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      Toyota recalls 1.4 million cars over faulty airbags
      Jun29

      Toyota recalls 1.4 million cars over faulty airbags

      Japanese carmaker Toyota says it will recall 1.43 million vehicles worldwide over faulty airbags, BBC reported. The cars affected are Prius and Lexus models from 2008 to 2012, according to the report.Toyota and other carmakers have over the past years been rocked by millions of recalls over problems with airbags from Japanese supplier company...

      Gazprom cuts investment for Power of Siberia pipeline by 10%
      Jun29

      Gazprom cuts investment for Power of Siberia pipeline by 10%

      Russia`s energy giant Gazprom has cut investment in the construction of the Power of Siberia pipeline in 2016 by nearly 10% from $2.8 billion to $2.6 billion, RIA Novosti reported citing Gazprom Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee Andrey Kruglov.”As for the Power of Siberia last year I said that the financing would stand at around RUB 200...

      Scotland determined to stay in EU, Sturgeon says in Brussels – Reuters
      Jun29

      Scotland determined to stay in EU, Sturgeon says in Brussels – Reuters

      Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday on a short-notice visit to Brussels that Scotland was intent on remaining in the European Union, despite last week`s British vote to quit the bloc, according to Reuters.After meeting European Parliament President Martin Schulz, the pro-independence leader told reporters: ”Scotland is...

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 24.86 to dollar on interbank market
      Jun29

      Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 24.86 to dollar on interbank market

      Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Wednesday strengthened to UAH 24.84/24.86 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 27.4755/27.4951, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...

      Poroshenko to make official visit to Bulgaria on June 30
      Jun29

      Poroshenko to make official visit to Bulgaria on June 30

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will make an official visit to the Republic of Bulgaria on June 30, 2016, according to the president`s press service.The agenda of the visit provides for the negotiations of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov. The...

      Government plans provision of direct aid to small farmers in 2017
      Jun29

      Government plans provision of direct aid to small farmers in 2017

      The Ukrainian government has approved and submitted for consideration of the Ukrainian parliament the main areas of the budgetary policy for 2017, which provides for state funding from budgets at all levels to small and medium-sized agricultural producers in the amount of 1% of gross agricultural production volumes in 2016.In his commentary on...

      Erdogan, Putin agree during phone call to meet in person – media
      Jun29

      Erdogan, Putin agree during phone call to meet in person – media

      Russian President Vladimir Putin made a phone call to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, to thank him for the letter of condolence the Turkish president recently sent regarding the jet downing crisis which took place in November 2015, according to Daily Sabah.Shortly after the phone call, Turkish presidential sources said that the...

      Accounts of Ukraine`s Energoatom unlocked — Energy Minister
      Jun29

      Accounts of Ukraine`s Energoatom unlocked — Energy Minister

      The accounts of National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, blocked due to unlawful attempts of Ukrelektrovat to recover doubtful debt, have been unlocked again, Ukrainian Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk wrote on Facebook.”Finally, we have succeeded in unlocking accounts of NNEGC Energoatom (thanks to the Prime Minister), which has made...

      Istanbul airport attack ‘a jigsaw puzzle’

      Investigators are going through CCTV footage and witness statements after the attack at Istanbul’s main airport in which 41 were killed [VIDEOS]. ||| Istanbul – Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up in...

      Government forecasts economic growth of 3-4% in Ukraine for next years
      Jun29

      Government forecasts economic growth of 3-4% in Ukraine for next years

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine forecasts economic growth in Ukraine at 3% in 2017 and 4% in the next two years, with inflation targets of 8.1% in 2017, 5.5% in 2018 and 5.2% in 2019.This is stated in the draft of the key budget figures for 2017 (the so-called budget resolution) that has been approved by the Ukrainian government and published...