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    Ukraine’s Supreme Court Postpones PrivatBank Hearing Citing Media Pressure
    Apr27

    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
    Apr26

    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...

    UN Says Consequences Remain More Than Three Decades After Chernobyl Disaster
    Apr26

    UN Says Consequences Remain More Than Three 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. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump, Putin Issue Rare Joint Statement Promoting Cooperation
    Apr26

    Trump, Putin Issue Rare Joint Statement Promoting Cooperation

    U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, issued a rare joint statement Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War II link-up of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate.The statement by Trump and Putin came amid deep strains in U.S.-Russian ties over...

    Zelenskiy’s First Year: He Promised Sweeping Changes. How’s He Doing?
    Apr25

    Zelenskiy’s First Year: He Promised Sweeping Changes. How’s He Doing?

    On his way to a landslide presidential election victory a year ago, Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to wipe out corruption, bring peace to Ukraine’s war-torn east, and usher in a new political era that would “break the system.” But those old problems persist, and new ones have surfaced. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...

    Belarus holds day of civic labor despite rising virus cases
    Apr25

    Belarus holds day of civic labor despite rising virus cases

    MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of state employees in Belarus, including doctors and nurses, took part in a government-decreed national day of civic labor Saturday despite worries about the country’s sharply rising coronavirus infections. The work, including painting, tree-planting and general clean-ups, was ordered by President...

    Senior Official Cited by Trump is Subject of Investigation
    Apr25

    Senior Official Cited by Trump is Subject of Investigation

    The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects of temperature on COVID-19 has been the subject of misconduct allegations for his previous government work.A Department of Energy Inspector General investigation was still pending Friday based on evidence...

    Ukraine’s Job Offer To Saakashvili Angers Georgia
    Apr24

    Ukraine’s Job Offer To Saakashvili Angers Georgia

    Georgia has voiced objection to the possible appointment of former President Mikheil Saakashvili to the post of deputy prime minister of Ukraine, saying such a move would negatively affect relations between the two countries.​ …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Where’s Putin? Russia’s President Stays Out of Sight as Coronavirus Hits Economy
    Apr24

    Where’s Putin? Russia’s President Stays Out of Sight as Coronavirus Hits Economy

    March is usually an important month for Alexandra Gerasimova’s business, Fitmost, which offers subscription fitness classes across Russia. People want to shape up after the long winter, and revenue from that month helps to cover the income loss during the quieter seasons of spring and summer. But by mid-March, after weeks of slowing...

    Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine
    Apr24

    Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine

    Georgia’s former president says he has accepted a top Cabinet job in Ukraine _ a move that has angered his home country …read more Source:: ABC...