Section: US & Canada
The Latest: India touts gains in curbing virus with lockdown
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — India touts gains in curbing virus with lockdown, may relax some rules — South Korea reports four...
European Countries Scramble to Recoup Ukrainian Workers
KYIV, Ukraine—About 200 Ukrainian farm workers boarded a chartered aircraft Thursday bound for Finland. The flight was one of the few to leave Ukraine that day—as part of a national lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the country’s airspace has been shut down to nearly all air travel for several weeks. In the arrival hall at...
Reports: Top Russian FSB General Linked To 2014 MH17 Disaster Over Ukraine
Open-source researchers have linked a top general in Russia’s main security and intelligence agency to the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Latest: South Korea hopes for vigilance during holiday
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: —Putin extends Russia’s shutdown to May 11. —China will hold annual meeting of its ceremonial...
Ukraine’s Mega-Plane Works Overtime Through Pandemic
With massive airlifts of personal protective equipment needed during the coronavirus pandemic, Ukraine’s record-breaking freight plane is in high demand. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Continues Fighting Fires Near Defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Firefighters in Ukraine continue to battle a series of fires near the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant nearly a month after they broke out.The State Service for Emergency Situations said on April 27 that brigades were still working to extinguish fires in the Lubyanskiy, Paryshivskiy, Dytyatkivskiy, and Denysovytskiy forest districts in the...
Ukraine Continues Fighting Fires Near Defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Firefighters in Ukraine continue to battle a series of fires near the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant nearly a month after they broke out. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sea Change: Reviving Ukraine’s Navy
When Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, Ukraine’s navy lost nearly all of its ships and most of its sailors quit or defected. Now, with help from its allies, Ukraine is slowly getting its sea legs back. This is the story of those who remained loyal to Ukraine and were forced to choose between family and country when they left...
Ukraine’s Supreme Court Postpones PrivatBank Hearing Citing Media Pressure
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has postponed a review of a lower court decision on whether state-owned PrivatBank has to pay back more than a billion hryvnyas ($37 million) to two brothers who lost their savings in the 2016 nationalization of the financial institution. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN: Consequences Remain Decades After Chernobyl Disaster
The United Nations says persistent and serious long-term consequences remain more than 30 years after the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.The world body is marking International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day on April 26, the 34th anniversary of the accident that spread a radioactive cloud over large parts...
