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      Situation in ATO zone escalates, 3 soldiers reported killed
      Jun30

      Situation in ATO zone escalates, 3 soldiers reported killed

      Three Ukrainian soldiers have been reported killed and 15 soldiers were injured in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian TSN news service reported.The Russian-backed mercenaries fired cannon artillery, mortars and small arms on ATO forces near the village of Luhanske. The wounded soldiers were transported to a...

      Singapore bank halts lending for London properties over Brexit vote
      Jun30

      Singapore bank halts lending for London properties over Brexit vote

      Singapore`s third-biggest lender has suspended new loans for the purchase of London properties as the aftershocks of Britain`s vote to leave the EU are felt around the world, British national daily newspaper The Guardian reported.United Overseas Bank said it would ”temporarily stop” issuing the loans because of heightened uncertainty following...

      Putin ends tourism ban to Turkey
      Jun30

      Putin ends tourism ban to Turkey

      Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lifting a ban on tourism to Turkey after his first talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan since the downing of a Russian warplane plunged relations into crisis. In addition, Putin has instructed to conduct negotiations with the Turkish government on issues related to foreign...

      Retaliatory measures: Ukraine may extend food embargo against Russia until 2018
      Jun30

      Retaliatory measures: Ukraine may extend food embargo against Russia until 2018

      The Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has voiced proposals to extend food embargo against Russia until 2018 in response to similar actions of the Russia authorities with regard to Ukraine, Ukraine`s trade representative Nataliya Mykolska told reporters.”We suggest that the embargo should be extended for the same period that the...

      Another corruption scandal: police conduct searches in Kharkiv city administration building
      Jun30

      Another corruption scandal: police conduct searches in Kharkiv city administration building

      National police officers are carrying out investigative actions in the Kharkiv city administration building in connection with bribe-taking by some officials, Anton Gerashchenko, the adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, wrote on Facebook.”Officials have been detained in their offices after receiving a bribe in the amount of $4,000, namely,...

      NBU may lower limit on cash settlements
      Jun30

      NBU may lower limit on cash settlements

      Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Vladyslav Rashkovan said the NBU plans to reduce the upper limit on cash settlements, which is currently set at UAH 150,000.”We are working with the relevant committee [of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine] to have this plan implemented,” Rashkovan said.At the same time it is necessary to allow...

      Belize tanker with five Russians among crew detained off Libya
      Jun30

      Belize tanker with five Russians among crew detained off Libya

      A tanker under the flag of Belize with five Russian nationals among its crew has been detained by coast guards off western Libya and taken to the military port of Tripoli, Reuters reported referring to Russian Foreign Ministry`s statement published on Thursday.The tanker was detained on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement.Russian embassy...

      Russia names price of gas for Ukraine in Q3 2016
      Jun30

      Russia names price of gas for Ukraine in Q3 2016

      The price of gas that Russia`s energy giant Gazprom will supply to Ukraine in the third quarter of 2016 will amount to $167.57 per 1,000 cubic meters, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told reporters in Moscow, according to an UNIAN correspondent. ”The price for Ukraine according to the price formula set forth in the contract, which was signed in 2009,...

      Ukraine, Austria raise tax rates in fight against tax evasion
      Jun30

      Ukraine, Austria raise tax rates in fight against tax evasion

      Ukraine and Austria have agreed to increase tax rates on dividends, interest and income when carrying out mutual transactions, as part of a revision of the Convention on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry reported.”The Ministry of Finance is actively working to eliminate tax loopholes...

      Turkey says airport attackers from Russia, central Asia – media
      Jun30

      Turkey says airport attackers from Russia, central Asia – media

      Turkish officials have said three foreign nationals – a Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz – carried out the shooting and triple suicide bombing at Istanbul`s Ataturk airport on Tuesday that killed 42 people, according to The Guardian.The announcement, made to western news agencies, came as Turkish police carried out raids against suspected Islamic...