Japan quake kills at least nine
A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media said, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants, according to Reuters.The initial magnitude 6 tremor struck 11 km (7 miles) east of the city of Kumamoto, according to the U.S....
U.S. expects Ukraine`s new Cabinet will continue anti-corruption reform
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says that the United States expects a newly appointed Ukrainian government will continue reform and take further steps to fight against corruption.”There are critically important reforms that include reforms related to fighting corruption that are going to be critical to Ukraine`s longer-term success,” he said...
Ukraine recovers four paintings stolen from Dutch museum
The SBU Security Service of Ukraine has found four paintings by Dutch artists of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, stolen in 2005 from a museum in the town of Hoorn in the Netherlands, according to the SBU press service.After receiving the request from the Dutch law enforcement officers SBU worked thoroughly to verify information on...
Biden: Ukraine should appoint reformist prosecutor general
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says that Ukraine should appoint a reformist prosecutor general to maintain international support, according to a statement on the White House`s website.”In order to maintain international support for Ukraine, the new team should move forward quickly on Ukraine`s reform program, including fulfilling its IMF...
UEFA: Srna stars as Shakhtar swat aside Braga
Darijo Srna marked his record-breaking 486th game for Shakhtar with a goal and two assists as the Ukrainian side marched into the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, according to an announcement on the UEFA official website.The Thursday game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga ended with a 4-0 score (agg: 6-1), UEFA wrote.A giant banner featuring the...
Reuters: Syrian fighter jet apparently downed, pilot believed rescued
A Syrian jet plane was probably shot down on Thursday by Islamic State militants near a military airport in southern Syria but the pilot appears to have been rescued, a monitor said, according to Reuters.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had received information that the hardline group had hit and may have brought down a Syrian...
Russian TV channel`s journalists refused entry into Ukraine
Ukraine`s State Border Guards have denied entry to a group of journalists from Russian TV channel Mir24, who were reportedly planning to visit the town of Pripyat in the Chornobyl exclusion zone to shoot a film on the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”In the morning today [on April 14],...
TASS: Putin expects compromise on disputed Kuril Islands will be found one day
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he expects that a compromise on the disputed Kuril Islands will be found some day, according to Russian news agency TASS.The Russian leadership welcomes the upcoming visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Putin said, TASS reported.”Of course, we will be discussing all problems,” he said at the annual...
Ukroboronprom ships 501 pieces of military hardware to Ukrainian army
State-run Ukroboronprom Concern, which unites major enterprises of Ukraine`s military and defense industry, shipped 501 pieces of military hardware and weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the concern`s press service.”A total of 340 pieces of new equipment and weapons were supplied under agreements with the Ukrainian defense...
Naftogaz to pay over UAH 48 mln for audit, assets evaluation
NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, Ukraine`s largest state-owned energy holding, will pay UAH 48.28 million to EY (former Ernst & Young LLC) and Deloitte for the audit of its financial reports for 2015-2016 and the evaluation of the company`s assets.The audit alone, which will be conducted by Deloitte, will cost the energy giant UAH 32.48 million.EY...
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