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Experts doubt Tymoshenko's government will be dismissed Today at 14:18
Ukraine's national football team holds 24 place in FIFA ranking Today at 14:10
Derzhspozhivstandard registers violations of tobacco product trade at 20% of checked outlets Today at 14:04
GM to release plan for European units in December Today at 13:58
Ukrainian parliament returns draft state budget for 2010 to government for revision Today at 13:55
Christmas tree to be lit in Kyiv on Dec. 19 Today at 11:53
Culture and Tourism Ministry reduces smoking in Ukrainian hotels Today at 11:37
Foreign polling stations for Ukrainian presidential elections to be set up by Dec. 9 Today at 11:28
IMF still expects consensus from Ukraine on budget position Today at 11:26
Russian, UK diplomats discuss relations with Ukraine, Moldova, Caucasus states Today at 11:11
Ukraine has not asked Russia for state loans Today at 11:05
UN urges Ukraine not to send Afghans seeking refugee status back home Today at 11:02
Polanski will not agree to extradition Today at 10:54
U.S. transport chief urges safer roads in Russia Today at 10:44
Tymoshenko calls for Russia, Ukraine to cooperate in grain trade Today at 10:39
World Bank approves $60 million for hydropower rehabilitation project in Ukraine Today at 10:25
U.S. seeks release of geologist in China secrets case Today at 10:15
Russia, Ukraine seek broader ties in shipbuilding, aviation Today at 10:06
Health Ministry confirms 356 deaths caused by influenza and ARVI Today at 09:24
Masked gunman kills Russian priest at Moscow church Today at 09:17
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MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. transportation secretary says Russia's biggest challenge in that domain is building a safe road network — and he is urging the former Cold War adversary to follow America's lead.
Today at 10:44 | Associated Press
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Moscow, November 20 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and the UK Foreign Office's Political Director General Geoffrey Adams have met in London to discuss their countries' relations with Ukraine, Moldova and a number of nations in South Caucasus. Today at 11:11 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A masked gunman entered a church and shot dead a Russian Orthodox priest well-known for his missionary work among the young, investigators said on Nov. 20. Today at 09:17 | Reuters |
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Moscow, November 19 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko's letter to Dmitry Medvedev has a clear internal political context, but Russia does not want to participate "in Ukraine's internal political feuds," the Kremlin said. Yesterday at 18:36 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin onNov. 19accused Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko of blackmailing Europe on gas in response to a letter in which Yushchenko called on Russia to change the terms of gas contracts. Yesterday at 17:50 | Reuters |
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KYIV, November 19 (Itar-Tass) - Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili thanked Ukraine for its support for Georgia, which “made a European choice” during what he described as “Russia’s attack on Georgia.” He spoke about it onNov. 19at a press conference on the results of his talks with Ukrainian leader Victor Yushchenko. Saakashvili repeated his habitual accusations against Russia, but added a sensational thing: it turns out that on the days of the so-called “aggression” the Georgian president was “on leave.” Read the story here. Yesterday at 17:44 |
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Moscow, November 19 (Interfax-AVN) - The third, main stage of the project Mars-500, in which six volunteers will spend 520 days in isolation, will begin in the first half of 2010, the Institute for Medical and Biological Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Interfax. Yesterday at 17:39 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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PARIS (AP) — A leader of one of Russia's most prominent human rights groups says the Kremlin's failure to recognize Soviet-era acts of aggression is leading to "historical wars" against its neighbors. Yesterday at 17:20 | Associated Press |
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Minsk, November 19 (Interfax) - The death toll from swine flu has climbed to 13 in Belarus, the Belarusian Health Ministry told Interfax on Nov. 19. Yesterday at 16:31 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Chisinau, November 19 (Interfax-AVN) - Seeking integration with the European Union, Moldova sees Russia and countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States as its political and economic partners, and highly values relations already established with these countries, Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat said. Yesterday at 16:07 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Energy-rich Turkmenistan could become a top supplier to fill a Western-backed natural gas pipeline aimed at reducing Europe's dependency on Russian gas, a top executive on the project said Nov. 19. Yesterday at 14:49 | Associated Press |