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      Up to 64 killed in car bomb attack in Iraq`s Baghdad – media
      May11

      Up to 64 killed in car bomb attack in Iraq`s Baghdad – media

      The death toll from a car bomb attack at a marketplace in eastern Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, rose to 64 people killed and 87 others wounded, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.”The police report said that 64 people were killed and 87 others wounded in the car bomb explosion in Sadr City marketplace,” the source said on condition...

      U.S. begins works on Poland`s Redzikowo missile defense shield
      May11

      U.S. begins works on Poland`s Redzikowo missile defense shield

      An event marking the start of the building of the American anti-missile defense installation in Poland`s Redzikowo military base will take place at the site at 15:00 on Friday, May 13, 2016, according to Poland.pl.The ceremony will be attended by the Minister of Defense, Antoni Macierewicz as well as representatives of the U.S. Administration,...

      Myrotvorets website leaks personal data of journalists accredited in ”DPR”: intl scandal brewing
      May11

      Myrotvorets website leaks personal data of journalists accredited in ”DPR”: intl scandal brewing

      Ukrainian website Myrotvorets in a controversial move has published personal data of about 5,000 journalists who were accredited by the self-proclaimed authorities in the militant-occupied areas of Donbas. In addition to the Ukrainian media employees, the list includes foreign correspondents.According to Anastasia Stanko, the journalist and...

      Zguladze resigns from post of 1st Deputy Interior Minister
      May11

      Zguladze resigns from post of 1st Deputy Interior Minister

      First Deputy Interior Minister Eka Zguladze has resigned, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wrote on Twitter.”Eka resigned from the post of First Deputy Interior Minister. The Cabinet adopted the decision at her request. Eka will make a statement, do not spread rumors,” Avakov said.At the same time, he said that Zguladze had accepted his proposal...

      Groysman urges to boost gas production in Ukraine
      May11

      Groysman urges to boost gas production in Ukraine

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has called the decline in the energy dependence of Ukraine at the expense of maximizing its own gas production a government priority.”Ukraine has to overcome energy dependence and to increase to the maximum own production, implementing energy efficiency policies as much as possible. This will enable the...

      Ukraine calls on international community to condemn Russia`s aggressive policy against Crimean Tatars
      May11

      Ukraine calls on international community to condemn Russia`s aggressive policy against Crimean Tatars

      The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine calls on international organizations to condemn the Russian Federation for its violations of human rights and freedoms of the Crimean Tatar people, an UNIAN correspondent reported referring to an appeal of the Ukrainian Parliament to the United Nations, the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the...

      Interactive fun, sports, and Onuka`s music: Kyiv to host Europe Day festival
      May11

      Interactive fun, sports, and Onuka`s music: Kyiv to host Europe Day festival

      This year`s celebration of Europe Day will take place at Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv on May 21-22, the press service of Kyiv City State Administration has told an UNIAN correspondent.The citywide events will start at 12:00 on Saturday, May 21 with the official opening ceremony of Europe Day with the participation of the state and city leaders,...

      Kovalchuk becomes Poroshenko`s envoy in Cabinet
      May11

      Kovalchuk becomes Poroshenko`s envoy in Cabinet

      Vitaliy Kovalchuk has been appointed Representative of the President of Ukraine to the Cabinet of Ministers, according to the decree posted on the president`s website.”I order to appoint Vitaliy Kovalchuk – First Deputy Head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine – presidential envoy to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine,” the decree says.As...

      Like Syria, Iraq: Ukraine among record-breakers by number of IDPs
      May11

      Like Syria, Iraq: Ukraine among record-breakers by number of IDPs

      The number of internally displaced people rose to a record 40.8 million people in 2015, according to a joint report released Wednesday by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Deutsche Welle reported.”This is the highest figure ever recorded, and twice the number of refugees...

      Oil dips on record U.S. inventories, Canada output to improve soon
      May11

      Oil dips on record U.S. inventories, Canada output to improve soon

      Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as Canadian oil sands production was expected to gradually ramp up following forced closures due to wildfires, and as record crude inventories especially in the United States put pressure on markets, Reuters reported.An ongoing fight by Middle East producers for market share in Asia also weighed on prices,...