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Yushchenko attacks rivals over flu epidemic Nov 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian leader Victor Yushchenko on Wednesday accused opponents running against him in a January presidential election of criminal negligence in the way they have handled an outbreak of swine flu.Yushchenko said bitter rival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, ex-prime minister Viktor Yanukovich and parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn were all aware of a flu epidemic in the week they organised mass rallies for their own campaigns.
November 04 at 22:48 | Reuters
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Inter Milan scored twice in an exhilarating last four minutes to win 2-1 at Dynamo Kyiv and revive their Champions League Group F campaign on Wednesday.
November 04 at 22:46 | Reuters
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Unmasking the truth about swine flu Just about everybody knows the H1N1 virus -- popularly known as swine flu -- has spread around the globe since it was first identified in Mexico in April. But few people realize that the spread has been so thorough that doctors now consider the H1N1 virus to be the dominant flu strain in the world today. Read the story here.
November 04 at 22:25
Agence France Presse: Death toll rises to 86 in Ukraine flu epidemic Eighty-six people have died in Ukraine from flu and respiratory infections, the health ministry said Wednesday, in an epidemic the World Health Organisation said could be largely due to the A(H1N1) virus. Read the story here.
November 04 at 22:00
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Swine flu fears spread Concerns over swine flu are sweeping countries from Ukraine to Afghanistan as governments scramble to deal with reported outbreaks of the disease. Read the story here.
November 04 at 21:55
Wall Street Journal: Large Ukraine wage increases could spur inflation, job cuts The International Monetary Fund's Ukrainian mission chief says boosting public-sector wages and pensions by more than 10% could stoke inflation or necessitate significant job cuts. Read the story here.
November 04 at 21:49
Bloomberg: Ukraine nurses, patients make masks as flu spreads Nurses and patients at the town hospital in Chernivstsi, Ukraine, came together in an unusual task today: making their own protective masks. Read the story here.
November 04 at 21:43
United Press International: Ukraine flu outbreak worries EU neighbors BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- An explosive outbreak of influenza in Ukraine is worrying EU member nations that border it, observers say. Kyiv has issued a call for international help in obtaining anti-viral drugs, saying 71 people have died in the past week and another 240 people hospitalized in serious condition among more than 250, 000 reported cases of flu-like infection, the EUobserver reported Wednesday. Read the story here.
November 04 at 21:32
Novinite: Ukraine admits trouble paying for Russian gas, crisis looming The Ukrainian state-owned company Naftogaz has admitted having financial difficulties that could hinder its paying for Russian gas supplies for October 2009. Read the story here.
November 04 at 21:24
China View: Flu death toll rises to 86 in Ukraine Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened, 86 people have died from flu and respiratory infections, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Some 478, 000 people were registered with national health authorities as suffering from the flu since mid-October, of whom 17 had confirmed cases of swine flu, Lyudmila Mukharska, Ukraine's deputy chief health officer, told a news conference in Kyiv. Read the story here.
November 04 at 21:16
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommends that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) raise interest rates on NBU certificates of deposit, which is to help ease pressure on the foreign exchange rate.
November 04 at 21:14
The growing debts of domestic customs and the complex financial situation in Ukraine are hindering the accumulation of funds of Ukraine's Naftogaz for timely and full settlements for the natural gas imported in October, a Wednesday Naftogaz statement says.
November 04 at 21:11
As of Nov. 4, a total of 3, 967 Ukrainian servicemen have contracted flu or other acute respiratory infections, and four people have symptoms of the A/H1N1 virus, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said.
November 04 at 21:08
IMF anxious about government's draft budget for 2010, social standards law
November 04 at 21:01
Facts about New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Nov 4 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was elected to his third four-year term on Tuesday, defeating the city's Democratic Comptroller Bill Thompson in a surprisingly close vote, 51 percent to 46 percent.
November 04 at 20:55