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      DW: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali remembered in interfaith service
      Jun11

      DW: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali remembered in interfaith service

      An interfaith memorial service celebrating the life of Muhammad Ali has taken place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Dignitaries and fans from around the world have paid tribute to the late boxing legend, Deutsche Welle has reported.Religious and political leaders, as well as numerous famous faces from the sporting world gathered at the...

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 46 times in last day
      Jun11

      ATO HQ: Russian proxies attack Ukraine 46 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 46 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.In the Mariupol sector, the enemy fired mortars 12 times on the Ukrainian positions near the town of Krasnohorivka and the village of...

      U.S. airlines to start scheduled flights to Cuba
      Jun11

      U.S. airlines to start scheduled flights to Cuba

      Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in U.S. President Barack Obama`s campaign to normalize relations between the Cold War foes, according to NBC News.The airlines — American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest...

      Two bodies with Russian army chevrons found in Luhansk region
      Jun11

      Two bodies with Russian army chevrons found in Luhansk region

      The Evacuation 200 body recovery mission under the Armed Forces of Ukraine has found the remains of two soldiers with Russian army chevrons near the village of Krymske in Luhansk region, according to Hromadske TV.The grave site was found due to a sign with the name, the birth and death dates of a fighter, who was buried there.The sign reads:...

      Ukraine`s parliament speaker sees NATO membership as strategic direction
      Jun11

      Ukraine`s parliament speaker sees NATO membership as strategic direction

      Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, Andriy Parubiy says that NATO membership is a strategic direction for Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Accession to NATO is a strategic direction for Ukraine, and the sooner we manage that path, the better it will be for the security of every our citizen,” he told TV Channel...

      Klitschko says Kyiv to get 15 used snow removers from Germany
      Jun10

      Klitschko says Kyiv to get 15 used snow removers from Germany

      Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko says that Kyiv will receive another 15 used snow removers from Germany`s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.Klitschko made this announcement after a meeting with German State Secretary of the Ministry of Rainer Bomba in Kyiv.”It is used equipment but in good condition,” Bomba said.The Kyiv mayor...

      Ukraine to introduce e-declaration for civil servants from August 15
      Jun10

      Ukraine to introduce e-declaration for civil servants from August 15

      Ukraine`s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP, or NAZK?) has decided on the date when the electronic declaration of civil servants` income should be launched.”At its evening session today, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention approved the date for the launch of a system for submission and disclosure of income declarations by...

      Bloomberg: Ukraine`s junk rating unchanged at S&P as Cabinet seeks IMF cash
      Jun10

      Bloomberg: Ukraine`s junk rating unchanged at S&P as Cabinet seeks IMF cash

      Ukraine`s junk credit rating was left unchanged by S&P Global Ratings, which said the eastern European nation`s new government has made progress toward accessing bailout funds, but it must fight ”widespread corruption” while the situation in the country`s war-torn easternmost regions remains uncertain, according to Bloomberg.S&P on Friday...

      Reuters: Syrian government, U.S.-backed fighters advance against IS
      Jun10

      Reuters: Syrian government, U.S.-backed fighters advance against IS

      Syrian government troops backed by Russia and fighters backed by the United States made separate advances against Islamic State on Friday, gaining ground in new offensives that have put unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate, according to Reuters.In neighboring Iraq, government troops also fought for territory in an Islamic State...

      EU Ambassador Tombinski: No progress in settlement of Donbas conflict
      Jun10

      EU Ambassador Tombinski: No progress in settlement of Donbas conflict

      Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Jan Tombinski says there is no progress in the settlement of the conflict in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”Yes, we see no progress in the Minsk talks, and we see an increase in violence and ceasefire violations. We see more problems than solutions. However,...