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Strong economic reports lift hopes for recovery NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes for the fledgling U.S. economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.
Nov 2, 2009 at 18:49 | Associated Press
Lukoil hopes to restart Odesa oil refinery by Nov. 5 Moscow, November 2 (Interfax) - Lukoil will get the Odesa refinery in Ukraine running at full capacity on November 5, a representative of the Russian oil company told Interfax.
Nov 2, 2009 at 18:04 | Interfax-Ukraine
Putin: Russia and Ukraine should meet gas supply obligations to Europe "I hope that all contractual obligations will be met by both Gazprom and by its Ukrainian partners," Putin told a press conference after talks with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

Sweden, the current EU president, was briefed on energy supplies to Ukraine a day earlier, Putin said.

Russia has paid $2.5 billion for all transit fees until the first quarter of 2010 inclusively, he said.

"In fact we provided massive financial aid to our Ukrainian partners," Putin said. According to the International Monetary Fund, "Ukraine has no problem with money, money is there," he said.

"The head of the Ukrainian government says that President Yuschenko is blocking a Ukrainian Central Bank transfer of money that is due to be paid. We know nothing, we do not interfere with Ukraine's domestic affairs during the election campaign," Putin said.

"Until now our Ukrainian partners have met their obligations, although the current crisis made life difficult for everyone. We hope that these obligations will continue to be met," Putin said.
Nov 2, 2009 at 18:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Update: Putin calls on EU to lend Ukraine money for gas MOSCOW, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on the European Union on Monday to lend money to Ukraine to help Kiev pay for Russian gas supplies and avoid disruptions to gas flows to European customers this winter.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:57 | Reuters
Tymoshenko: State will set up its own drugstore chain Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says that the government is currently working on setting up a chain of state-owned drugstores.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine has 14 presidential contenders to date The Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered one of the leaders of the Free Democrats Party, Mykhailo Brodsky, and a member of Kyiv city council, Oleksandr Pabat, as candidates for Ukraine's presidency.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has demanded that the Cabinet of Ministers take urgent steps to made changes to the gas contracts Ukraine signed with Russia on January 19, 2009.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia's Putin adds conditions for new climate deal MOSCOW, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russia will only support a new global climate deal if all major industrialised nations sign up to it and if the capacity of Russia's giant forests are taken into account, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:36 | Reuters
World's fastest man adopts world's fastest animal NAIROBI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt on Monday adopted a cheetah cub in Kenya's Nairobi National Park.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:35 | Reuters
Golf: Poulter and Fisher achieve career highs in world rankings LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher have reached career highs in the world rankings issued on Monday.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:31
Turkey reports 4 more swine flu deaths ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four children died of swine flu on Monday in Turkey, bringing the country's death toll to eight, the Health Ministry said.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:31 | Associated Press
Ukraine in panic over swine flu; WHO team visits Ukraine is in a panic about swine flu, with officials closing schools, imposing travel restrictions and limiting public gatherings. Yet many suspect that politics, not health issues, are behind the uproar.
Nov 2, 2009 at 17:13
Tymoshenko: Medicines bought at state's cost to be sent directly to hospitals Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has said that the medicines bought at with state funds will be sent only to medical establishments.
Nov 2, 2009 at 16:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian steel industry decline still slowing Ukraine's steel industry reduced finished roll output 23% year-on-year in January-October to 21.708 million tonnes, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax.
Nov 2, 2009 at 16:36 | Interfax-Ukraine
The flu epidemic in Ukraine could influence the stock market, increase political tensions and affect industrial output in November, experts say.
Nov 2, 2009 at 16:35 | Interfax-Ukraine