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      German consumer confidence steady

      German consumer confidence is set to hold steady in November after two months of decline, a survey released on Friday. ||| Berlin – German consumer confidence is set to hold steady in November after two months of decline, a survey released on Friday showed.The Nuremberg-based GfK research group provisionally pegged its closely watched index...

      Communists demand to remove Opposition Bloc from elections
      Oct24

      Communists demand to remove Opposition Bloc from elections

      The Communist Party requires the CEC to cancel registration of the party Opposition Bloc for gross violations of the campaigning by this political force and disseminating false information with respect to the CPU. This was reported by the press service of the Communist Party. “So, the Opposition Bloc in its election campaign spreads false...

      Ukraine News Roundup | October 24
      Oct24

      Ukraine News Roundup | October 24

      This Election Had Better Work, Because Ukraine Is Angry and Crumbling via SlateElection Includes Risky War Hero Candidates via Kharkiv Human Rights Protection GroupUntrained, Unequipped: Kyiv’s 12th Battalion May Be Ukraine’s Most Corruption-Ravaged Army Unit via Daily BeastKyiv’s and Moscow’s Forces Both Have Committed...

      Prodan names price of African coal
      Oct24

      Prodan names price of African coal

      A price of South African coal for Ukraine is USD 86 per tonne in port and transportation – from USD 18 to USD 21 per tonne. Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ukraine Yuriy Prodan told a briefing, RBC-Ukraine reports. “The first vessel with coal came yesterday – 84,000 tonnes. Unloading takes place at the Illichivsk port. A price...

      Putin and Merkel offer to hold another meeting of contact group.
      Oct24

      Putin and Merkel offer to hold another meeting of contact group.

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation on Friday discussed advisability of a next meeting of the contact group on Ukraine in the near future. The press service of the Kremlin informs. “The Russian President emphasized the need for de-escalation of the situation in Donetsk and Luhansk...

      More than 4.5 million voters will not be able to vote
      Oct24

      More than 4.5 million voters will not be able to vote

      The number of voters, who in connection with the Russian aggression will not participate in the vote, makes up 4.6 million people – these are residents of Donbas and Crimea. OPORA coordinator of parliamentary and electoral programs Olha Aivazovska told a press conference, a Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In Donetsk region,...

      No casualties among Ukrainian military over last day
      Oct24

      No casualties among Ukrainian military over last day

      None of Ukrainian military was killed in the ATO area ?? for the past day. Spokesman of NSDC Information-Analytical Center Andriy Lysenko told a briefing. “During the last day, there were no casualties among our military, eight soldiers were injured,” he said.

      Militants block road to Donetsk airport with tanks. Prepared assault? Photo
      Oct24

      Militants block road to Donetsk airport with tanks. Prepared assault? Photo

      In Donetsk, militants block with tanks a road leading towards the airport. This is reported by the website 62.ua, citing witnesses. “A passage from the Shakhtarska Square to Kyivsky Avenue is blocked. There is concentration of people in camouflage with objects, like weapons.” “Near the “Vilnius” shop a road is blocked, nobody...

      US stock futures tumble

      US stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and US bonds gained. ||| Tokyo – US stock futures tumbled while safe-haven assets such as the yen and US bonds gained on Friday after a doctor who returned to New York City from West Africa tested positive for Ebola. S&P 500 mini futures fell as much as 0.7 percent,...

      Terrorists shell Donetsk airport with Grad rocket launchers
      Oct24

      Terrorists shell Donetsk airport with Grad rocket launchers

      Despite the ceasefire, militants fired twice the Donetsk airport with Grad rocket launchers. Head of the ATO press center Vladyslav Selezniov said, Ukrainska Pravda reports. “At the airport today, militants fired the control tower with Grad rocket launchers. “There were two volleys at 8:25 a.m. and at 8:30 a.m.,” he said....