Section: News & Summaries

      U.S. Bunge launches $180 mln sea terminal at Ukraine`s Mykolaiv port
      Jun16

      U.S. Bunge launches $180 mln sea terminal at Ukraine`s Mykolaiv port

      Agricultural company Bunge has commissioned a new oilseed production and transshipment terminal worth $180 million in the territory of the Sea Commercial Port of Mykolaiv.The opening ceremony was attended by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to an UNIAN correspondent.The construction costs of the facility are estimated at over UAH...

      Poroshenko to sign decree on demobilization of fifth wave`s military
      Jun16

      Poroshenko to sign decree on demobilization of fifth wave`s military

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is ready to sign a decree on demobilization of servicemen conscripted during the fifth wave of partial mobilization, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Thursday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”The President of...

      South Korean Navy kicks off exercise to defend western sea border
      Jun16

      South Korean Navy kicks off exercise to defend western sea border

      The South Korean Navy on Thursday kicked off a three-day maritime exercise to defend the western sea border from possible North Korean provocations, the military said, according to Yonhap News Agency.The exercise will be conducted in a bid to deter North Korean patrol vessels from crossing the western maritime border, widely known as the Northern...

      Coal price shouldn`t be pegged to shipment costs from Rotterdam – expert
      Jun16

      Coal price shouldn`t be pegged to shipment costs from Rotterdam – expert

      Former director of the Makiyivvuhilla coal association Stanislav Tolchyn says the price of coal, which some media says Ukraine intends to ship from Rotterdam (the Netherlands), should not be pegged to transportation costs.”I was very surprised to hear about the ”Rotterdam+” scheme from the minister. I do not really understand what is `Rotterdam+`...

      WADA says meldonium in 49 out of 52 adverse tests on Russian athletes
      Jun16

      WADA says meldonium in 49 out of 52 adverse tests on Russian athletes

      The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reports that the testing United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) was able to conduct February 15 through May 29, 2016, has yielded 52 adverse analytical findings, with 49 of those for meldonium.One sample returned an adverse analytical finding with meldonium coupled with tuaminohetane, and one was stanozolol and...

      Ukraine sends papers to Russia to return Karpiuk
      Jun16

      Ukraine sends papers to Russia to return Karpiuk

      Ukraine`s Ministry of Justice has prepared and passed on to the Russian side the papers necessary to return home its citizen Mykola Karpiuk, who was illegally sentenced by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Chechnya to 22.5 years in a strict-regime penal colony, Deputy Justice Minister on European Integration Serhiy Petukhov wrote on Facebook....

      DW: German ministers in new Brexit warning
      Jun16

      DW: German ministers in new Brexit warning

      Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says if Britain votes to leave the EU, the bloc would face further upheaval. Germany`s defense minister added her voice to the debate, saying the UK`s pragmatism would be missed, according to Deutsche Welle.Warning that the last thing the EU needed was another crisis, Steinmeier said on Wednesday that a...

      Oil futures down on U.S. stockpile report, Brexit concern
      Jun16

      Oil futures down on U.S. stockpile report, Brexit concern

      Oil prices fell on Thursday, heading for a sixth session of declines, following a lower-than-expected draw on U.S. stockpiles and amid worries Britain might leave the European Union, Reuters reported.Front-month U.S. crude futures were down 53 cents, or 1.1%, at $47.48 a barrel at 0637 GMT, and Brent crude was 49 cents, or 1%, lower at $48.48 a...

      Obama meets Dalai Lama in spite of China protest – Reuters
      Jun16

      Obama meets Dalai Lama in spite of China protest – Reuters

      U.S. President Barack Obama met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that it would damage diplomatic relations, according to Reuters.The meeting came at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and China over Beijing`s assertive pursuit of territorial claims...

      Bellingcat publishes new evidence of Russia`s invasion of Ukraine
      Jun16

      Bellingcat publishes new evidence of Russia`s invasion of Ukraine

      The Bellingcat open source research team has published new satellite images that show the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”Google Earth has recently added updated satellite imagery at the Russia-Ukraine border for August 26, 2014, near the height of Russian intervention in Ukraine. These satellite images show the deployment of Russian military...