All News

Education minister: Students should be provided with proper healthcare, not kicked out of dorms during flu epidemic Education and Science Minister Ivan Vakarchuk has called on rectors of universities not to force students from regions, especially from regions hit by the A(H1N1) flu epidemics, leave their rooms in hostels and provide them with medical aid during the holidays declared for the period of the flu epidemic.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:43 | Ukrainian News
PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - France is proposing a plan to help the world's poorest countries finance renewable energy projects that it hopes will form part of upcoming climate talks, Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in an interview on Sunday.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:39 | Reuters
Family Ministry prolongs rest in Artek of children from regions hit by epidemic The Ministry for Affairs of Family, Youth Policy, and Sport has decided to prolong the rest of children from nine regions, in which quarantine has been declared for the A(H1N1) epidemics, in the Artek international children's center in Crimea and the Moloda Hvardia children center in Odesa.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:31 | Ukrainian News
Kremlin adviser: US weapons talks on track MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are on track to sign a new deal to reduce their arsenals of nuclear weapons by the time a previous agreement expires next month, a Kremlin aide said at a policy conference in Morocco.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:23 | Reuters
Fourteen cases of A(H1N1) influenza registered in Ukraine Fourteen cases of the A(H1N1) influenza have been officially confirmed in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced this in an address to Ukrainians on October 31.
Nov 1, 2009 at 14:17 | Ukrainian News
Tymoshenko pledges to revamp ailing hospitals by 2012 Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has pledged to revamp Ukraine's ailing hospitals and health system within two years.

Tymoshenko said this while meeting with medical staff of the Chernihiv regional oncologic dispensary.
Nov 1, 2009 at 12:27 | Ukrainian News
Chief doctor: mass refusal by citizens to be vaccinated partly to blame for A(H1N1) epidemic Chief State Sanitary Doctor Oleksandr Bilovol sees the mass refusal from vaccination as one of the reasons for the epidemic of flu and acute respiratory diseases in Ukraine.

He said this during the conference call meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday.
Nov 1, 2009 at 12:05 | Ukrainian News
Afghan challenger drops out of election KABUL (AP) — The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in next week's runoff election withdrew from the ballot Sunday, six days before it was to take place — effectively handing Afghanistan's leader a victory but raising doubts about the credibility of the government at a time when the U.S. is anxious for an effective partner in the war against the Taliban.
Nov 1, 2009 at 11:58 | Associated Press
Russian military plane crashes, 11 dead MOSCOW (AP) — Russian investigators say a heavy-lift military cargo plane has crashed on takeoff in Siberia, killing all 11 crew members on board.
Nov 1, 2009 at 11:42 | Associated Press
Railway steps up fight against A(H1N1) virus The South-West Railway has started prophylaxis against A(H1N1) virus at railway stations and trains. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press service of the South-West Railway.
Nov 1, 2009 at 11:25 | Ukrainian News
Ukraine gets assistance pledge from 12 countries to help combat A(H1N1) flu epidemic Twelve countries have expressed their preparedness to provide Ukraine with consultative assistance and equipment and medicines supplies to suppress the A(H1N1) flu epidemic.
Nov 1, 2009 at 10:57 | Ukrainian News
No trick: 2,000 kids knock on White House door WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families.
Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24
Euronews: Ukraine gripped by swine flu fears Ukraine’s swine flu epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate. The number of deaths has risen to nearly 50. President Viktor Yushchenko made the announcement, having put the number of victims at 11 just 24 hours earlier. Read the story here.
Nov 1, 2009 at 10:09
New York Times: Ukraine bans big crowds to combat swine flu Clifford J. Levy writes from Moscow: The Ukrainian government is taking some of the sternest measures in the world against the spread of the swine flu virus, ordering schools nationwide to close for three weeks, banning public gatherings and imposing restrictions on travel. Read the story here.
Nov 1, 2009 at 09:55
Digital Journal: Swine flu fear grips Ukraine as death toll dramatically rises Ukraine residents have begun panic-buying face masks and influenza medicines as the death toll from the country's swine flu epidemic rises dramatically in 24 hours. Read the story here.
Nov 1, 2009 at 09:34