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Orlen Lietuva concerned over worsening business conditions in Ukraine The Ukrainian representative office of Lithuanian-based Orlen Lietuva (former Mazeikiu nafta) is concerned over the worsening business conditions in Ukraine, Ihor Maistrenko, the head of the representative office, has told Interfax-Ukraine.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Official: Afghan buildup involves 30,000 troops WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ends three months of exacting deliberationsDec. 1to outline his new Afghan strategy — 30,000 additional U.S. troops to beat back an emboldened Taliban insurgency and train local government troops, The Associated Press has learned.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:50
U.S. considers Russian security proposal ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Foreign policy chiefs from 56 western and central Asian countries saidDec. 1they hope to reach a new security agreement that would cover much of the northern hemisphere.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:45
Antimonopoly committee fines two pharmaceutical distributors Hr 130,000 The Donetsk regional department of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) has fined Chornobyl-Dopomoha Ltd. and Farmacia (both based in Donetsk) Hr 130,000 for abusing anti-monopoly legislation, according to a press release of the committee.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Foreign Ministry: Ukraine ready to chair OSCE in 2013 Ukraine's foreign minister Petro Poroshenko has confirmed Ukraine's readiness to chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:37 | Interfax-Ukraine
Bank: Mexican migrants sent 36% money less in October MEXICO (AP) — Mexico's central bank says the money migrants sent home fell nearly 36 percent in October compared to the same month last year. It's the largest drop since records began to be kept in 1996.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:28
U.S. Federal Trade Commission explores future of journalism in Internet age WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism as printed newspapers, television stations and other traditional media outlets suffer from Americans' growing reliance on the Internet.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:20
Second train blast injures Russian investigator MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top investigative body says its chief was injured by a bomb that went off as he and colleagues were scouring the wreckage of a passenger train that derailed due to an earlier blast.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:12
Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy gowns hit auction blocks PARIS (AP) — Audrey Hepburn fans got a sneak peakDec. 1of dozens of garments and personal effects once belonging to the movie star that will hit the auction blocks next week.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:06
Yushchenko promises fair and democratic elections in Ukraine Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko believes that in January 2010 transparent, fair and democratic presidential elections will be held in Ukraine in strict compliance with the law.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russian train attack will not harm World Cup bid JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The bomb attack on the Moscow-St Petersburg train that left 26 people dead and scores injured on Friday would not damage Russia's hopes of staging the World Cup finals, according to their bid leader.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:55 | Reuters
France to form new anti-terror force PARIS (AP) — France's Interior Ministry says it is grouping its elite police intervention units into a single force to better fight potential terrorist attacks.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:39
Yushchenko says prosecutor general responsible for enforcing law on state language in Ukraine Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has said the Prosecutor General's Office is responsible for enforcing the law on the state language in Ukraine.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she described her anguish over no longer having contact with him and his family after the revelation that she had been living illegally for years in the United States in public housing.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:29
Alec Baldwin considers his film career a failure LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. actor Alec Baldwin says he has lost interest in acting and considers his film career a failure.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:23 | Reuters