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Ahead of Grand Finale of Eurovision 2016 bookmakers consider Ukraine’s odds at 9/2
After yesterday’s performance at the 2nd semi-final of Eurovision song contest in Stockholm, Ukrainian singer Jamala with her entry 1944 is considered to take the third place with odds of 9/2, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to the Huffington Post. But ...
Read More »Russian boxer Povetkin fails doping test ahead of Wilder fight
Povetkin tested positive for meldonium, his promoter Andrei Ryabinsky said to Russian media on Friday, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to ABC News. “We’re in contact with the WBC. They’ll take the decision on whether the fight will happen or not,” ...
Read More »Ukrainian singer Jamala won Eurostory Award 2016 for best line in her Eurovision song
Ukrainian singer Jamala won the Eurostory Award 2016 for the line “You think you are gods, but everyone dies” in her song ‘1944.’ A new Eurovision-related site www.eurostory.nl, online magazine about the Eurovision song contest, awarded Jamala with Eurostory Award ...
Read More »Japan has more electric car charge points than petrol stations
Japan now has more electric car charging stops than petrol stations, according to a recent survey by Nissan, the Guardian reports. The Japanese automaker, whose fully battery-powered Leaf can travel up to 172km (107 miles) on a single charge, said there were ...
Read More »European Parliament condemns violation of Crimean Tatars’ rights
MEPs strongly condemn the decision of the so-called Supreme Court of Crimea on April 26, 2016 to ban the Mejlis, the legitimate and recognized representative body of ethnic Crimean Tatars, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to Interfax-Ukraine. They demand the immediate ...
Read More »Eurovision 2016: Jamala to perform at Grand Final on May 14
Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar descent Jamala, performing her song ‘1944’ on Thursday night, has become the fifth of the 10 finalists after the second semi-final round of the Eurovision 2016 song contest in Stockholm, Sweden, Joinfo.ua reports with reference ...
Read More »NASA Space Apps Challenge 2016: Ukrainian inventors leading with MarsHopper aircraft project
A lead in the NASA Space Apps Challenge: People’s Choice Awards now belongs to a Ukrainian team, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to UNIAN. According to the creators, the MarsHopper aircraft project is designed for exploration of Mars’ north and south ...
Read More »Ukrainian Parliament permits appointment of Prosecutor General with no juridical diploma
According to the bill 4645, a citizen of Ukraine with higher education, but not specifically in the field of jurisprudence, and having at least 5 years of experience in the field of law or law enforcements may fill the position ...
Read More »Eurovision 2016: Ukraine’s Jamala to perform her song 1944 at 2nd semi-final in Stockholm tonight
“During my performance, there will be a tree that will supposedly sprout from my singing. It will sprout on stage, and it will shine. This is very symbolic… because both Ukraine and Crimea will overcome all suffering that we are ...
Read More »Reuters exclusive: Trump’s support almost even with Clinton
The results could signal a close fight between the two likely White House rivals as Americans make up their minds ahead of the November 8 election to succeed Democratic President Barack Obama. As recently as last week, Clinton led Trump ...
Read More »Ukrainian An-225 Mriya, world’s largest aircraft took off for first commercial flight
The world’s largest transport aircraft – Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya (Dream) took off from an airfield in Hostomel near Kyiv to Prague. It will perform the first commercial flight from Prague to Australia’s Perth to deliver a 130-ton generator, Joinfo.ua ...
Read More »Ukrainian military programmers win NASA’s Space Apps Challenge 2016
Ukrainian IT students of the Zhytomyr military institute named after spacecraft engineer Serhiy Korolyov won NASA’s global competition Space Apps Challenge 2016, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to rbc.ua. The DronProtect project was presented at the NASA’s competition, conducted on the ...
Read More »IMF mission starts working in Ukraine
On May 10, the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Ron van Ruden arrived in Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to UA Today. The experts will hold meetings with authorities ...
Read More »One man killed, three injured in knife attack in Germany
The state interior minister of Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, has said a suspect being held by police after a knife attack at a train station outside of Munich suffers from mental health and drug problems, Deutsche Welle repors. Herrmann added that ...
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