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U.S. crude prices rise as investors bet big on oil strength
U.S. crude futures rose for a second day on Tuesday, with data showing hedge funds are betting big across oil markets following OPEC production cuts agreed last year, according to Reuters. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 27 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $53.67 a barrel at 0511 GMT (12:11 a.m. ET) , after rising about 0.5 percent in a...
Yanukovych`s partners return stolen money, testify against fugitive ex-president
Two former officials from the team of Viktor Yanukovych, ousted Ukrainian ex-president – former Deputy Minister of Income and Fees Andriy Holovach and Deputy Economy Minister Oleksandr Suhomlin have testified to the investigation, providing sufficient evidence against Yanukovich and his entourage, according to Chief military prosecutor Anatoliy...
Nearly 10,000 people killed in Ukraine and almost 1.8 million became refugees in 3 years of Russian aggression
Over 9,800 people have been killed, about 23,000 have been wounded and almost 1.8 million have been forced to flee from the war in Donbas after Russia unleashed aggression against Ukraine three years ago, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”The appalling number of victims highlights the immorality of Kremlin`s war against the...
Ukraine spends UAH 96 bln on debt servicing in 2016
The costs of servicing Ukraine`s public debt in 2016 amounted to UAH 95.8 billion, which is UAH 11.3 billion, or 13.4% more than in 2015 (UAH 84.5 billion), the State Treasury data at UNIAN news agency`s disposal say. According to the report, the costs of servicing domestic public debt amounted to UAH 62.6 billion and those of servicing the...
Russia supplies tanks, missiles to militants in Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine – SIPRI
Russia has been delivering various types of weapons to ”rebel forces” in eastern Ukraine, according to the latest report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the independent resource on global security, titled ”Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2016.” ”During 2012–16 Russia delivered weapons to 50 states and to rebel...
U.S. urges Ukraine to strengthen its anti-graft measures
The United States on the third anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine has called on the Kyiv authorities to boost efforts in fighting corruption and implementing reform, according to a statement by Mark C. Toner, the acting spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, released Monday, February 20. ”Three years ago, thousands of...
Russia compiles psychological dossier on Trump for Putin
A dossier on Donald Trump`s psychological makeup is being prepared for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to NBC News. Among its preliminary conclusions is that the new American leader is a risk-taker who can be naive, according to a senior Kremlin adviser, NBC News reports. Trump ”doesn`t understand fully who is Mr. Putin — he is a...
Is Cyber Terrorism a Threat?
Recent cyberattacks and hacks in America and Ukraine have exposed the vulnerability of some of the world’s most sophisticated cyber-security networks. But what do we know about cyber-terrorism, and how real is the threat to Australia? The public imagination has been captured by the idea of terrorists potentially causing a massive loss of...
Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in Donbas 62 times in the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier killed
Russian troops shelled at Ukrainian territories massively using heavy weapons in Donbas in the last day. Russian troops conducted over 60 attacks in Donbas in the past 24 hours, 1 Ukrainian serviceman reported as killed in action (KIA), 1 as wounded in action (WIA), the death of the missing soldier was confirmed, a serviceman who was badly...
Gas, heat supplied to Avdiyivka residents, water available on schedule – Donetsk regional governor
Chairman of Donetsk regional military and civilian administration Pavlo Zhebrivsky has informed that gas and heat are now supplied to residents of Avdiyivka in Donetsk region, while water is available on schedule. ”Water in the town is available on schedule – from 16:00 to 22:00. Sewage and water pumps use power generators. Avdiyivka coke plant...