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A forest fire that broke out in the Chornobyl zone on June 29 is still burning but poses no threat to the disaster-struck nuclear plant, firefighters said on June 30. The fire at one point reached an
Jun. 30, 2017
When in 2000 a client filed a lawsuit against Cabot, a private U.S.-Ukrainian dental clinic, the clinic’s young lawyer Serhiy Antonov was soon at his wits’ end. The claimant was making harassing, thre
Jun. 30, 2017
The Obolonsky District Court in Kyiv on June 29 allowed an absentee trial of the high treason case against Ukraine’s fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. The judges made the ruling after a one-hou
Jun. 29, 2017
Swedish clothing brand H&M will open its first store in Ukraine in 2018. The information appeared in the company’s six-month report for 2017. “New H&M store markets planned for 2018 are Urugua
Jun. 29, 2017
Ukraine, struggling after three years of war and economic upheaval, is in greater need than ever of foreign investment. The last thing it needs is an image-scarring, 1990s-style ownership dispute over
Jun. 23, 2017
“One of the most mind-blowing performances in America’s Got Talent history.” That’s how NBC’s America’s Got Talent show described the performance of the Ukrainian light-up dance crew Light Balance. Th
Jun. 22, 2017
Ukraine’s pension system has long been a fiscal time bomb threatening the country. And recently, the ticking got louder. Today, the ratio of Ukrainian workers to pensioners is roughly 1:1, compared to
Jun. 16, 2017
As Russia’s war rages on against Ukraine’s eastern industrial Donbas region, steel and chemical exports continue to take a hit. But as these big commodity exports whither, the country’s agricultural e
Jun. 16, 2017
After a year of investigation by Ukrainian law enforcement, the case of the black ledger — a secret, handwritten list of $2 billion in shady payments by the political party of ousted Ukrainian Preside
Jun. 15, 2017
In the latest issue of its official magazine Mahistral, Ukrainian state railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia broached a delicate subject: having sex on trains. But far from prudishly disapproving of such i
Jun. 9, 2017
“Frost,” a film by Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas featuring French actress Vanessa Paradis, received a standing ovation after its May 23 screening at the 49th Directors’ Fortnight, an independent
May. 26, 2017
According to a new poll, 92 percent of EU citizens who visited Kyiv during the Eurovision Song Contest in early May would like to return to Ukraine. And some 64 percent of the EU citizens said they wo
May. 26, 2017
He says he would never write a song just to get played on the radio and winning Eurovision will not change his life, but who is Salvador Sobral, the Portuguese star who has touched the hearts of milli
May. 14, 2017
Eurovision isn’t all about songs. It’s about business, too. Initially, it was to have cost Ukraine about $24 million to host the show. Instead, Ukraine’s taxpayer-funded national broadcaster is spendi
May. 12, 2017
Lots of cities have Chinatowns — areas where expat Chinese people live and do business in close proximity. And with good reason. Chinese account for nearly 20 percent of the world’s population. But th
May. 11, 2017
During the press conference after the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest late on May 9, contestants who made it to the final thanked their supporters, shared their feelings and some artis
May. 10, 2017
A forest fire that broke out in the Chornobyl zone on June 29 is still burning but poses no threat to the disaster-struck nuclear plant, firefighters said on June 30. The fire at one point reached an
Jun. 30, 2017
When in 2000 a client filed a lawsuit against Cabot, a private U.S.-Ukrainian dental clinic, the clinic’s young lawyer Serhiy Antonov was soon at his wits’ end. The claimant was making harassing, thre
Jun. 30, 2017
The Obolonsky District Court in Kyiv on June 29 allowed an absentee trial of the high treason case against Ukraine’s fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. The judges made the ruling after a one-hou
Jun. 29, 2017
Swedish clothing brand H&M will open its first store in Ukraine in 2018. The information appeared in the company’s six-month report for 2017. “New H&M store markets planned for 2018 are Urugua
Jun. 29, 2017
Ukraine, struggling after three years of war and economic upheaval, is in greater need than ever of foreign investment. The last thing it needs is an image-scarring, 1990s-style ownership dispute over
Jun. 23, 2017
“One of the most mind-blowing performances in America’s Got Talent history.” That’s how NBC’s America’s Got Talent show described the performance of the Ukrainian light-up dance crew Light Balance. Th
Jun. 22, 2017
Ukraine’s pension system has long been a fiscal time bomb threatening the country. And recently, the ticking got louder. Today, the ratio of Ukrainian workers to pensioners is roughly 1:1, compared to
Jun. 16, 2017
As Russia’s war rages on against Ukraine’s eastern industrial Donbas region, steel and chemical exports continue to take a hit. But as these big commodity exports whither, the country’s agricultural e
Jun. 16, 2017
After a year of investigation by Ukrainian law enforcement, the case of the black ledger — a secret, handwritten list of $2 billion in shady payments by the political party of ousted Ukrainian Preside
Jun. 15, 2017
In the latest issue of its official magazine Mahistral, Ukrainian state railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia broached a delicate subject: having sex on trains. But far from prudishly disapproving of such i
Jun. 9, 2017
“Frost,” a film by Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas featuring French actress Vanessa Paradis, received a standing ovation after its May 23 screening at the 49th Directors’ Fortnight, an independent
May. 26, 2017
According to a new poll, 92 percent of EU citizens who visited Kyiv during the Eurovision Song Contest in early May would like to return to Ukraine. And some 64 percent of the EU citizens said they wo
May. 26, 2017
He says he would never write a song just to get played on the radio and winning Eurovision will not change his life, but who is Salvador Sobral, the Portuguese star who has touched the hearts of milli
May. 14, 2017
Eurovision isn’t all about songs. It’s about business, too. Initially, it was to have cost Ukraine about $24 million to host the show. Instead, Ukraine’s taxpayer-funded national broadcaster is spendi
May. 12, 2017
Lots of cities have Chinatowns — areas where expat Chinese people live and do business in close proximity. And with good reason. Chinese account for nearly 20 percent of the world’s population. But th
May. 11, 2017
During the press conference after the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest late on May 9, contestants who made it to the final thanked their supporters, shared their feelings and some artis
May. 10, 2017
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Six officers from North Korea were among the 20 soldiers killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk, intelligence sources say.
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