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Uzbek power grid withdrawal set to cause shortages ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Uzbekistan is planning to pull the plug on its poorer neighbors this week, withdrawing from the Soviet-era power grid that unites four Central Asian nations.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:12
Dog kills four-year-old boy LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A dog killed a four-year-old boy on Nov. 30 and wounded a 63-year-old woman who tried to stop the attack, police said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:07 | Reuters
Foreign Ministry: No threat to life of Ukrainian citizen injured in Nevsky Express train disaster There is no threat to the life of a Ukrainian citizen injured in the Nevsky Express train disaster in Russia, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Valeriy Dzhyhun has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 15:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Tymoshenko: Miners to receive addition 30% to first grade wage from March 1 The government of Ukraine will raise the first grade wage of miners by 30% from March 1, 2010, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:55 | Interfax-Ukraine
"Big Bang" collider sets particle beam record GENEVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The "Big Bang" experiment at CERN near Geneva scored a world record on Nov. 30 by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider, the research centre announced.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:48 | Reuters
Ukraine expecting arrival of new US ambassador this week New U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft will arrive in Kyiv on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Valeriy Dzhyhun has said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
Nevsky Express bombing changed frequency of mention of Russian officials in media Moscow, November 30 (Interfax) - The prompt actions of the Emergency Situations' Ministry, Russian Railways and the Health and Social Development Ministry in dealing with the consequences of the Nevsky Express train crash in which 26 people died became the main subject of news and press publications at the end of last week and the heads of the institutions - the key newsmakers.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:33 | Interfax-Ukraine
Germany: Iran uranium plans go in wrong direction BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Germany criticised Iran's plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, warning Tehran onNov. 30that it would face further sanctions if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:28 | Reuters
Financial: Negative outlook for Ukrainian banking system The FINANCIAL -- The fundamental credit outlook for the Ukrainianbanking sector remains negative, reflecting the vulnerable state of the credit fundamentals of domestic banks in the medium term amid the ongoing financial and economic crisis, says Moody's Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook on Ukraine. Particular concerns relate to downward pressure not only on banks' capitalisation and profitability as a result of deteriorating asset quality but also on their liquidity due to weak depositor confidence. Read the story here.
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:17
Kyiv plant of aluminum building constructions to attract Hr 10.8 m Kyiv city council has permitted Kyiv plant of aluminum building constructions to attract a UAH 10.8 million credit from Expobank (Kyiv).
Nov 30, 2009 at 14:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
Heads of Dragon Capital, Sandora, Raiffeisen Bank Aval and Philip Morris enter European Business Association's board The head of Dragon Capital Investment Company Tomas Fiala, the director general of Sandora Company, which is under control of Pepsico, Neil Sturrock, Managing Director Philip Morris Ukraine, Caucasus and Moldova Elena Khomenko and Raiffeisen Bank Aval Board Chairman Volodymyr Lavrenchuk have entered the board of the European Business Association (EBA).
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:57 | Interfax-Ukraine
Metinvest starts shipping iron ore to China using Capesize large-capacity vessels The mining division of Metinvest Group has developed the functional logistics for exporting iron ore raw materials using Capesize-class 175,000-400,000 Deadweight tonnage (DWT) vessels.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
26,450 conscripts drafted into Ukrainian army this autumn The autumn 2009 conscription campaign has ended in Ukraine, with a total of 26,450 people being drafted into the Ukrainian army in October-November, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service reported on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Nazi camp guard trial going in Germany MUNICH, Germany, Nov 30 (Reuters) - John Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old former U.S. auto worker, went on trial in Germany on Nov. 30 facing charges he helped to force 27,900 Jews into gas chambers in an extermination camp in 1943.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:47 | Reuters
Spokeswoman: Yushchenko making every effort to free Ukrainians from pirate captivity Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko is making every effort to free Ukrainian citizens from pirate captivity as soon as possible, presidential spokeswoman Iryna Vannykova said at a briefing in Kyiv on Nov. 30.
Nov 30, 2009 at 13:37 | Interfax-Ukraine