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The number of victims of COVID-19 is approaching 8,000. REUTERS As of the morning of Wednesday, March 18, a total of 198,006 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were recorded worldwide, reports the CSSE at Johns Hopkins University. The number of…
State-owned PrivatBank (Kyiv) has switched all foreign exchange transactions online for the period of the termination of international air traffic, the press service of the bank reported on Wednesday. "From March 18, PrivatBank will conduct currency exchange operations for customers,…
The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, an anti-tank missile system, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms. REUTERS Russia’s hybrid military forces on March 17 mounted 10 attacks on Ukrainian Army positions…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will only receive vital supplies at its U.S. and UK and other European warehouses until April 5, its latest move to free up inventory space for medical and household goods in high demand…
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop a high definition (HD) mapping platform in China for autonomous driving vehicles, Momenta said in a statement. Maps are key to allowing…
NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) cannot continue to operate its main U.S. vehicle plant normally as its San Francisco Bay Area home began a three-week lockdown on Tuesday to slow the spread of coronavirus, a county sheriff’s office…
The Verkhovna Rada has appointed Ihor Petrashko Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine. According to a correspondent of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, 243 MPs voted for the corresponding decision (draft resolution No. 3226 of March 16), which was…
The Nova Poshta group of companies temporarily closes offices in shopping and entertainment centers in several cities due to quarantine measures, parcels will be redirected to other offices, the company's press service said on Tuesday. In particular, the following offices…
REUTERS The SBU Security Service of Ukraine record a spread of fake news related to coronavirus in Ukraine. “A fresh example is the rumors of an overnight spraying of disinfectant chemicals from a helicopter over the capital city of Kyiv,”…
Photo from UNIAN The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, at an extraordinary meeting March 17 appointed former acting chief of the State Bureau of Investigaiton, Iryna Venediktova, as new Prosecutor General of Ukraine. She replaced Ruslan Riaboshapka, who was dismissed in a non-confidence…