Ukraine’s Khacheridi doubtful for England qualifier
September 9th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukraine defender Yevhen Khacheridi may miss his country's World Cup qualifier against England Tuesday after catching a virus, his team Dynamo Kiev announced.The 25-year-old centre-back ... Read more...
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Ukrainians protest censorship of TV channel
September 9th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of people protested in Kiev in support of an independent cable TV channel that has claimed it is being censored after several operators suspended ... Read more...
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Dynamo Kiev beat Monchengladbach in Champions League playoff
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 22 (IANS) Dynamo Kiev came from behind to beat their German hosts Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in the first leg of UEFA Champions League playoff.Playing after 16 years in ... Read more...
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Kiev tightens security in Euro 2012 fan zone
June 14th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev (Ukraine), June 14 (IANS) Kiev has tightened security in Euro 2012 fan zone after an anonymous caller threatened to blow up a nearby building, the press-service of Kiev State ... Read more...
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Shevchenko hands Ukraine dream start at Euro 2012
June 12th, 2012 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Veteran striker Andriy Shevchenko scored twice to give Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Sweden in their first appearance in ... Read more...
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Kiev opens fan zone for Euro 2012
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 8 (IANS) Ukraine kicked off its Euro 2012 football festivities Friday with the launch of the Kiev fan zone for football fans.Kiev's 90,000-capacity fan zone, located in the ... Read more...
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Kiev opens fan zone for Euro 2012
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 8 (IANS) Ukraine kicked off its Euro 2012 football festivities Friday with the launch of the Kiev fan zone for football fans.Kiev's 90,000-capacity fan zone, located in the ... Read more...
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Ukraine favourites to win their Euro opener: Swedish coach
June 7th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 7 (IANS) Ukraine are favourites to win their opening match against Sweden at the Euro 2012 June 11, Sweden coach Erik Hamren said here Thursday."I have to give ... Read more...
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Ukrainians struck down by dodgy salad: Team doctor
June 7th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An outbreak of illness that laid low ten members of Ukraine's Euro 2012 squad was probably caused by food poisoning from a poor-quality salad, ... Read more...
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Uruguay take second Place in FIFA rankings
June 6th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Spain maintained their top spot in the latest FIFA rankings published Wednesday while Uruguay leap-frogged Germany to take second place.Brazil and England moved up one ... Read more...
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Libya jails foreign mercenaries for helping Gaddafi
June 4th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Libyan military court Monday handed long prison terms to a group of Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians accused of serving as mercenaries for slain leader ... Read more...
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MPs scuffle in Ukraine parliament (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Opposition and government MPs scuffled in the Ukrainian parliament while considering a bill aimed at expanding the use of Russian language in the country.A brawl ... Read more...
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Ukraine introduces ban on public smoking
May 25th, 2012 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Ukrainian parliament has approved a legislation prohibiting smoking at public places, including restaurants, stadiums and government buildings."The adoption of this document was necessary since, ... Read more...
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Scuffle in Ukrainian parliament over Russian language
May 25th, 2012 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ahead of the consideration of a bill aimed to expand the Russian language's usage in the country, the Ukrainian parliament witnessed a brawl Thursday.Prior to ... Read more...
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Death toll in Nepal flood rises to 19
May 7th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) The death toll in the floods in the Seti River in western Nepal triggered by an avalanche in the Annapurna range has risen to 19 with ... Read more...
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Helicopter crashes in eastern Romania, killing 5 Ukrainians
April 27th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by BNO News
OSTROV, ROMANIA (BNO NEWS) -- A private helicopter en-route to extinguish a fire in Turkey crashed in eastern Romania on Thursday, killing five Ukrainian citizens on board, officials said on Friday. There ... Read more...
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Russian yacht goes missing in Antarctic
April 7th, 2012 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A world-record breaking yacht with a crew of four Russians and four Ukrainians on board has gone missing off the Antarctic coast while performing a ... Read more...
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Blind Ukrainians to enjoy soccer with headphones
April 4th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev (Ukraine), April 4 (IANS) Visually impaired or blind football fans in Ukraine will get an opportunity to follow Euro 2012 matches at Ukrainian and Poland stadiums through headphones with ... Read more...
