Section: News & Summaries

      Odds shorten on Eurovision victory for Ukraine`s Jamala: Kyiv Post
      May10

      Odds shorten on Eurovision victory for Ukraine`s Jamala: Kyiv Post

      Ukraine`s Eurovision entry, ”1944” by Crimean Tatar singer Jamala, is second favorite with the bookies ahead of the finals of Europe`s biggest song competition, according to Kyiv Post.Most betting offices are offering odds of 7/2 for a win by the Ukrainian entry. Russian singer Sergey Lazarev, with his love song ”You Are The Only One,” is still...

      Syrian rebels shoot down T-90A tank using U.S.-made missile
      May10

      Syrian rebels shoot down T-90A tank using U.S.-made missile

      Syrian rebels hit a T-90A tank of the country`s government forces south of Aleppo with a TOW-2A anti-tank missile, according to a video footage posted May 10 on YouTube, Lenta.ru reported.A U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missile system was used in the attack. No information on the nature of damage to the MBT or the fate of its crew is available.This is...

      Defence chiefs warn UK against Brexit

      Several former US advisors stated that leaving the EU will leave the United Kingdom’s current global status vulnerable. ||| London – Former NATO secretary generals warned on Tuesday that a British exit from the European Union would help enemies of the West while ex-US foreign and defence chiefs cautioned that Britain would have less...

      Kremlin says implementation of Minsk-2 remains deplorable
      May10

      Kremlin says implementation of Minsk-2 remains deplorable

      The Kremlin believes that efforts within the Normandy format framework are the basis for the implementation of the Minsk agreements, but the situation remains deplorable for the time being, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the forthcoming meeting of the Normandy Four (Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine) foreign ministers,...

      Normandy Four FMs to look for way out of Minsk-2 dead-end street on Wed
      May10

      Normandy Four FMs to look for way out of Minsk-2 dead-end street on Wed

      The foreign ministers of the Normandy Four, namely of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia, will meet in Berlin on May 11, Wednesday, to look for a way out of a dead-end street of the Minsk 2 peace negotiations, according to Deutsche Welle, which cited Germany`s Foreign Ministry.According to the source, two major subjects will be on the agenda of...

      NBU attributes inflation jump in April to higher gas prices
      May10

      NBU attributes inflation jump in April to higher gas prices

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) attributes a higher inflation rate in April from March to the cancellation of gas price discounts for Ukrainian households, the regulator reported on its website.The discount expired on March 31.The NBU reports that the price of natural gas increased by 48.4% last month, which contributed most to April`s...

      Air strikes kill 10 in Syria`s Idlib province – Reuters
      May10

      Air strikes kill 10 in Syria`s Idlib province – Reuters

      Air strikes on a town in Idlib province in Syria`s northwest killed at least 10 people on Tuesday, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, according to Reuters.Low-level fighting also appeared to continue inside the city of Aleppo, 50 km (30 miles) from Idlib city, and there were heavier clashes around Aleppo, the...

      One Ukrainian soldier killed, two injured in Donbas in last day
      May10

      One Ukrainian soldier killed, two injured in Donbas in last day

      One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another two were injured in the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Tuesday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”In the last day, we lost one Ukrainian soldier as a result of...

      Ukrainians to pay higher hot water bills from July
      May10

      Ukrainians to pay higher hot water bills from July

      Ukrainian households will start getting higher hot water bills from July 1, according to the National Regulatory Commission for Energy and Utilities.The increase in hot water rates is related to a change in gas tariffs starting from May 1 with the single gas price being set for all types of households at UAH 6,879 ($273) per 1,000 cubic meters,...

      Hryvnia trades at UAH 25.25 to dollar on interbank market
      May10

      Hryvnia trades at UAH 25.25 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Tuesday set at UAH 25.15/25.25 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UaPosition correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 28.6300/28.6850, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...