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Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:56:35 +0000
How Ukrainian woman disappeared into Islamic State and came back
Fatima Boyko, 69, carries a thick binder with her at all times. Inside, there are letters from the Red Cross and Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, statements by the Security Service of Ukraine and blurred photos of children in tents, all accompanied by t...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:26:52 +0000
RFE/RL: Tsikhanouskaya plans high-level meetings during US visit next week
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will meet with U.S. politicians during a trip to the United States next week aimed at finding ways to resolve the crisis in Belarus. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: Tsikhanouskaya plans high-leve...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:16:11 +0000
Euronews: Moscow drops COVID vaccination proof demand for restaurant clients
Authorities in the Russian capital on July 16 canceled their order for restaurants to only admit customers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, recovered from the coronavirus or can produce a negative test. Read more here. The post Euronews: Mo...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:08:50 +0000
Reuters: Delta COVID variant now dominant strain worldwide, US deaths surge
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by a surge of deaths around the United States almost entirely among unvaccinated people, U.S. officials said on July 16. Read more here. The post Reuters: Delta COVID var...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:50:48 +0000
Draft system for monitoring potential oligarchs to be prepared by September 7
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the NSDC instructed central executive authorities to prepare a draft oligarch monitoring system by Sept. 7. “The ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:50:33 +0000
COVID-19 in Ukraine: 591 new cases, 16 new deaths, 676 recoveries
Ukraine has registered 591 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on July 17, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to over 2.24 million. In the past 24 hours, 676 COVID-19 patients have recovered and 16 have d...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:35:12 +0000
Reuters: Floodwaters still rising in western Europe with death toll over 120
SCHULD/ERFTSTADT, Germany – German officials feared more deaths on Friday after “catastrophic” floods swept through western regions, demolishing streets and houses, killing more than 100 people and leaving hundreds more missing and ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:23:17 +0000
Zelensky sees no steps by US, Germany to counter threats from Nord Stream 2 launch
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky notes the absence of concrete steps by the leaders of the United States and Germany to counter threats from the launch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, presidential press secretary Serhiy Nykyforov has said. R...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:06:13 +0000
The Times: Russian graveyards run out of room as COVID deaths surge
Crematoriums are operating flat out and graveyards are running out of space as Russia suffers unprecedented numbers of COVID deaths amid the failure of the Kremlin’s vaccination campaign. Read more here. The post The Times: Russian graveyards run o...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 06:57:08 +0000
Reuters: US COVID-19 vaccine doses going to Ukraine, Bangladesh
WASHINGTON – The United States sent 2 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine via the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program on July 16, a White House official said, and plans to send 3.5 million Moderna doses to Bangl...



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