Section: News & Summaries

      Pregnant in a war zone: What are your choices?

      According to a UNFPA, more than 500 women every year die from birth complications in conflict and disaster areas. ||| London – In Yemen women give birth in caves to avoid air strikes, in war-torn Syria child marriages are increasing, while in eastern Ukraine, where conflict has been raging for two years, domestic violence is rising, aid...

      Ukraine, Turkey sign military cooperation plan until 2020
      May17

      Ukraine, Turkey sign military cooperation plan until 2020

      The Armed Forces of Ukraine and Turkey have signed an implementation plan for military cooperation, according to the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.The plan foresees practical steps aimed at boosting defense capability of the Ukrainian army, it said.”The said document was prepared to ensure the practical...

      Azerbaijan, Armenia see peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
      May17

      Azerbaijan, Armenia see peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

      President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan have reiterated that there can be no military solution to the conflict, and insisted on the importance of respecting the 1994 and 1995 ceasefire agreements.This is stipulated in a joint statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov,...

      NBU plans further cuts in refinancing rate
      May17

      NBU plans further cuts in refinancing rate

      Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmytro Solohub says that the central bank plans a further reduction in its refinancing rate, but it would be premature to set a zero rate at the moment.”We are in a rate cuts cycle. I am not able to predict when we will cut the rate next time, we will evaluate the inflation,” Solohub told...

      Ukraine`s MarsHopper tops People`s Choice finalists of NASA SpaceApps Challenge
      May17

      Ukraine`s MarsHopper tops People`s Choice finalists of NASA SpaceApps Challenge

      The Ukrainian MarsHopper aircraft project developed by a team from Kyiv tops the list of the People`s Choice finalists of NASA`s SpaceApps Challenge 2016, one of the world`s largest international annual hackathons, according to 2016.spaceappschallenge.org.The voting will close at 05:00 (UTC+4) on May 20, the hackathon`s website said.As of 11:00...

      Angelina Jolie Pitt: Refugee system breaking down
      May17

      Angelina Jolie Pitt: Refugee system breaking down

      Angelina Jolie Pitt, the UN refugee agency`s special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down, according to the BBC.Ms. Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC`s World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues.She warned against a ”fear of migration” and a ”race to the bottom”...

      Ukraine sees reduction in deficit of foreign trade balance in Q1
      May17

      Ukraine sees reduction in deficit of foreign trade balance in Q1

      The deficit of Ukraine`s balance of foreign trade in January-March 2016 (Q1) amounted to $89.1 million against a $660 million deficit in the same period last year, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.As reported, imports of goods and services in Ukraine, excluding services provided on a tolling basis, decreased by 9.1%, to $9.777...

      Russian drone attacks Ukraine rear military unit, drops six bombs
      May17

      Russian drone attacks Ukraine rear military unit, drops six bombs

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 18 times in the past 24 hours, and another six times after midnight, including with the use of a drone, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. An enemy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacked a Ukrainian military...

      Pakistan PM proposes Panama Papers probe in parliament
      May17

      Pakistan PM proposes Panama Papers probe in parliament

      Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked parliament on Monday to form a commission to investigate allegations stemming from the Panama Papers leak but opposition lawmakers walked out, saying he had evaded questions about his family`s affairs, according to Reuters.Sharif has been under pressure since documents released as part of the Panama...

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 25.39 to dollar
      May17

      NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 25.39 to dollar

      The National Bank of Ukraine on Monday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by six kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.39 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 17:$100 costs UAH 2,539.4671 (on May 16, it was UAH...