On Tuesday, 19 January, Ukraine’s Naftogaz received a bill from Gazprom for $2.5 bln for gas, which Naftogaz refused to buy in the third quarter of 2015, on the condition of “take or pay” under the contract as of 2009, ...
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Oscars 2016: Academy president says she’s “heartbroken and frustrated” by absence of non-white acting nominees
African American Cheryl Boone Isaacs finally spoke up after film director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith said on Monday they will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony because black actors were shut out of nominations, IB Times reports. ...
Read More »Migrants fear to return to Russia
During the weekend, around 70 people were transported from various facilities in North Norway to Finnmark Arrival Center in Sor-Varanger for transporting back to Russia, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to nrk.no. Migrants said that they were woken up early in ...
Read More »Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany today
On January 19, Orthodox Christians celebrate the holiday of the Epiphany, popularly called Vodokhryshchi (Blessing of Water) or Yordan (Jordan River), which completes the winter (Christmas–New Year) festivities cycle, Joinfo.ua reports. The ceremony of Epiphany traditionally consisted of the solemn ...
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