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India interested in Ukrainian imports of beans, dairy products
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of India to Ukraine Manoj Kumar Bharti and his wife Anamika Bharti have made an official visit to Vinnytsia region to discuss cooperation prospects, including imports of beans and dairy food.It is reported that the Ambassador met with Vinnytsia region`s governor Valeriy Koroviy.While introducing the...
UK referendum: 51% back Remain campaign
Time may be running out for the Leave camp to make the case for Brexit as the Remain campaign`s position is consolidating and the electorate becoming more polarized over Britain`s membership of the European Union, The Daily Telegraph has reported.With just over a month to go, the sharp end approaches and greater cut-through is needed, as reported...
Finance Ministry expects IMF Executive Board meeting on Ukrainian issue in June
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine expects that the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will discuss the Ukrainian issue, namely, the disbursement of a $1.7 billion tranche to the country, in June, Ukraine`s Deputy Finance Minister Yuriy Butsa told reporters.”The Board meeting is not linked to the mission`s departure but to...
Klitschko to be removed from post of chairman of BPP party
Vitaliy Klitschko will be removed from the post of chairman of the Block of Petro Poroshenko (BPP) party by the decision of the party congress, Ukrainian Segodnya daily newspaper has reported, with reference to MP from the BPP Oleksiy Honcharenko.”This issue will be discussed at the party congress. It`s too early to speak about his successor,” he...
Five Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but five were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Tuesday, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Over the last day, we haven`t lost any Ukrainian soldiers,...
Deficit of Ukraine`s foreign trade in goods grows by 11 times in Q1
The deficit of Ukraine`s foreign trade in goods in January through March 2016 amounted to $961.3 million, up by 10.6 times compared to a deficit of $90.2 million in the same period last year, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Exports of goods from Ukraine in the period under review decreased by 18.5% year-over-year to $7.719...
Thailand to close Koh Tachai island over tourism damage
Thai authorities are set to close the island of Koh Tachai, saying heavy tourism is negatively affecting natural resources and the environment, according to the BBC.The island, off Phang Nga province, is part of the Similan National Park, the BBC reports.Almost all Thai marine national parks close from mid-May to mid-October, for monsoon season,...
Anger in Moscow, joy in Kyiv, after Ukraine`s Eurovision triumph – The Guardian
Russia`s political establishment reacted with howls of indignation on Sunday to Ukraine`s victory at the Eurovision song contest, demanding an inquiry into how a politicized song was allowed to be included in the event and threatening to boycott next year`s contest, according to The Guardian.Victory for Jamala, the Crimean Tatar jazz singer who...
ABC News: U.S. Navy poised to take ownership of its largest destroyer
The U.S. Navy is ready to take ownership of the Zumwalt, its largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyer, according to ABC News.Sailors` uniforms and personal effects, supplies and spare parts are being moved aboard the 610-foot warship in anticipation of crew members taking on their new charge, said Capt. James Kirk, the destroyer`s...
Crimea becomes less attractive to Russian tourists – Kommersant
Crimea becomes less attractive to Russian tourists, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant, which has analyzed data provided by air ticket sales agents.They have estimated that the number of air tickets to Simferopol bought by individual travelers from Russia has decreased by 25% this year.Having once spent holidays in the annexed Crimea,...