In Bordeaux, France, activists from the Ukrainian diaspora have managed to cancel the show of Russian propaganda film “Crimea. The return to the Motherland”, which tells about the annexation of the peninsula. The film was scheduled for show in Bordeaux ...
Read More »Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Andriy Pivovarskyi resigned
Andriy Pivovarskyi decided to leave the post of the Minister of Infrastructure, now, as the future of the ministry is secured, Joinfo.ua reports. “Today, I announced the decision to leave the post of the Minister of Infrastructure. My team and ...
Read More »Ukrainian MP Oleg Barna was expelled from his faction of “Bloc of Petro Poroshenko” in the Verkhovna Rada
Today, after the Verkhovna Rada plenary session, the faction of “Bloc of Petro Poroshenko” held a meeting and excluded MP Oleg Varna from the faction, Joinfo.ua reports. “At the meeting of the faction Oleg Barna was excluded,” – said Taras ...
Read More »A disabled girl called on the Verkhovna Rada to stop the discrimination of the disabled children in Ukraine
Angelina Chendarova, a disabled girl called on the MPs from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada. She urged the deputies to stop discrimination of the disabled children in Ukraine, Joinfo.ua reports with the reference to censor.net.ua. “Hello, my name is ...
Read More »YouTube Rewind 2015 shows the most-watched videos
YouTube released this year’s collection of the most-watched videos from a blockbuster Star Wars trailer to the latest dance craze sweeping North America, from belly-busting late-night skits to attention-grabbing scientific explanations. “Celebrating the videos, people, music and moves that made ...
Read More »Ex-President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych said the current Ukrainian government failed Ukrainians’ trust
Ex-President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych in an interview with Russian RIA Novosti said that the current government of Ukraine and the radical parties intimidate people, journalists and politicians on Ukraine, who disagree with the point of view of the authorities, ...
Read More »NASA created visualization of the space ‘weather’ at Pluto
The vacuum of the universe is a thousand times emptier than a laboratory vacuum. But the sun releases a constant stream of particles called the solar wind and denser clouds of particles or coronal mass ejections (CME) with magnetic fields. ...
Read More »Greek Cypriot President granted Russian warplanes to use airbases if in ‘difficult situation’
In Athens during negotiations of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus, Greek Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades said Russian warplanes and ships could take on supplies from the country and use its military airbase or other airports in case of need, Joinfo.ua reports with the ...
Read More »Russian fashion designers lack Turkish fabric to produce anti-Turkey T-shirts
Russian fashion designers complain that they fail to meet deadlines of the production of anti-Turkey T-shirts because of delays of Turkish fabric supply. So, a fashion designer Katerina Dobryakova complained that the production of anti-Turkey clothes was delayed because of ...
Read More »Brussels to launch a visa-free regime for Ukraine from the middle of 2016
The EU will start a visa-free regime for Ukraine from the middle of the next year, simultaneously with the one for Georgia, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to Deutsche Welle. According to diplomatic sources in Brussels, on December 15 the European ...
Read More »Trilateral Contact Group proceeded on the hostages exchange, international monitoring
At the meeting in Minsk, the participants of the Trilateral Contact Group agreed the proposal of the working sub-group on security regarding the demining of the specific areas based on their infrastructural and humanitarian significance, as well as a proposal ...
Read More »Google developed a needle-free blood tester
Google’s new device will help diabetics more easily monitor their blood glucose levels, making the procedure less painful and more automatic, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to Science Alert. The patent application reads that the device first sends an ‘abrupt surge’ ...
Read More »Viktor Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine, wants to return to politics
Viktor Yanukovych, the runaway president of Ukraine, who left the country in the heat of the Revolution of Dignity, and ran to Russia in February 2014, gave an interview to RIA Novosti, Joinfo.ua reports. He said that he wants to ...
Read More »The IMF approved the principals of tax reform in Ukraine
International creditors were conducting the long lasting negotiations, but eventually changed their position on tax reform. This was stated by Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Yaresko, Joinfo.ua reports. “Yes, at first they were against it, but after several months ...
Read More »The U.S. Vice President Joe Biden promised $300 million aid to Ukrainian security sector
Tuesday, the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden promised $300 million aid to Ukraine’s security sector at the joint briefing with Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kyiv, Joinfo.ua reports. In turn, Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk assured the U.S. Vice President ...
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