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“English fans need to know that if they try to mess with Ukrainian women then we will try to mess with them. The sex industry exploits women who are so poor and often uneducated. That is why we are going to try to attack every match.”
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
Inna Shevchenko, a member of Femen, the women's group that stages topless protests against men who come to Ukraine for sex tourism.
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) — Energy-starved Tajikistan has banned the production of incandescent light bulbs in the country's latest effort to conserve power. Nov 17, 2009 at 10:10 | Associated Press |
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Anne Applebaum writes: I woke up Monday morning with a sore throat, and mentioned this to a friend. "Swine flu?" he asked, oinking a few times for emphasis. No, as far as I can tell I do not have swine flu, the virus more formally known as H1N1. But even if I did, I'm not sure that anyone around me would take it very seriously. Read the story here.
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YANGON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - At least 50 people are believed to have drowned in Myanmar when a wooden ferry packed with 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in the southern Irrawaddy delta region, officials said on Nov. 17. Nov 17, 2009 at 10:01 | Reuters |
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Victoria Nicks writes: In Ukraine, a strain of the flu has infected 1.4 million people. The death toll, according to the Ukraine Health Ministry, is at 315 people as of November 16. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:57 |
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The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade in goods and services January through September 2009 was estimated at $1.08 billion, which was 9.5 times down on the same period last year, the Ukrainian State Statistics Committee reported on Nov. 16. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:57 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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A mayor of a small Ukrainian town who has made headlines for anti-Semitic comments in recent months was approved by his country's central voting committee to run in January's presidential race. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:52 |
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Ukraine’s presidential election seems destined to be decided in a run-off, according to a poll by the Ukrainian Project System. 21.4 per cent of respondents would vote for former prime minister Viktor Yanukovych of the Party of Regions (PR), while 18.1 per cent would back current prime minister Yulia Timoshenko. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:47 |
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Ukraine’s economy contracted 15.9 percent last quarter, extending the former Soviet state’s decline, as political wrangling stalled the payment of bailout funds needed to keep the country afloat. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:39 |
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The Health Ministry on Nov. 16 reported that 315 people have died on flu-like and actute repiratory illnesses. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:37 |
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Ukrainian politics is like Mexican telenovelas. The characters are the same for years and years: charming but cunning Tymoshenko, dull but pragmatic Yanukovych, idealistic but weak Yushchenko, plus the whole plethora of old faces from Litvin to Tihipko. Yatsenyuk is the only new face, campaigning with smart khaki billboards, but with surprisingly old-fashioned views. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:34 |
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The European Union and Russia on Nov. 16 signed an early warning agreement designed to prevent sudden energy cut-offs. But the Slovak Prime Minister, after separate talks in Moscow, said a fresh gas crisis is lurking round the corner. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:28 |
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James Marson writes from Kyiv: Ukrainian presidential front-runner Viktor Yanukovych says that after five years under a pro-Western leader, his country needs to rebuild strong ties with Russia and ease up on pursuit of membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Read the story here. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:25 |
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There were tentative signs yesterday that Ukraine, one of the world's hardest-hit economies, might be crawling out of its deep recession, in spite of a steep fall in gross domestic product in the third quarter. And although the 15 per cent fall in annualised GDP reported yesterday is smaller than previous figures of 20.3 per cent and 17.8 per cent in the first and second quarters, Ukraine faces a daunting struggle. With two months to go before presidential elections the International Monetary Fund has frozen a bailout amid stalled reform. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:23 |
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PRAGUE (AP) — With their country in deep political crisis, Czechs will take to the streets throughout the country Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of decades of repressive communist rule. Nov 17, 2009 at 09:17 | Associated Press |