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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:01:16 +0000Court allows investigation in absentia against Yanukovych in case of shootings on Maidan
Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has given permission to conduct an investigation in absentia against former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in the case of murders of protesters on the Maidan (Independence Square) in 2014, the Prosecutor Gener...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:17:39 +0000UkrInform: NSDC tells Cabinet to look into situation with national railway operator
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to study the latest developments in Ukrzaliznytsia, the national railway operator, and make radical decisions if required. Read more here.
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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:57:35 +0000RFE/RL: EU commissioner due in Lithuania to discuss Belarusian border crisis
A senior EU official is due in Lithuania on Aug. 2 to discuss further measures to curb the growing number of people illegally crossing the border from Belarus. Read more here.
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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:44:55 +0000Shevchenko announces completion of contract with Ukraine’s national team
Head coach of the Ukrainian national football team Andriy Shevchenko announced the expiration of a five-year contract with the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) and his resignation. “Today my contract with the Ukrainian Football Association ...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:29:30 +0000UkrInform: Vitrenko says Ukraine working to ensure that Nord Stream 2 never launches
Ukraine pursues its efforts to make sure that Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipe never starts operations once its construction is completed. Read more here.
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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:21:54 +0000COVID-19 in Ukraine: 265 new cases, 4 new deaths, 38,080 new vaccinations
Ukraine has registered 265 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 2, with the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic being over 2.25 million. In the past 24 hours, 176 COVID-19 patients have recovered and 4 have died...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:50:58 +0000UkrInform: Naftogaz CEO says Ukraine not considering purchasing gas from Russia
Ukraine is not considering the option of purchasing Russian natural gas and is not holding talks on this issue, Naftogaz CEO Yuriy Vitrenko has said. Read more here.
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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:43:49 +0000Ukraine Digest: Aug. 1-2
What we’re watching Ukraine 30 forum: Aug. 2-4 – Ukraine’s image abroad Top news Ukrainian public figures will ask Biden to stop Nord Stream 2 Security Council threatens oligarchs’ energy monopolies with state governance Alarming ...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:11:23 +0000Politico: How to green cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are big business. But many of them carry a heavy carbon footprint — putting them in the crosshairs of EU policymakers now determined to tackle climate change and reduce companies’ carbon emissions. Bitcoin, the biggest in the...
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 04:09:38 +0000Voice of America: Space tourism to become affordable within years
The recent success of private space flight companies spiked adventure seekers’ interest, but the price tag is far too high for most people. Experts say in just a few years, prices for a trip to space will likely drop low enough for ordinary people ...