Section: News & Summaries

      Reuters: Pressure mounts to reject Trump amid fallout from gun-rights remark
      Aug10

      Reuters: Pressure mounts to reject Trump amid fallout from gun-rights remark

      Pressure from high-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters mounted on Wednesday to reject Donald Trump`s candidacy as his campaign dealt with fallout from his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices, Reuters reported. Nearly one-fifth of 396 registered Republicans in a...

      Kramatorsk, Two Years On
      Aug10

      Kramatorsk, Two Years On

      Kramatorsk is one of the most American cities that I have encountered in Ukraine. It is not laid out in the walkable format that most Ukrainian towns and villages have. Rather, it has a wide, broad layout, with extensive blocks. It is a city in which a car is almost a necessity. And that is not a mistake. Kramatorsk’s major industry is cars...

      What Business is Really Like in Ukraine
      Aug10

      What Business is Really Like in Ukraine

      A Response to James Brooke James Brooke truly believes that investors should sink their money into Ukraine. He couldn’t be more wrong. Every roulette table in Las Vegas is more promising than Ukraine. I know from personal experience; I lived in Kyiv for five years and knew a few dozen foreigners who invested in Ukraine.To be fair, Brooke...

      Russia`s FSB announces detention of ”Ukrainian spy” allegedly planning attacks in Crimea
      Aug10

      Russia`s FSB announces detention of ”Ukrainian spy” allegedly planning attacks in Crimea

      Russia`s Federal Security Service (FSB) has reported the detention of a ”Ukrainian intelligence officer” who was allegedly planning terrorist attacks in occupied Crimea, according to a statement published on the FSB official website. ”One of the organizers of possible terrorist attacks is Yevhen Panov, born in 1977, resident of Zaporizhia region...

      Ukraine urgently evacuates citizens from Aleppo
      Aug10

      Ukraine urgently evacuates citizens from Aleppo

      The Ukrainian Embassy in Syria is urging its citizens to flee the combat areas following the worsening security situation in Aleppo, the Ukrainian diplomatic mission wrote on Facebook. The embassy and the honorary general consulate in Aleppo have organized the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Aleppo to Ukraine via Damascus and Beirut. For...

      Ukrainian banks post loss of over UAH 9 bln since start of year
      Aug10

      Ukrainian banks post loss of over UAH 9 bln since start of year

      Solvent Ukrainian banks posted a loss of UAH 9.184 billion since the beginning of the year, while the loss incurred by insolvent banks is estimated at UAH 168 million, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The total loss incurred by Ukraine`s banking sector in the first half of 2016 amounted to UAH 9.353 billion. NBU said 34 banks were...

      Increased Russian activity at border with Crimea: Media
      Aug10

      Increased Russian activity at border with Crimea: Media

      There is a high level of activity by the Russian military along the administrative border with the annexed territory of Crimea, Krym.Realii reported, citing the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. ”A high level of activity by the Russian Armed Forces is visible near the administrative border. In four cases, border guards observed Mi-8...

      Ukraine`s Cabinet projects at least 1% GDP growth in 2016
      Aug10

      Ukraine`s Cabinet projects at least 1% GDP growth in 2016

      First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv has told UNIAN in an exclusive interview that Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers has projected an economic growth of at least 1% in 2016 and 3% in 2017. ”We see a gradual intensification of investment and consumer demand growth. This positive effect is due to...

      Yefremov opened door to war in Ukraine: Lutsenko
      Aug10

      Yefremov opened door to war in Ukraine: Lutsenko

      Former Regions Party faction head Oleksandr Yefremov opened the door to the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, according to a UNIAN correspondent. ”As Prosecutor General, I have no right to make statements about suspects or accused. I can just say that I do not have a positive...

      CNN: Serena Williams stunned by Elina Svitolina at Rio 2016 Olympics
      Aug10

      CNN: Serena Williams stunned by Elina Svitolina at Rio 2016 Olympics

      Serena Williams` reign as Olympic singles champion came to a shuddering halt Tuesday as the tennis star suffered a shock defeat by Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina, according to CNN. The world No. 1 was beaten 6-4 6-3 by a player to whom she had never lost in their four previous meetings, CNN wrote. Williams, who had already been knocked out of the...