Національний банк України встановив на 25 листопада курс 28 гривень 37 копійок за долар, це так само, як і офіційний курс на сьогодні. За даними Finance.ua, торги на міжбанківському валютному…
Egyptian Suspects in Murder of Italian Student Likely to Face In-Absentia Trial
Italian prosecutors investigating the 2016 death of an Italian student who was killed in Egypt are set to request authorization for a trial-in-absentia of several Egyptian security officials, according to…
US Makes Rare Maritime Challenge Near Peter The Great Bay
The U.S. Navy says one of its warships conducted a freedom of navigation operation Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, making a rare challenge to a controversial maritime claim by…
Visitors to Britain Could Shorten Quarantine With Negative Test
Britain announced Tuesday that travelers from abroad could face a shorter isolation period with a negative COVID-19 test days after their arrival.Current rules require 14 days of quarantine. Starting December…
Bloomberg: Ілон Маск випередив Білла Ґейтса й посів друге місце в рейтингу найбагатших людей світу
Американський підприємець, керівник компаній Tesla та SpaceX Ілон Маск випередив на кілька десятків мільйонів доларів засновника Microsoft Білла Ґейтса й посів друге місце в рейтингу найбагатших людей світу, свідчать дані…
Lockerbie Bomber Appeal Set to Begin at Scotland’s High Court
Scotland’s High Court will begin hearing an appeal Tuesday of the conviction of a Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing, the deadliest militant attack in British…
Радник Єрмака про транш МВФ у 2020 році: фізично і календарно ми не встигаємо
Україна не встигає отримати транш від Міжнародного валютного фонду у 2020 році, повідомив Тимофій Милованов – новопризначений радник керівника Офісу президента України Андрія Єрмака. «Фізично, календарно зараз ми не встигаємо….
Australian Airline Says It Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine to Fly
The Australian airline company Qantas says it will require international travelers in the future to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to fly, as another pharmaceutical company…
Vaccine Breakthrough Raises Hopes of Rapid Global Rollout
A coronavirus vaccine developed by Britain’s University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has shown successful results in early trials. If it is approved by regulators, the vaccine appears…
British PM Lays Out Post-Lockdown Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled an updated plan for handling Britain’s COVID-19 infection after the country’s partial national lockdown is lifted December 2.In video message to Parliament Monday,…
НБУ послабив гривню до 28,37 за долар
Національний банк України встановив на 24 листопада курс 28 гривень 37 копійок за долар, це на одну копійку більше за офіційний курс на сьогодні. За даними Finance.ua, торги на міжбанківському…
АМКУ дозволив громадянину Білорусі купити українську «дочку» «БТА Банку»
Антимонопольний комітет дозволив громадянину Білорусі викупити більшу частку українського «БТА Банку» – про це рішення пресслужба комітету повідомляє за підсумками засідання 23 листопада. «Надано дозвіл фізичній особі – громадянину республіки…
Swedish PM Urges Citizens to Abide by Coronavirus Restrictions
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has urged his country to do what is necessary to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, warning that “people’s health and lives are in danger.”…
France at Odds with Mali Plan to Dialogue with Jihadists
The eight-year Islamist insurgency in the West African nation of Mali shows no sign of ending and after an August coup toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The country’s transitional government…
Speedboat Taking Migrants to Greece Partially Sinks; 1 Dead
A speedboat that appeared to have been smuggling migrants to the Greek island of Rhodes from nearby Turkey partially sank before reaching land, leaving one person dead, Greece’s coast guard…
French Ex-President Sarkozy Goes on Trial, Accused of Corruption
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations that threaten to cast an ignominious…
Dayton Accords 25 Years Later: Bosnia Got Blueprint for Peace but not for Its Future
When leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia gathered in the U.S. city of Dayton, Ohio, in November 1995, war in Bosnia had been raging for almost four years….
Hundreds Detained in Ongoing Belarus Protests Against Longtime President
More than 200 people have been arrested, a rights group said Sunday, as Belarusians continued to protest longtime President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. Thousands of people took to the streets to…
US Officially Withdraws from Open Skies Agreement
The United States formally withdrew on Sunday from the Open Skies Treaty, an 18-year-old arms control and verification agreement that Washington repeatedly accused Moscow of violating. The withdrawal is the latest…
UNHCR, EU Slam Greece Over Migrant Pushbacks, Abuse
The United Nations’ refugee agency is urging Greece to stamp out migrant abuse and investigate multiple accusations of pushbacks at the country’s sea and land borders with neighboring Turkey.The UNHCR…
Bodies of Man and His Slave Unearthed from Ashes at Pompeii
Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago…
Americans Who Foiled Attempted Attack on Train Are Back in Paris to Testify
France will always remember 2015 as a deadly year with several terrorist attacks, including one that targeted the Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters and another at the Bataclan concert hall. But…
Europe Coronavirus Cases Exceed 15 Million
More than 15 million people in Europe have been infected with coronavirus, making it the worst-hit region in the world. Authorities hope new lockdowns will get the situation under control….
Canary Islands Migrant Situation Described as ‘Powder Keg’
Spain continues to struggle with an influx of migrants arriving at the Canary Islands in recent weeks.Nearly 17,000 migrants have arrived this year, which has overwhelmed a temporary facility at…
France Postpones Black Friday Shopping Day By One Week
The shopping holiday known as Black Friday has been postponed for a week in France, as major retailers have accepted the government’s request for delay to help small shop owners,…
В уряді повідомили, що Буславець звільнено – новим в.о. міністра енергетики став Бойко
Кабінет міністрів України на позачерговому засіданні у п’ятницю ухвалив рішення звільнити тимчасову виконувачку обовʼязків міністра енергетики Ольгу Буславець і призначити Юрія Бойка. «Кабмін прийняв два проєкти постанов стосовно таких кадрових…
Russia Sentences Man Convicted of Spying for US to 13 Years in Prison
A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted of spying for the United States to 13 years in prison, Russia’s Federal Security Service said in a statement Friday. On…
Нацбанк послабив курс гривні на 12 копійок
Офіційний курс гривні 20 листопада послабився на 12 копійок порівняно з четвергом, свідчать дані Національного банку. У п’ятницю регулятор встановив значення курсу на рівні 28,25 гривні за долар. Напередодні показник…
Britain Announces Big Defense Spending Boost
Britain has announced a $21.8 billion increase in defense spending over the next four years, its largest military investment since the end of the Cold War. The government said it…
US Sanctions Two Russia-based Entities Over North Korean Forced Labor
The U.S. Department of the Treasury slapped sanctions on two companies operating out of Russia on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the exploitation of forced labor from North Korea….