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U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights of LGBTI Persons to visit Ukraine
Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry will visit Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 7- 8.”June 7- 8, Special Envoy Berry will visit Kyiv, Ukraine, to participate in the country`s Pride Festival and meet with various civil society organizations and government officials,” according to a statement, published on the official website of...
World`s longest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland today
The world`s longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work, according to the BBC.The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe, the BBC reports.Switzerland says it will...
Fiscal Service head Nasirov doesn`t want to disband tax police
Chief of Ukraine`s State Fiscal Service (SFS) Roman Nasirov says it is inexpedient to disband the tax police and suggests that it should be transformed into a financial investigation service.”Last year, we already proposed several options of reforming the tax police. The basic option is to transform the tax police into a financial investigation...
The Guardian: North Korea praises Trump, urges U.S. voters to reject `dull Hillary`
North Korean state media has praised U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump, describing him as a ”wise politician” and ”far-sighted candidate” who could help unify the Korean peninsula, The Guardian has reported.An editorial in DPRK Today, an official media outlet, welcomed the Republican presidential candidate`s proposal to hold direct talks...
Oil prices fall on rising Middle East output, Asia demand concerns
Oil prices fell over 1% on Wednesday as production from major Middle East exporters was expected to remain high or even increase just as concerns over the state of China`s economy weighed on its fuel demand outlook, Reuters reported.Brent crude futures were trading at $49.29 per barrel at 0649 GMT, down 60 cents, or 1.2%, from their last...
Lifting Russia sanctions now would weaken EU authority – Polish MFA
The European Union must not ease sanctions on Russia until the so-called Minsk peace agreement is fully implemented, as this would weaken the bloc`s position in its relations with Moscow, Poland`s Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymanski told Reuters.Szymanski`s comments come amid suggestions that the EU may begin to ease its sanctions on Russia...
ATO HQ: Militant attacks in Donbas on rise in last day
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 31 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).The Russian-backed mercenaries mounted 15 attacks in the Donetsk sector, 14 attacks in the Mariupol sector, and two attacks in the Luhansk sector. More than...
Costa Concordia captain Schettino`s jail sentence upheld – BBC
An Italian appeals court has upheld the 16-year sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people, according to the BBC.Francesco Schettino was sentenced last year after a court found him guilty of manslaughter; causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship, the BBC wrote.He was seeking to overturn...
Czech police arrest five Ukrainians for forging documents for migrants
Czech police say they have broken up a criminal network that was producing and distributing forged Lithuanian documents for migrants to gain access to the European Union, according to Radio Liberty.Pavel Hantak, spokesman for the Czech organized crime squad, said on May 31 that 10 suspects from former Soviet republics were arrested across the...
Reuters: China says first stealth fighter not yet in service, but coming soon
China is still testing its first stealth fighter, the J-20, but the warplane will soon enter service, the air force said, after pictures circulated in Chinese media suggesting it had already joined the active fleet, according to Reuters.China expects the J-20 to help narrow the military gap with the United States, and its confirmation of the...