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No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the past day. Photo from UNIAN Russia’s hybrid military forces on April 17 mounted five attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. “Armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire…
The SBU doesn’t confirm preparations for an attempt on Avakov’s life / Photo form UNIAN Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vitaliy Mayakov says there is no evidence that an assassination attempt was…
LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon’s purchase of a stake in Deliveroo has been provisionally cleared by Britain’s competition regulator in view of a potentially fatal deterioration in the online food delivery group’s finances because of the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)…
The range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred. NASA says this wildfire is the largest since the nuclear accident occurred in 1986 / Photo from…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned by the threat of a cyber attack against the Czech Republic’s healthcare sector, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, adding that anybody engaged in such activity should “expect consequences.”…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian startup Rappi is piloting deliveries by robots as a safe way of getting food to people forced to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pilot started this week in Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city.…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) challenging the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O). Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith granted the Pentagon’s request to…
REUTERS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says talks on a new swap of prisoners with the Russian Federation are under way. “The next step is: We want to exchange the people who are either in [Russia-occupied] Crimea or in the Russian…
He has almost no symptoms. Balan is now self-isolating / Photo from UNIAN Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Balan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “The disease is almost asymptomatic. [His] health condition is…
The death toll was 125 cases as of Friday morning. REUTERS Ukraine’s health minister says that the coronavirus death rate in the country is lower than the global average. “The COVID-19 death rate in Ukraine is 2.7% of the number…