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Ukraine protesters face jail for insulting Indian flag (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 18 (IANS) Women protesters who climbed topless onto the balcony of the Indian ambassador's residence in Kiev and tore down the national flag may be jailed, police said.Activists ... Read more...
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Ukrainian girls may be jailed for insulting Indian flag
February 18th, 2012 - 6:19 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 18 (IANS) A group of Ukrainian topless protesters may face jail term up to four years for climbing onto the balcony of the Indian ambassador in Kiev and ... Read more...
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Cold wave kills over 40 in Ukraine
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:50 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) As many as 43 people have fallen victim to freezing temperatures that hit Ukraine in the last few days, the country's Emergencies Ministry has stated.According ... Read more...
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Femen group indulges in topless protest
January 30th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Davos, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Swiss police arrested three women during the World Economic Forum in the country’s town of Davos. The women, Ukrainians from the group Femen, removed their tops ... Read more...
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Ukrainians robbed of 3 mn euros in Moscow
December 5th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Muscovites stole a bag with three million euros (about $4 million) from two Ukrainian nationals in downtown Moscow, a police source said Monday.He said ... Read more...
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NATO task force frees Italian ship seized by pirates
October 12th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 11 (IANS) The Italian ship seized by a group of Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden was freed on Tuesday in a blitz action carried out by ... Read more...
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Ukraine ex-PM gets 7-year jail for abuse of office
October 11th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was given a seven-year prison sentence after being found guilty Tuesday of abuse of office in her signing a ... Read more...
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Italian ship with six Indians onboard hijacked
October 11th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Oct 10 (IANS) Suspected Somali pirates Monday hijacked an Italian ship with 23 crew members, including six Indians, onboard, a former regional maritime official said.According to the Italian-based firm ... Read more...
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Moscow working to release Russians detained in Libya
September 16th, 2011 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is doing its best to secure the release of Russian and Ukrainian citizens detained in Libya for possible support of Gaddafi loyalists, a Russian ... Read more...
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Stalin statue explosion was ‘an act of terrorism’: Ukraine
January 6th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6(ANI): Ukrainian authorities have described a New Year's Eve explosion that destroyed a statue of Soviet-era dictator Joseph Stalin as an act of terrorism rather than an intentional destruction of ... Read more...
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Yanukovych wins Ukraine presidential vote
February 9th, 2010 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 9 (DPA) Viktor Yanukovych has effectively won Ukraine's presidential election with a 3.14 percentage-point margin of victory over his opponent, and practically all ballots counted, a senior election official said ... Read more...
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Ukrainians vote in presidential runoff
February 7th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 7 (RIA Novosti) Polls opened Sunday in Ukraine's presidential runoff, with Ukrainians having to choose between opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a bitterly fought election.
Yanukovych ... Read more...
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EIB lends EUR 115.5 million for investments in Ukraine
February 4th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
KIEV, UKRAINE (BNO NEWS) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) lent EUR 15.5 million to upgrade water supply and wastewater treatment in the southern city of Mykolayiv and EUR 100 million to ... Read more...
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Greek tanker fights off pirates in Arabian Sea (Lead)
December 1st, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, Dec 1 (DPA) Greek authorities said Tuesday that a Greek tanker carrying oil to China successfully fought off a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea.
The Ministry of Merchant Marine told DPA ... Read more...
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Somali pirates seize Greek vessel with 28 people aboard
December 1st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Dec 1 (DPA) Somali pirates have seized a Greek vessel with 28 people aboard, including 16 Filipinos, the foreign department here said Tuesday.
The MT Maran Centaurus was hijacked Monday about 750 ... Read more...
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Greece coach keeps football World Cup dream alive
November 16th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), Nov 16 (DPA) When Otto Rehhagel won the European Championship with Greece in 2004 his success was hailed a miracle.
If the German coach wants to take the Greek side to ... Read more...
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Fight fear can ruin Haye’s 20-mn pound showdown with Klitschko brothers
November 11th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 11 (ANI): World boxing heavyweight champion David Haye's dream 20 million pound showdown with one of the Klitschko brothers could be ruined by his own promotional teams as they are ... Read more...
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