Section: News & Summaries

      Klitschko sees Kyiv`s Olimpiyskiy Stadium as venue for Eurovision 2017
      May15

      Klitschko sees Kyiv`s Olimpiyskiy Stadium as venue for Eurovision 2017

      Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko says that Kyiv`s Olimpiyskiy sports complex, which hosted the 2012 UEFA European Championship, could be a venue for the Eurovision song contest in 2017, according to the press service of Kyiv City State Administration.”Kyiv will host the Eurovision for the second time, and we`ll do our best to ensure necessary...

      Kyiv will celebrate Day of Europe on May 21-22
      May15

      Kyiv will celebrate Day of Europe on May 21-22

      European-style ”A Picnic in Europe” events will take place on Kyiv`s Mykhailivska Square on May 21 and May 22 to celebrate the Day of Europe, according to Kyiv City State Administration`s press service.The official opening of the Day of Europe is scheduled for noon on May 21. Ukrainian leaders, municipal authorities and the head of the Delegation...

      Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded near Avdiyivka in Donbas in last day
      May15

      Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded near Avdiyivka in Donbas in last day

      No Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in the last day, but two were wounded, according to Ukrainian presidential administration`s press secretary for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Oleksandr Motuzyanyk.”In the past 24 hours, there was no killed in action among Ukrainian troops, but two were wounded near the town of...

      Poroshenko meets UN project office head to discuss Donbas
      May15

      Poroshenko meets UN project office head to discuss Donbas

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with Grete Faremo, the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), to discuss how to rebuild the social, economic, and humanitarian spheres of Donbas, according to the presidential press service.The parties discussed prospects for enhancing...

      Defense News: U.S. army looks at laser weapons for 2025 battlefield use
      May15

      Defense News: U.S. army looks at laser weapons for 2025 battlefield use

      The United States is testing laser weapons, which may be introduced for battlefield use by 2025, according to Defense News.”Aiming specifically to determine how the High Energy Laser Mobile Test Truck might help troops in the Army of 2025, the service`s weapon system participated in an exercise at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, conducted through the Fires...

      The Age: Antonov An-225 Mriya touches down in Western Australia
      May15

      The Age: Antonov An-225 Mriya touches down in Western Australia

      The world`s biggest plane – the Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya – has touched down safely in Western Australia amid scenes of traffic chaos around Perth Airport, according to The Age, a daily newspaper published in Melbourne, Australia. ”Traffic was gridlocked around Perth Airport on Sunday morning as thousands of people lined up against fences,...

      Ukraine’s Jamala has won Eurovision 2016
      May15

      Ukraine’s Jamala has won Eurovision 2016

      Ukraine’s Jamala has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The country scored 534 points with its song 1944, about Stalin, Crimea and claims of ethnic cleansing. Australia finished second with 511 points, while Russia – which was the favourite going into the competition – was third with 491...

      Poroshenko does not rule out local elections in occupied Donbas this year
      May14

      Poroshenko does not rule out local elections in occupied Donbas this year

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko does not rule out the possibility of holding local elections in the occupied part of Donbas until the end of the year, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”I do not rule out this,” he told journalists after the ceremony of taking the oath by employees of the patrol police department of the town of...

      ISIS declares state of emergency in Raqqa – U.S. official
      May14

      ISIS declares state of emergency in Raqqa – U.S. official

      U.S. military officials are closely watching social media and news reports that say ISIS believes it may soon come under siege in Raqqa, Syria, its self-declared capital, according to CNN.”We have seen this declaration of emergency in Raqqa, whatever that means,” Col. Steve Warren, the spokesman for the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition, told...

      Moody`s cuts Saudi, Oman, Bahrain debt ratings
      May14

      Moody`s cuts Saudi, Oman, Bahrain debt ratings

      Moody`s Investors Service cut its debt ratings for Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain on Saturday while assigning negative outlooks to three neighboring states, as low oil prices continue to undermine government finances in the region, according to Reuters.The rating agency downgraded Saudi Arabia`s long-term issuer rating by one notch to A1 but gave...