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Buffett to buy Media General Newspapers Warren Buffett's BerkshireHathawayInc is boosting its bet on the newspaper industry, with a deal to buy the majority ofMedia General Inc's papers for $142 million in cash.
May 17 at 19:06 | Reuters
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Azarov admits no discounts from 2010 gas deal Meeting with members of the European Parliament in Brussels this week, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov acknowledged what the critics of President Viktor Yanukovych have been saying all along: The much-ballyhooed April 2010 Kharkiv natural-gas deal with Russia has brought the country no tangible benefits.
May 17 at 18:57
Khoroshkovsky not to stand in parliamentary elections First Vice Premier of Ukraine Valeriy Khoroshkovsky will not stand for election in the upcoming parliamentary polls.
May 17 at 18:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
Pre-term elections in some regions to be held on same day as parliamentary elections Pre-term elections of the heads of a number of local governments in Ukraine will be held on October 28, 2012.
May 17 at 18:33 | Interfax-Ukraine
Europe official says Tymoshenko needs more privacy A European official says Ukrainian authorities are impinging on the privacy of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
May 17 at 18:06 | Associated Press
Azarov: Ukraine never contrasted EU with Eurasian Union The importance of Ukraine's cooperation with the European Union should not be contrasted with that of its relationship with the Eurasian Union, said Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
May 17 at 17:56 | Interfax-Ukraine
Barroso says wants Greece to stay in Euro area UNITED NATIONS- TheEuropean Unionsaid it will honor its commitments toGreecein an effort to make sure it remains within the euro area but saidAthenstoo must meet its obligations to the EU, the head of the head of theEuropean Commissionsaid on Thursday, May 17.
May 17 at 17:41 | Reuters
Azarov: Nord, South Streams not alternative to Ukraine's gas transportation system The Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) remains the most reliable and cheapest gas transit route to Europe, despite the construction of the Nord Stream and South Stream gas pipelines, said Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
May 17 at 17:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Yanukovych: Tymoshenko case won't be solved before completion of legal processes Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said that it will be possible to find a political solution to the situation of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko when all legal processes are finished, co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee on Ukraine said.
May 17 at 17:15 | Interfax-Ukraine
Doctors oppose Tymoshenko's participation in hearing on UESU case on May 21 Kharkiv – The commission of doctors in charge of the treatment of former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko thinks that their patient should not attend a hearing of Kyivsky District Court of Kharkiv of the criminal case on the activities of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) Corporation on May 21, the deputy head of the commissions, Halyna Siroshtan, said.
May 17 at 17:05 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kolesnikov opens new terminal at Kyiv Airport Ukrainian Vice Premier and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov opened a new terminal at the Kyiv Airport (Zhuliany) on May 17.
May 17 at 16:53 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine, Russia justice ministries sign cooperation agreement for 2012-2013 Ukrainian and Russian justice institutions will exchange experience in conducting state reforms in the judicial and lawmaking spheres, the press service of the Justice Ministry of Ukraine said on Thursday, May 17.
May 17 at 16:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russian markets hit 8-month low on oil price drop MOSCOW — Russia's MICEX benchmark has shed nearly 3 percent to hit its lowest point since Oct. 5, as oil prices keep falling, lowering revenue from its lucrative sector and as fears grow that Greece's political crisis will hurt the European economy.
May 17 at 16:27 | Associated Press
Hryschenko: Without 'Kharkiv discount' on gas, Ukraine's economy would be in trouble Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko has said that without the discount on Russian gas secured under the Kharkiv Agreement, the Ukrainian economy would not have been able to maintain its balance of payments.
May 17 at 16:17 | Interfax-Ukraine
US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran JERUSALEM — Washington's envoy to Israel says the U.S. has plans in place to attack Tehran if necessary to prevent it from becoming an atomic military power.
May 17 at 16:10 | Associated Press