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      France`s Senate calls for rollback of anti-Russian sanctions
      Jun09

      France`s Senate calls for rollback of anti-Russian sanctions

      The French Senate, the upper house of France`s Parliament, called on that country`s government on Wednesday for the gradual rollback of economic sanctions introduced by the European Union against Russia, according to the Ukrainian news portal Europeiska Pravda.This decision was passed at an evening meeting after four-hour debates, Europeiska...

      USA TODAY: 4 dead in terrorist attack at Tel Aviv market – Israeli police
      Jun09

      USA TODAY: 4 dead in terrorist attack at Tel Aviv market – Israeli police

      Four people were killed Wednesday in a terrorist attack when two gunmen opened fire in a popular gourmet market in central Tel Aviv, Israeli police said, according to USA TODAY.Five other people were wounded and being treated at a hospital, police said, USA TODAY said.Israeli police spokesman Luba Samari told USA TODAY the two alleged shooters...

      Russian performance artist Pavlensky set free after 6-month detention – RFE/RL
      Jun09

      Russian performance artist Pavlensky set free after 6-month detention – RFE/RL

      Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky has been set free after more than six months in detention over his protest actions, but emerged from a Moscow courtroom warning that political repression remains the basis of the Russian government`s power, according to Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).The Meshchansky district court ordered...

      Reuters: Sharapova banned for two years by ITF
      Jun08

      Reuters: Sharapova banned for two years by ITF

      The career of Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova was in tatters on Wednesday after she was given a two-year ban by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) following her positive test for the banned drug meldonium, according to Reuters.In a statement the ITF said the five-times grand slam champion`s ban would be backdated to January...

      Mariupol sector reportedly hottest spot in Donbas on Wednesday
      Jun08

      Mariupol sector reportedly hottest spot in Donbas on Wednesday

      The Mariupol sector is reported to be the hottest spot in Donbas on Wednesday, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.”The hottest spot today was in the Mariupol sector, where the enemy had been attacking our strongholds near the village of Novotroyitske from 122mm self-propelled artillery systems for...

      Mariupol sector reportedly hottest spot in Donbas on Wednesday
      Jun08

      Mariupol sector reportedly hottest spot in Donbas on Wednesday

      The Mariupol sector is reported to be the hottest spot in Donbas on Wednesday, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.”The hottest spot today was in the Mariupol sector, where the enemy had been attacking our strongholds near the village of Novotroyitske from 122mm self-propelled artillery systems for...

      Donetsk militants release OSCE SMM driver
      Jun08

      Donetsk militants release OSCE SMM driver

      Militants in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine have released a driver of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), who was reported missing on Tuesday, June 7, according to an OSCE SMM statement.”The SMM staff member who went missing on 7 June was returned today to the Mission in Donetsk,” reads the statement posted on...

      Moscow, Minsk reach no agreement in gas dispute
      Jun08

      Moscow, Minsk reach no agreement in gas dispute

      Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov announces Moscow and Minsk have failed to reach understanding on the price of Russian natural gas for Belarus, according to Russian business news agency PRIME.”We have discussed that and we will continue to discuss it. We have not reached clear agreements, but we have directions along which we will...

      Ukraine’s Next Big Reform You Haven’t Heard of Yet
      Jun08

      Ukraine’s Next Big Reform You Haven’t Heard of Yet

      Ukraine watchers know all too well that for every success reported about the country, there are numerous setbacks. Yet there are encouraging signs currently occurring within the reform process, particularly at the local level.Perhaps the most successful reform is quietly taking place outside of Kyiv, and has the potential to reinvigorate civic...

      Klitschko: Kyiv to become first city to curb AIDS epidemic by late 2017
      Jun08

      Klitschko: Kyiv to become first city to curb AIDS epidemic by late 2017

      Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko says Kyiv should become first among AIDS-affected cities in the world to stop the epidemic by the end of 2017.”The main thing today is to ensure treatment of 90% of HIV-positive people in the city. Mass examination and an awareness campaign for its need will help more people learn their HIV status and start treatment...