial
Resolutions from the UN General Assembly and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region have been presented at the trial of Mykola Semena, an RFE/RL contributor who is fighting what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge. …read more Source:...
