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      Poroshenko awards special operations warriors
      Jul29

      Poroshenko awards special operations warriors

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has presented high state awards to 51 Ukrainian special operations warriors on the occasion of the Day of Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the president`s press service.Awards are presented for personal courage, heroism, loyalty to military oath and high professionalism...

      Real wages in Ukraine grow by 7.2% in June
      Jul29

      Real wages in Ukraine grow by 7.2% in June

      Real wages in June 2016 exceeded the indicator of the previous month by 7.2%, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Compared with June 2015, real wages increased by 17.3%. The average monthly nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine rose by 7.1% in June 2016 from the previous month, to UAH 5,337 (about US$215 at the current...

      Pope Francis visits Auschwitz
      Jul29

      Pope Francis visits Auschwitz

      The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, was on Friday visiting the Auschwitz former Nazi-German death camp during his pilgrimage to Poland for World Youth Day, according to Radio Poland.The pope travelled to Auschwitz, located some 70 km from the southern city of Krakow, on Friday morning, Radio Poland reported.The pope had in June...

      Beneficiaries of foreign investor for shale gas production in Ukraine not disclosed: Media
      Jul29

      Beneficiaries of foreign investor for shale gas production in Ukraine not disclosed: Media

      The beneficiaries of a new foreign investor chosen to develop Ukraine`s Yuzivska gas field, which has the largest shale gas deposits, have not been disclosed, according to Ukrainian news agency liga.net.”Yuzgas B.V., which was registered in the Netherlands just a month ago, will develop the Yuzivska field instead of Royal Dutch Shell, which...

      Easing of sanctions against Russia not ruled out: German FM
      Jul29

      Easing of sanctions against Russia not ruled out: German FM

      Although the fighting in Donbas is continuing, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has not ruled out the easing of sanctions against Russia.”In my mind, if we achieve considerable success, nothing will interfere with the gradual easing of sanctions,” he said in an interview with Passauer Neue Presse published July 29.The minister also...

      Ukraine reports 3 WIA`s in past 24 hours
      Jul29

      Ukraine reports 3 WIA`s in past 24 hours

      Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Presidential Administration.”There were three wounded in action (WIA). Two of them were wounded during shelling near the town of Krasnohorivka and another was wounded near the village of Pavlopil,” Andriy Lysenko,...

      Ukrainian military`s new uniforms to be unveiled on Independence Day
      Jul29

      Ukrainian military`s new uniforms to be unveiled on Independence Day

      The Ministry of Defense has developed a new parade and everyday uniform for the military, which will be unveiled to the public during the parade of troops on the 25th anniversary of the country`s independence, Colonel Oleksiy Chernobay, spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said.”The improvement and the introduction of new military uniforms and...

      IMF to deal with Ukraine issue not before August end
      Jul29

      IMF to deal with Ukraine issue not before August end

      Deputy spokesman of the International Monetary Fund`s (IMF) Communications Department William Murray said the review of the implementation by Ukraine of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and a new disbursement could be considered by the IMF`s Executive Board not before the end of August.”And just to be clear, we don`t expect a board review...

      SBU stops foreign trade activities of 243 Russian companies doing business with Ukraine, militants
      Jul29

      SBU stops foreign trade activities of 243 Russian companies doing business with Ukraine, militants

      The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has stopped the foreign trade activities of 243 Russian companies doing business with commercial entities of the temporarily militant-occupied territories, the press-center of the SBU reported.”In the course of inspection, the employees of the agency discovered that most of these Russian companies were also...

      Oil prices fall to fresh April lows as oversupply bites – Reuters
      Jul29

      Oil prices fall to fresh April lows as oversupply bites – Reuters

      Oil prices fell to fresh April lows on Friday as slowing economic growth threatened to worsen ongoing oversupply of crude and refined products, according to Reuters.International Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were trading at $42.42 at 06:57 GMT, down 28 cents, or 0.7%, from their previous close, at their lowest since April, as reported by...