Vice-Rector Volodymyr Shulga thanked Dr. Olga Artyushkina for the visit to NAU, Joinfo.ua reports. Staff and students of humanitarian, economic and technological departments of NAU and other leading universities of Ukraine have attended the meeting. At the meetingVolodymyr Shulga presented the ...
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Ukraine’s UN envoy ‘outraged’ by Ban’s comments on Russia
In his June 16 speech, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Russia “has a critical role to play” in addressing global issues “from ending the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, to safeguarding human rights and controlling the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” ...
Read More »Ukraine makes another step toward air travel liberalization with EU
As stated in explanatory notes to the documents, the adoption and signing of the agreements with Greece and Cyprus took place within the framework of Ukraine’s participation in the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, ...
Read More »Ukraine’s trade office opens in China
Ukraine now has its own Trade Representative office in China. It has been created by Ukrainian students, who study at a local university in the eastern province of Zhejiang, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to UA Today. The volunteer organization serves ...
Read More »Russia doping: Wada new report reveals obstructions to testing
The report was published two days before athletics’ governing body rules on whether Russian competitors can take part in the Rio Olympics this summer, BBC reports. In November, Russia’s athletes were banned after a Wada report highlighted widespread failing in ...
Read More »Scientists created an exoskeleton to help kids with spinal muscular atrophy
Researchers at the Spanish National Research Council have created an exoskeleton that kids with spinal muscular atrophy can wear to help them walk, the Verge reports. The rare disease, which affects one in 10,000 Spanish children, often makes it hard for ...
Read More »Internally displaced children from eastern Ukraine to participate in Eurochild Conference 2016 in Brussels
The main topic of the Eurochild Conference 2016, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 5-7 July 2016 is – ‘Children’s Rights Matter: Why Europe needs to invest in children’, Joinfo.ua reports. According to the organizers, “the conference aims ...
Read More »U.S. probing whether anyone helped gunman in Orlando rampage
The FBI and other agencies were poring over evidence inside and in the closed-off streets around Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, where a shooter pledging allegiance to Islamic State carried out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Reuters reports. The gunman, ...
Read More »Ukrainian boxer wins WBO world champion
Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko in his seventh fight in professional boxingovercame Roman Martinez from Puerto Rico and won the title of WBO world champion of the second featherweight (up to 58.967 kg), Joinfo.ua reports with reference to 112 Ukraine TV Channel. With a significant advantage in the battle, which took place in New York (USA), Lomachenko, sending his opponent in a knockout in round 5 of ...
Read More »Ukrainian Innovation Expo 2016: Presentation of Ukrainian Start-Ups for the Diplomatic Corps
On 9 June 2016 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in collaboration with the international business accelerator BUSINESS SHARKS conducted the first Ukrainian Innovation Expo 2016, a presentation of Ukrainian innovative solutions at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Joinfo.ua ...
Read More »Solar plane sets down in New York as round the world trip continues
The single-seat solar-powered airplane flew over the city and the Statue of Liberty in the Big Apple before touching down at JFK airport at around 4 a.m local time, Euronews reported. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign ...
Read More »Cold water tariffs in Ukraine to grow by 15% amid higher electricity bills
“Commenting on the situation with cold water tariffs, they are expected to grow. We plan that the average growth [of tariffs] will be 15%,” Deputy Director of the water supplies department at the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) ...
Read More »Beams of light on a Golden Lake
NASA published a stunning Earth image taken by the Expedition 47 crew on May 31, 2016, from the International Space Station looks from northwestern China on the bottom into eastern Kazakhstan. The large lake in Kazakhstan with golden sun glint ...
Read More »Over 40% of Ukrainians have positive attitude towards displaced persons
Thus, according to figures revealed by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) at a press conference on Thursday, 43% of respondents have a positive attitude to the IDPs from Donbas and Crimea, 47% are neutral, 6% – negative and ...
Read More »Ukrainian Anna Ushenina wins European Chess Championship
Ukrainian Anna Ushenina won the European Women’s Chess Championship that took place in the Romanian town of Mamaia, Joinfo.ua reports with reference to UA Today. The Kharkiv city resident’s victory follows a similar triumph demonstrated by another Ukrainian chess player ...
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