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      Ukrainian construction worker killed in Tel Aviv parking garage collapse – media
      Sep06

      Ukrainian construction worker killed in Tel Aviv parking garage collapse – media

      The death toll from Monday morning`s parking garage collapse in Tel Aviv was raised to three, including a Ukrainian citizen, with four people still missing in the rubble late on Monday, according to The Times of Israel. One fatality was identified as a 28-year-old Ukrainian national, The Times of Israel reported. He was a construction worker. The...

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 21 times in 24 hours
      Sep06

      Russian troops attack Ukraine 21 times in 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 21 times in the past 24 hours, including six times in the Mariupol sector, 13 times in the Donetsk sector and twice in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation headquarters. View map in full size In the Donetsk sector,...

      Clinton says possible Russian meddling a serious concern – Bloomberg
      Sep06

      Clinton says possible Russian meddling a serious concern – Bloomberg

      Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said potential Russian meddling in the U.S. election is a serious threat that must be addressed quickly and firmly, according to Bloomberg. Calling it ”almost unthinkable” that a foreign adversary would attempt to manipulate the American political system, Clinton said it appears that Russian...

      Ukraine sees electricity exports grow by 7% since start of year
      Sep06

      Ukraine sees electricity exports grow by 7% since start of year

      Ukraine exported US$109.5 million worth of electricity in January-August 2016, higher by 6.6% when compared to the same period in 2015, the State Fiscal Service (SFS) reported. Electricity supplies to Hungary accounted for 75.7% of total revenues from power exports, according to the SFS. Power supplies to Poland made up 23.9% of total power...

      Poroshenko wants to spend Yanukovych`s assets on defense, security
      Sep06

      Poroshenko wants to spend Yanukovych`s assets on defense, security

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called upon the Ukrainian parliament to consider a draft law as a priority to allow for the special confiscation of assets belonging to ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and his allies, and urged the seized assets be spent on the nation`s future needs, particularly defense and security. Poroshenko announced...

      Immigration: May rejects points-based system for EU nationals
      Sep06

      Immigration: May rejects points-based system for EU nationals

      Theresa May has rejected a points-based system for controlling EU migration, one of the key promises of Leave campaigners during the referendum, according to the BBC. Speaking in China, the PM denied she had ”gone soft” on migration and said people backed Brexit because they wanted ”an element of control”, the BBC wrote. A points-based model...

      Ukraine`s state debt in July falls to $67 bln
      Sep06

      Ukraine`s state debt in July falls to $67 bln

      The total amount of public and publicly guaranteed debt in July fell by 0.2%, or $125.8 million, according to the Finance Ministry. The total volume of public and publicly guaranteed debt as of late July 2016 has amounted to $66.995 billion, which is 0.2%, or $125.8 million less than at the beginning of the month, the ministry reported on its...

      African swine fever outbreak recorded in Kharkiv region
      Sep06

      African swine fever outbreak recorded in Kharkiv region

      After the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Kharkiv region, the Kharkiv City Council`s State Emergency Anti-epizootic Commission has declared a quarantine in one of the areas. The quarantine, to be in force until October 12, was declared in Osnovyanskyi district. A sanitary zone was also introduced within a 3-km radius from the location of...

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 26.78 to dollar
      Sep06

      NBU cuts official exchange rate to UAH 26.78 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Monday evening lowered the official hryvnia exchange rate by 15 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.78 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for September 6: $100 costs UAH 2,678.7052 (on September 5, it was UAH...

      UN delegation visits Lviv-based SBU investigation unit, reveals no ”secret prison”
      Sep06

      UN delegation visits Lviv-based SBU investigation unit, reveals no ”secret prison”

      A delegation of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has examined the building of the SBU investigation unit in Lviv, according to the SBU`s press service. As the representatives of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture examined the building of the SBU investigation unit in Lviv on Stepan Bandera Street next to `Prison at Lontskoho...