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      Variety: Vice News hit with layoffs in U.S., U.K.
      May24

      Variety: Vice News hit with layoffs in U.S., U.K.

      Vice Media is cutting 15 news staffers in the U.S. and axed three members of the Vice News U.K. editorial team, while the company also has recently hired nearly 20 employees and plans to open additional news bureaus, according to Variety, a weekly American entertainment trade magazine.As part of the overhaul of news operations, Josh Tyrangiel —...

      Ukrainian operating banks` loss drops by 16.6%, to $457.6 mln as of May 1
      May24

      Ukrainian operating banks` loss drops by 16.6%, to $457.6 mln as of May 1

      Ukrainian operating banks, excluding insolvent ones, posted UAH 11.5 billion, or $457.6 million, in aggregate loss as of May 1, 2016, which was lower by 16.6% year-over-year, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).Thirty-four operating banks were in the red with losses estimated at UAH 15.1 billion as of May 1, 2016. Of them, 25 banks...

      WSJ: Russia raises $1.75 bln on international debt market
      May24

      WSJ: Russia raises $1.75 bln on international debt market

      Russia managed to sell more than half of its planned eurobond issue, according to people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.A banker familiar with the matter said Wednesday that Russia raised $1.75 billion in 10-year dollar-denominated eurobonds. It set the yield at 4.75% and sold $1.3 billion to investors from the...

      Reuters: Locals clamour for Russia eurobond, sanctions deter Westerners
      May24

      Reuters: Locals clamour for Russia eurobond, sanctions deter Westerners

      Russia was on track on Tuesday to place its first eurobond since sanctions were imposed on it over the conflict in Ukraine, but market sources said big Western investors appeared to be steering clear, according to Reuters.The issue, the first in three years, was heavily subscribed by local investors looking to offload dollars bought as the rouble...

      TASS: Recheck shows positive doping samples of 14 Russian 2008 Olympic athletes
      May24

      TASS: Recheck shows positive doping samples of 14 Russian 2008 Olympic athletes

      The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) confirmed on Tuesday it has received documents from the International Olympic Committee notifying that following a cross checking of doping samples taken during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 14 Russian athletes in three sports disciplines were found to be doping positive, according to Russian news agency...

      The Moscow Times: Russian cheese imports up for first time since embargo
      May24

      The Moscow Times: Russian cheese imports up for first time since embargo

      The amount of imported cheese in the Russian market has grown for the first time since Russia introduced an embargo on Western food products in 2014, the Kommersant newspaper reported Tuesday, according to The Moscow Times.Cheese imports totaled 49,300 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, a joint report from industry news website Milknews.ru...

      Lucescu signs three-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – agent
      May24

      Lucescu signs three-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – agent

      Former manager of FC Shakhtar Donetsk Mircea Lucescu has signed a contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Russian news agency TASS reports, citing the words of the coach`s agent Arkady Zaporozhanu.”The contract was signed this night. The agreement was signed in a 2+1 scheme, but we can say that it is a full three-year contract, because there is...

      Greece moves thousands of migrants from Idomeni camp – BBC
      May24

      Greece moves thousands of migrants from Idomeni camp – BBC

      Thousands of stranded migrants are being evacuated from the makeshift Idomeni camp on Greece`s northern border with Macedonia, according to BBC News.Most are being taken to specially designed processing facilities some 80km (50 miles) south, near Greece`s second city, Thessaloniki, BBC News reports.Hundreds of riot police moved into the camp at...

      ”Package of consistent support” for Ukraine to be adopted at NATO summit – Bloc`s Rep.
      May24

      ”Package of consistent support” for Ukraine to be adopted at NATO summit – Bloc`s Rep.

      A ”package of consistent support of Ukraine” is to be adopted at the NATO summit in Warsaw, Director of NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine Alexander Vinnikov said at a briefing during the 3rd International Conference ”Management and the reform of the national security and intelligence services: the best international practice” in Kyiv on Tuesday,...

      Ukraine sees rise in volume of construction work
      May24

      Ukraine sees rise in volume of construction work

      The volume of construction work in Ukraine in January-April 2016 increased by 8.5% year-over-year, to UAH 14.6 billion, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported.In particular, the volume of construction of buildings rose by 6.9% to UAH 8 billion in the period under review. The volume of residential building construction grew by 2.5%, to...