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    Ex-U.S. Diplomat Steps Down From Naftogaz Board, Citing Ukrainian Corruption Concerns
    Oct13

    Ex-U.S. Diplomat Steps Down From Naftogaz Board, Citing Ukrainian Corruption Concerns

    A former U.S. State Department official said he is stepping down from the supervisory board of Ukraine’s state-owned gas company amid concerns about a slowdown in reform and corruption. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700
    Oct12

    Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Over 700 people were detained in Belarus during mass protests against the re-election of the country’s authoritarian leader in a disputed election — the harshest crackdown in weeks on protesters. The Belarusian Interior Ministry reported Monday that 713 people were detained during rallies across the country a day...

    Rights group: Scores detained during protests in Belarus
    Oct11

    Rights group: Scores detained during protests in Belarus

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of people were detained in Belarus on Sunday during protests against the country’s authoritarian leader, who won his sixth term in office in a vote widely seen as rigged, a Belarusian rights group said. Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in the Belarusian capital Minsk for the 10th consecutive Sunday,...

    Not Just Soup: Ukraine Seeks ‘Cultural Heritage’ Listing For Borscht
    Oct11

    Not Just Soup: Ukraine Seeks ‘Cultural Heritage’ Listing For Borscht

    A Kyiv-based chef, who cites neighboring Russia’s proprietary feelings about one of the ultimate comfort foods as a motive, is helping cook up a bid for UNESCO recognition of Ukrainian borscht on an Intangible Cultural Heritage list. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Europe Confronted With Second Coronavirus Outbreak
    Oct10

    Europe Confronted With Second Coronavirus Outbreak

    European countries are imposing a variety of new coronavirus containment measures as they confront a second wave of infections.The World Health Organization reported Friday that nearly one-third of a record-high one-day total of 350,000 new cases worldwide were in Europe.Record daily highs were reported Saturday in Portugal, the Netherlands,...

    Belarus’ authoritarian leader visits his foes in prison
    Oct10

    Belarus’ authoritarian leader visits his foes in prison

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Saturday visited a prison to talk to opposition activists, who have been jailed for challenging his re-election that was widely seen as manipulated and triggered two months of protests. President Alexander Lukashenko spent more than four hours talking to his jailed political foes at...

    Belarus’ authoritarian leader visits his foes in prison
    Oct10

    Belarus’ authoritarian leader visits his foes in prison

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Belarus’ authoritarian president on Saturday visited a prison to talk to opposition activists, who have been jailed for challenging his re-election that was widely seen as manipulated and triggered two months of protests. President Alexander Lukashenko spent more than four hours talking to his jailed political...

    Police detain protesters in Russian city of Khabarovsk
    Oct10

    Police detain protesters in Russian city of Khabarovsk

    MOSCOW (AP) — Police in a far eastern Russian city detained several dozen protesters on Saturday, the first such crackdown since rallies against the arrest of the provincial governor started three months ago. Khabarovsk Gov. Sergei Furgal was arrested on July 9 on suspicion of involvement in murders and taken to jail in Moscow. Furgal, a former...

    WHO: World Sets One-day Record of Over 350,000 New Coronavirus Cases
    Oct10

    WHO: World Sets One-day Record of Over 350,000 New Coronavirus Cases

    The world has set a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases confirmed across the globe with more than 350,000, according to the World Health Organization.In a press briefing from Geneva on Friday, WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan acknowledged that even as COVID-19 cases increase worldwide, “there are no new...

    Russian weapons and proxy fights add to tensions in one of the world’s ‘most kinetic areas’
    Oct09

    Russian weapons and proxy fights add to tensions in one of the world’s ‘most kinetic areas’

    First parts of a Russian S-400 missile-defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane near Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019. Turkish Military/Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Reports that Turkey activated a Russian-made air-defense system to track US-built fighter jets raised hackles in Washington, which is pressuring Ankara to get rid...