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The president calls on Ukrainians to stay home on Orthodox Easter. REUTERS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that almost 100 people from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. “As for the situation in the Kyiv-Pechersk…
The incident occurred on April 14. New casualties of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were reported on April 14 / Photo from persha.kr.ua One serviceman has been killed and another eight have been injured in a blast of a mortar…
REUTERS NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says it’s too early to draw conclusions about Ukraine joining the Alliance’s Enhanced Opportunity Partnership. During an online video conference for journalists ahead of the meeting of defense ministers of the Alliance member countries,…
Radiation background remains within norm. REUTERS Wildfires that broke out on April 4 in the zone surrounding the site of a nuclear disaster at the Chornobyl have been successfully extinguished, the State Environmental Inspectorate reports. Radiation background in general remains…
A total of 4% intend to go to worship, while 7% are just going to have priests bless their Easter basket. Photo from UNIAN Some 85% of Ukrainians do not plan to go to church on Easter against 21% recorded…
The official says restrictions could be eased subject to the improved epidemiological state. Photo from UNIAN Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the issue of easing of and recovering from nationwide quarantine, which was introduced in Ukraine over the novel…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Washington state’s attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads on Tuesday, saying the social media giant once again failed to make disclosures required under the state’s campaign finance laws. Facebook already…
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) is the first major global bank to tell employees not to use Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O) during the coronavirus pandemic due to cybersecurity concerns, according to a memo seen by Reuters.…
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Tuesday it would release data that could help inform public health authorities on whether people are driving less during lockdown orders to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The data is gathered…
Two different shockers are affecting the Russian economy, namely the pandemic itself and the quarantine measures associated with it, as well as the fall in oil prices. REUTERS Ex-employee of the Russian Presidential Administration, economist Dmitry Nekrasov has said Russia’s…