This aircraft was designed and built with the use of Europe- and U.S.-supplied components, as well as domestic ones, according to Oleksandr Khokhlov, the director of the An-132 program and deputy chief designer at Antonov, UNIAN reports. “Now the aircraft ...
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Cannes 2016: Ukrainian script writer Marysia Nikitiuk receives Krzysztof Kieslowski Award
The work was written and developed under the program for scriptwriters of the Independent Film Foundation, the press service of Ukrainian State Film Agency has said, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to Interfax-Ukraine. “This year’s Scriptwriter Kieslowski award goes to a ...
Read More »First Ukrainian woman on Everest top
The 28-year old mountain climber Iryna Galai is from Mukachevo, west Ukraine, but currently lives in Kyiv, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to the 112 Ukraine TV Channel. ‘I’ve become interested in alpinism three years ago. I had a bet with ...
Read More »EgyptAir 804 crash: Egypt army found debris in the Mediterranean
Egypt’s army spokesman said wreckage and passenger belongings were found 290km (180 miles) from Alexandria, the BBC reports. In a statement, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of his “utmost sadness and regret” at the crash. EgyptAir also confirmed the discovery ...
Read More »First Ukrainian electric car prototype to be presented in Europe – video
The “Synchronous” operational prototype is a new vision of the exclusive passenger transport. It should become the ideal tourist shuttle for hotel transfers, or taxi for excursion areas. It was first presented in April at the 11th annual conference on ecological ...
Read More »US President announces Marie Yovanovitch as nominee for ambassador to Ukraine
“Marie L. Yovanovitch, a career member of the Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, currently serves as Dean of the School of Language Studies at the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute, a position she has held since 2014,” the White House ...
Read More »Ukrainians celebrate Vyshyvanka Day by wearing embroidered clothes
Vyshyvanka Day is usually celebrated on the 3rd Thursday of May in Ukraine. The event is aimed at preservation of Ukraine’s values and passing them on to youth and all Ukrainians. Usually, the celebration involves concerts, competitions, parties and fairs, ...
Read More »EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo missing
Officials with the airline and the Egyptian civil aviation department told Reuters they believed the Airbus A320 had crashed into the sea. Egypt Air said the plane sent an emergency signal – possibly from an emergency beacon attached to the ...
Read More »Maria Sharapova to face anti-doping panel in London
The Russian sportswoman Maria Sharapova, the five-time tennis Grand Slam winner, will face an anti-doping panel in London on Wednesday after taking the banned drug meldonium, the BBC reports. The 29-year-old Russian failed a doping test at the Australian Open ...
Read More »Ukrainian cartoon series about Cossacks coming back soon
In autumn 2015, Ukrainian Megogo online theater, 1+1 media group and Baraban animation studio launched the production of the sequel of popular Ukrainian cartoon series about the adventures of the Cossacks. The pilot episode of the sequel is announced to ...
Read More »Watch Google I/O 2016 online
This year, Google I/O 2016 begins with a keynote. The host will be Google CEO Sundar Pichai. He and his colleagues are expected to make a number of announcements, like giving an official name to its new mobile operating system, revealing ...
Read More »US Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland comes to Russia to discuss situation in eastern Ukraine
On May 17, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel from Vienna, Austria, to Moscow, Russia. She will meet with senior Russian government officials to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine and next steps to implement ...
Read More »Reuters: New police force finds old habits die hard in Ukraine
The most visibly successful reform to have emerged from the pro-European Maidan protests in 2014 is now under threat, serving and former law enforcement officials say, accusing vested interests of seeking to obstruct and discredit the force, Reuters said in ...
Read More »Former Estonian sportsman looking for investor to make electric cars in Ukraine
Former Estonian sportsman and hammer thrower Juri Tamm wants to open luxury electric cars production facility in Ukraine in a couple of years if he finds an investor who will be ready to invest EUR 4 million in the project, ...
Read More »Ukrainian swimmer Andrey Govorov won in 50-meter butterfly, set new record in London
Ukrainian swimmer Andrey Govorov won the semifinals in the 50-meter butterfly in the European Championships in London, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to the Swimming World Magazine. Also, his time 22.73 seconds was a new record, which lowered his own meet record of ...
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