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      Shymkiv: Ukraine may launch 5G, skipping 4G
      Mar23

      Shymkiv: Ukraine may launch 5G, skipping 4G

      Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Dmytro Shymkiv says Ukraine may be ready for the launch of 5G (mobile networks of the 5th generation), skipping 4G tenders, LІGA.net reported.Shymkiv forecasts that 4G licenses will be unnecessary if commercial equipment for 5G networks is available on the market by the time of the next...

      Right Sector declares ambitious plans to partake in elections
      Mar23

      Right Sector declares ambitious plans to partake in elections

      The new leader of the Right Sector organization Andriy Tarasenko has said that his party will take part in all elections to be conducted in Ukraine, Liga.Novosti reported.”We will certainly take part in all elections: local, by-elections and snap parliamentary ones. But this is not an end in itself for us,” Tarasenko said.In addition, the leader...

      Russian warplane carrying 160 servicemen leaves Syria
      Mar23

      Russian warplane carrying 160 servicemen leaves Syria

      The Il-76 aircraft carrying 160 military servicemen who performed the task of materiel support of the Russian air group in Syria has left Hmeimim airbase and headed for Russia, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry has told reporters, according to Russian news agency TASS.The military service members who have left Hmeimim performed...

      Central bank, fiscal service to cooperate on business deoffshorization in Ukraine
      Mar23

      Central bank, fiscal service to cooperate on business deoffshorization in Ukraine

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is ready to start cooperation with the State Fiscal Service in the area of business deoffshorization in Ukraine, the regulator reported on its website referring to results of a trilateral working meeting of the NBU management with the State Fiscal Service and the Antimonopoly Committee.According to the NBU, the...

      Brussels bombing prime suspect arrested – media
      Mar23

      Brussels bombing prime suspect arrested – media

      A prime suspect in Tuesday`s Brussels bombings, Najim Laachraoui, was arrested on Wednesday in the city`s Anderlecht district, several Belgian media said, Reuters reported.Police and prosecutors could not be reached for comment, but federal prosecutors announced they would hold a news conference at 12:00 GMT, as reported by Reuters.Police were...

      FAO names most lucrative markets for Ukrainian exporters
      Mar23

      FAO names most lucrative markets for Ukrainian exporters

      The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Organization has named Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Serbia as the most promising markets for Ukrainian exporters, according to economist from the FAO Investment Centre Dmytro Prykhodko.”First of all, it is a group of the countries that import food products not included in...

      U.S. strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp
      Mar23

      U.S. strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp

      At least 50 militants were killed in a U.S. air strike on an al Qaeda training camp in the mountains of southern Yemen, medics and a local official said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.The attack took place as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) recruits queued for dinner at the camp, west of the port city of Mukalla on Yemen`s south...

      Food accounts for third of Ukrainian households` spending – statistics
      Mar23

      Food accounts for third of Ukrainian households` spending – statistics

      The total sum of Ukrainian households` spending last year amounted to UAH 1.325 trillion with food and non-alcoholic beverages accounting for 38.4% of the households` budget, or more than UAH 509 billion, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Payments for housing and utility services accounted for 14.8% of the total expenditures of...

      Kremlin says it knows nothing about Poroshenko-Putin deal on Savchenko
      Mar23

      Kremlin says it knows nothing about Poroshenko-Putin deal on Savchenko

      The Kremlin does not confirm a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has allegedly promised to release or exchange Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko after the trial ends in Russia, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”I do not know about such agreements,” TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman...

      Trump and Clinton win big in Arizona
      Mar23

      Trump and Clinton win big in Arizona

      U.S. presidential front-runners, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, have continued their winning streaks, taking Arizona, the BBC reported.The issue of immigration loomed large in the south-western state, the biggest prize in the latest round of contests, according to the BBC.Polls showed that Mr. Trump`s anti-immigration...