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BUCHAREST, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has postponed a review of Romania's 20 billion euro rescue package until the country forms a new government, President Traian Basescu said on Friday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 12:38 | Reuters
WHO: Animals need to be closely watched for flu GENEVA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 12:36 | Reuters
Emergencies ministry: 28 swine flu cases confirmed in Ukraine, 13 die Twenty-eight cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus have been confirmed in Ukraine, according to Oleksiy Hromazin, the director of the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry's department for healthcare and medical and biological protection.
Nov 6, 2009 at 12:34 | Interfax-Ukraine
U.S. unemployment nears 10 percent as rebound remains slow WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 12:09 | Associated Press
ABC News: Babies cry in native accent Think newborns just eat, sleep and wail the same way across the world? That's not so, according to a new study which found that babies cry with an accent within the first week of life. By recording cries of 60 babies born to French or German parents, researchers discovered that babies cry with the same "prosody" or melody used in their native language by the second day of life. French newborns in the study ended their cries with a lilt at the end typically heard in French. German babies, however, started their cries intensely and dropped off at the end -- much like the emphasis their German parents put in a sentence, according to a study published Thursday in Current Biology. Read the story here.
Nov 6, 2009 at 12:00
EU experts say some countries 'ambushed' by H1N1 STOCKHOLM, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a European flu specialist said on Friday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 11:21 | Reuters
Business New Europe: 12 million Ukrainians could be infected with flu by end of 2010 After bne's initial scepticism about the severity of the flu outbreak in Ukraine, things have taken a turn for the worse.
Nov 6, 2009 at 10:44
Ukraine could use IMF money of account to pay for Russian gas The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed that Ukraine could use Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which the National Bank of Ukraine received from the IMF in August and September, to pay for Russian gas delivered in October, Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has told European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Nov 6, 2009 at 10:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia vows to help Ukraine fight flu Moscow, November 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Russian and Ukrainian Prime Ministers Vladimir Putin and Yulia Tymoshenko discussed bilateral trade and economic relations, as well as joint efforts in the fight against the epidemic of swine flu during a phone conversation on Thursday, the Russian government's press service has reported.
Nov 6, 2009 at 10:12 | Interfax-Ukraine
The Trumpet: Wary view of democracy in Eastern bloc Capitalism and democracy are losing favor in the former Soviet states of Eastern and Central Europe, according to a poll published on Monday. Most respondents reported a stronger feeling of economic comfort under communism.
Nov 6, 2009 at 09:59
Financial Times: EU urges Kyiv to avert fresh gas crisis The European Commission has urged Ukraine to avoid any delays in payment for Russian natural gas that could spark cut-offs in flow to European Union consumers.

José Manuel Barroso, the Commission president, telephoned President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday after Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, warned EU officials there was a risk of a repeat of previous supply cuts. Mr Putin accused Mr Yushchenko of blocking a $500m (€336, £301m) payment for October’s supplies ahead of Saturday’s deadline.
Nov 6, 2009 at 09:55 | Wire reports
Kyiv has sent humanitarian aid to Ivano-Frankivsk region at the order of Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky, the press service of Kyiv City State Administration reported on Thursday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 09:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
Shakhtar in fourth round of UEFA Europa League group stage The Shakhtar Donetsk football booked their place in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League with two matches to spare after beating French Toulouse 2:0 on visit to secure their fourth straight win in Group J of the UEFA Europa League group stage. A team of umpires headed by referee Cesar Muniz Fernandez from Spain serviced the game.
Nov 6, 2009 at 09:29 | Ukrainian News
Gunman kills 12 at Fort Hood Army base, suspect alive KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - An Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived.
Nov 6, 2009 at 09:18 | Reuters
Yushchenko: Ukraine could face $7.8 billion fine for taking less gas than agreed A review of the past ten months suggests that terms of contracts, signed with Russia, carry a serious risk of sanctions exceeding $7.8 billion for Kyiv, President Victor Yushchenko said.
Nov 6, 2009 at 09:11 | Interfax-Ukraine