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Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations CHICAGO (AP) — For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television
Today at 10:58 | (Wire reports)
Financial Times: Ukraine deal eases gas disruption fears Vladimir Putin, Russian prime minister, has agreed to waive sanctions against Ukraine and amend Russia’s natural gas contract with the country, in a move that could ease fears of a disruption to European gas supplies this winter.Thursday’s agreement could also boost the prospects in Ukraine’s hotly contested presidential election for his Ukrainian counterpart, Yulia Tymoshenko.
Today at 10:41 | (Wire reports)
BBC News: Ukraine, Russia reach gas deal Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised there will be no "shocks" in Europe's gas supply this winter. Read the story here.
Today at 10:33 | (Wire reports)
Kyiv Post website undergoes improvements The Kyiv Post thanks its online readers for their patience and apologizes for any difficulties they have experienced in accessing the website in recent days. The newspaper believes it has solved the problem by moving to a new server that is better able to accommodate the greater volume of content and higher online readership since an Oct. 24 redesign.
Today at 10:26 | Staff reports
Washington Post: In Ukraine, H1N1 pandemic sets off panic and politicking Philip P. Pan writes:As the pandemic H1N1 influenza surges with the onset of winter, the nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union appear particularly vulnerable to the deadly virus. Burdened with weak health-care systems, relatively inexperienced news media outlets and shaky governments that have little public trust, the region also seems ripe for panic and political strife over the flu. Read the story here.
Today at 10:11 | (Wire reports)
Ukraine to send its special operations soldiers to help anti-piracy campaign off Somali coast Ukraine will send around 30 soldiers of the Alfa special unit of the Security Service of Ukraine to participate in the EU-led anti-piracy Operation Atalanta.
Today at 08:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
Share of bad loans in Ukraine in October 8.1 percent up The share of bad loans in the overall amount of loans provided by Ukrainian banks grew by one percentage point or by Hr 6 billion in October 2009, to 8.1 percent, or Hr 61 billion as of Nov. 1, the National Bank of Ukraine has reported.
Today at 08:09 | Interfax-Ukraine
Education institutions in regions with low rate of flu cases to resume working on Nov. 23
Today at 08:05 | Interfax-Ukraine
Quarantine ends in educational institutions of Kyiv on Nov. 25
Today at 08:01 | (Wire reports)
Flu, respiratory infections kill 362 people in Ukraine, says Health Ministry By Nov. 20, a total of 362 people have died of the flu and respiratory infections in Ukraine.
Today at 07:57 | (Wire reports)
Russia tops Pricewaterhouse global fraud survey MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Russia has the world's most fraudulent economy and attempts to stamp out white-collar crime have done little to stop its spread during the global financial downturn, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a survey. Seventy-one percent of Russian respondents to PwC's global economic crime survey said they had been subject to economic crime in the past year, more than in next-ranked South Africa, Kenya, Canada and Mexico.
Today at 07:53 | (Wire reports)
Year-end positioning, Ukraine worries hit stocks LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World equities fell on bank worries and the dollar climbed on Friday as a bout of year-end risk aversion gripped European markets, and Wall Street looked set to follow suit.
Today at 07:48 | Reuters
Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church MOSCOW (AP) — A gunman killed a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church and seriously wounded the reverend's assistant, officials said Friday.
Today at 07:39 | (Wire reports)
Critic of Chechen president fears for his life MOSCOW (AP) — The brother of a Chechen government critic slain in Dubai this year is asking Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for protection.
Today at 07:35 | (Wire reports)
Cosmonaut says Russia falling behind in space race MOSCOW (AP) — Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
Today at 07:31 | (Wire reports)