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      Brazil tourism minister resigns over graft scandal
      Jun17

      Brazil tourism minister resigns over graft scandal

      Brazilian Tourism Minister Henrique Alves has resigned, after being linked to a corruption scandal, the BBC reports.He is the third minister to leave interim President Michel Temer`s government, according to the BBC.All are implicated in a major corruption scandal at the state oil company Petrobras.On Wednesday, the Supreme Court released...

      Ukraine counts on additional $1 bln from World Bank in 2017
      Jun17

      Ukraine counts on additional $1 bln from World Bank in 2017

      Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, who is currently on a visit to the United States, says Ukraine hopes to receive additional $1 billion from the World Bank in 2017 for its development programs.”[I`ve] had an encouraging meeting with Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer,” Groysman wrote on...

      Spanish PM`s anger at David Cameron over Gibraltar – BBC
      Jun17

      Spanish PM`s anger at David Cameron over Gibraltar – BBC

      Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy is unhappy about David Cameron`s EU referendum campaign visit to Gibraltar, according to the BBC.Mr. Cameron has canceled a planned rally in Gibraltar following news that MP Jo Cox has been critically injured in an attack in her constituency, the BBC wrote.All activity has been suspended by both the Leave and...

      Russia proxies attack Ukraine 46 times in last day with 10 hits on Maryinka
      Jun17

      Russia proxies attack Ukraine 46 times in last day with 10 hits on Maryinka

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 46 times in the past 24 hours, including 24 times in the Mariupol sector, 18 times in the Donetsk sector and four times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.After a relative lull and a...

      Fitch affirms 5 Ukrainian foreign-owned banks
      Jun17

      Fitch affirms 5 Ukrainian foreign-owned banks

      Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of five Ukrainian foreign-owned banks, namely PJSC Alfa-Bank (ABU), Ukrsotsbank (Ukrsots), ProCredit Bank (Ukraine) (PCBU), PJSCCB Pravex-Bank (Pravex) and PJSC Credit Agricole Bank (CAB) at `CCC`, according to Fitch statement. All five banks` IDRs and...

      Crude oil rises for first time in seven days
      Jun17

      Crude oil rises for first time in seven days

      Crude oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Friday for the first time in seven days as markets took a breather from concerns about the impact of Britain`s possible exit from the European Union, Reuters reported.Brent crude futures were up 38 cents, or 0.8%, at $47.57 a barrel at 0143 GMT after slumping 3.6% in the previous session, according to...

      WSJ: U.S. State Department officials call for strikes against Syria`s Assad
      Jun17

      WSJ: U.S. State Department officials call for strikes against Syria`s Assad

      Dozens of State Department officials this week protested against U.S. policy in Syria, signing an internal document that calls for targeted military strikes against the Damascus government and urging regime change as the only way to defeat Islamic State, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).The ”dissent channel cable” was signed by 51 State...

      Ukraine furious over remarks on Russia by UN chief Ban
      Jun16

      Ukraine furious over remarks on Russia by UN chief Ban

      The Kyiv government is outraged by remarks made by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about the crucial role Russia can play in ending conflicts, Ukraine`s Ambassador to UN Volodymyr Yelchenko said on Thursday, according to Reuters.Ban`s prepared speech for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum said Russia ”has a critical role...

      Ukraine may get IMF funds in two parts: economic adviser Miklos
      Jun16

      Ukraine may get IMF funds in two parts: economic adviser Miklos

      Ukraine`s fiscal and balance of payments pressures should ease if the country receives at least $1 billion worth of International Monetary Fund support this year as it gets its reform efforts back on track, the Ukrainian government`s top economic adviser said, according to Reuters.Ivan Miklos, senior economic adviser to new Prime Minister...

      After Marseille Europe can understand Russian hybrid methods used in Ukraine – military expert
      Jun16

      After Marseille Europe can understand Russian hybrid methods used in Ukraine – military expert

      Ukraine Today sits with Ukrainian military expert Mykhailo Samus to discuss possible links between Moscow`s shady tactics and recent clashes of football fans in France.”When Ukrainian police tried to find the persons responsible for the explosions in Odessa or Kharkiv, the majority of these guys were connected to the Russian secret services....