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The State Tax Administration, the State Inspection for Prices, and the State Inspection for Quality of Medicines will start checks at drug stores from November 2 to make sure drug stores have medicines from the list endorsed by the Health Ministry and to check the prices of medicines Oct 31, 2009 at 21:44 | Ukrainian News |
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Kyiv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has promised to revive the Ukrainian language and strengthen spirituality in the country if she wins presidential elections. Oct 31, 2009 at 20:31 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The 83-year-old ex-president wrote in state-controlled newspapers on Saturday that many of Cuba's early cases of the virus were visitors from the United States and he used the occasion to take a jab at the U.S. embargo. "We had the strange case where the United States on one hand authorized more trips for a large number of people carrying the virus, and on the other prohibited us from obtaining equipment and medicine to combat the virus," Castro said. He added, however, that President Barack Obama was not plotting to infect Cubans with the flu when, in April, he eased restrictions on Cuban-Americans who want to travel or send money to Cuba. "I don't think, of course, that it was the intention of the United States," Castro wrote. Cuba's government blames Washington's 47-year-old trade sanctions for shortages of medical supplies, though U.S. law allows direct sale of American medical equipment to this country, where health care is free for all citizens. Cuba tried to halt the outbreak of swineflu early this year by grounding all flights to Mexico, where the virus was spreading rapidly, and by imposing quarantines on those who were ill. Medical personnel went door-to-door to keep the virus contained through the summer. Most early cases were visitors from the United States or other countries. But health officials say that that swineflu is now spreading at a much faster rate and Castro said it has already infected patients in every Cuban province, "principally those with the highest number of relatives who reside in the United States." Cuba has reported seven deaths and 793 confirmed cases. The World Health Organization says there have been more than 4,500 swineflu fatalities worldwide. Castro, who gave up leadership when he had a medical crisis in July 2006, met Tuesday for about two hours with Margaret Chan, the World Health Organization secretary-general. Chan said Cuba will be among the about 100 developing countries that could begin receiving international swineflu vaccines as early as next month. Cuban leaders originally expressed reservations about the cost and effectiveness of vaccinations against the virus, but have since agreed to accept doses arriving from overseas. Castro himself remains somewhat reticent, however, writing Saturday that "our citizens should be aware that vaccinations against certain types of virus are difficult, given their genetic mutations." Oct 31, 2009 at 20:12 | Associated Press |
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MARRAKESH, Morocco, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A standoff between Ukrainian political forces ahead of a presidential election poses risks for Russian gas supplies to Europe, a Kremlin aide said on Saturday. Oct 31, 2009 at 19:55 | Reuters |
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BERLIN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl paid their respects to the ordinary people who were behind the peaceful revolution of 1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall at an emotional ceremony in Berlin on Saturday. Oct 31, 2009 at 19:33 | Reuters |
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Kyiv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Regions Party has demanded that Ukrainian Health Minister Vasyl Kniazevych be immediately dismissed, party leader Viktor Yanukovych has said. Oct 31, 2009 at 19:09 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Actor Ethan Hawke has praised Madonna's words of support for Gypsies during her concert in Romania. Oct 31, 2009 at 19:09 | Associated Press |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama awaited more than 2,000 children at the White House Saturday night for a Halloween holiday celebration. Oct 31, 2009 at 18:53 |
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In Lviv in the western region, some pharmacies ran out of flu medicines and masks on Saturday after worried customers made bulk purchases. Read the story here. Oct 31, 2009 at 18:36 |
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Washington, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The program of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stabilized the Ukrainian economy, however, the law increasing social standards in the country poses a threat to this stability, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has said. Oct 31, 2009 at 18:23 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Moscow, October 31 (Interfax) - In analyzing Joseph Stalin's role in the Soviet Union's history, it is wrong to concentrate only on the period of mass repressions, Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said. Oct 31, 2009 at 17:19 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian enterprises will in three or four days start to produce up to one million face masks a day, Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has said. Oct 31, 2009 at 17:07 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Kyiv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine will gain membership of the European Union, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said in her election program entitled “Ukraine Will Win. Ukraine is You.” Oct 31, 2009 at 16:46 |
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The mission of the World Health Organization will visit Ukraine on November 2 to study the situation in the regions hit by the A(H1N1) flu epidemic. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko announced this after the conference call meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday. Oct 31, 2009 at 16:31 | Ukrainian News |
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Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Lviv region needs an additional 15,000 packs of Tamiflu, a medication used to treat and prevent flu. Oct 31, 2009 at 16:25 | Interfax-Ukraine |