A group of engineers and enthusiasts from Odesa, Ukraine, headed by Sergiy Velchev, converted the old ZAZ-966 (an old iconic model made in Zaporizhya car factory) into a modern electric vehicle, Joinfo.ua reports citing UAinfo. In June 2015, Odesa residents ...
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Russia sends 49th humanitarian convoy to Donbas
The 49th Russian humanitarian convoy departed from the EMERCOM center in Rostov region on February 18, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to TASS. “More than 100 trucks left today to the Russian-Ukrainian border. They carry more than 1000 tons of relief ...
Read More »Ukraine commemorates the second anniversary of the execution of the Heaven’s Hundred
On February 18, 2014 in Kyiv began to unfold the bloodiest events of the Revolution of Dignity that led to the overthrow of the dictatorial government of Viktor Yanukovych. That day many activists gave their lives for the better future ...
Read More »Peace talks on Donbas: Trilateral Contact Group held a meeting in Minsk
At the meeting in Minsk the Trilateral Contact Group discussed the issue of the elections in Donbas and the release of the hostages, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to the information posted on Facebook by Darka Olifer, the press secretary of the ...
Read More »Gravitational waves could revolutionize astronomy – Stephen Hawking
Last week a team of scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made a groundbreaking discovery. They detected gravitational waves from the black holes deep in space. This discovery will help people understand how the university works. Astronomy uses the ...
Read More »Adorable baby pandas making their first steps
These two baby giant pandas were born on October 13, 2015 in the Toronto Zoo. Now they are making their first adorable steps on camera!
Read More »Ukraine’s President establishes medals for military and humanitarian participation in Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donbas
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed decrees to establish medals for Ukrainian military and volunteers that took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donbas, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to the presidential press service. The medals were established to honor the ...
Read More »At least 24 killed after bomb attack in Turkey’s capital
At least 24 people were killed and 61 others were injured in a bomb attack on Wednesday targeting shuttles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital Ankara, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Most of the injured are in good condition, Health ...
Read More »Batkivschyna party withdraws from Ukraine’s parliament coalition
Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivschyna party, announced it pulled out of the parliamentary coalition on Wednesday after the Verkhovna Rada failed to vote no-confidence to the government headed by the prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Joinfo.ua reports with reference ...
Read More »Ukraine and Russia agreed to return each other’s trucks home after banning transit
Over 600 Ukraine-registered trucks that are currently on Russian territory will now be allowed to leave, and approximately 600 Russia-registered trucks will be allowed to exit Ukraine before the borders are closed again, Ukraine’s Transport Ministry said. The grace period ...
Read More »Russian footballer provokes Turkey wearing T-shirt with Putin’s portrait
Russian footballer Dmitri Tarasov of Moscow Lokomotiv has tested already strained relations between Russia and Turkey by removing his shirt at the end of a match in Istanbul to reveal a picture of the Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Guardian ...
Read More »Ukrainian Parliament failed to vote no-confidence to the government
Today, 16 February 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine failed the vote for the resignation of the government headed by the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Joinfo.ua reports. Today Ukrainian government reported to the Verkhovna Rada on the results of 2015. ...
Read More »Prosecutor General of Ukraine resigns
As LB.ua reported with reference to an informed source, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Victor Shokin signed a letter of resignation this morning, Joinfo.ua informed. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said today that he met with Shokin in the morning and asked ...
Read More »The U.S. to send F-15 jets to Finland
The six jets from the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base in Oregon will fly training missions with Finnish forces as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which the United States initiated in 2014 to reassure NATO ...
Read More »Ukrainian Parliament passed the anti-corruption bill under the IMF recommendations
236 Ukrainian MPs supported bill 4055 on amending the law on prosecution in part of the provision for transparency of organization of operation of the Anti-Corruption Prosecution Bureau The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed at first reading the bill ...
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