Month: November 2021
ДБР заявляє, що не відкривало «справу» проти Бутусова
29/11/2021
Державне бюро закликає не втягувати відомство у політичні обвинувачення …
Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland’s Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term
28/11/2021
Katrin Jakobsdottir, a popular and fervent feminist who has become a unifying force after years of political upheaval, on Sunday kicked off her second term as prime minister of Iceland. The country’s three coalition parties agreed that the 45-year-old former journalist would remain premier, a post she has held since 2017, despite her Left-Green Movement’s …
Німеччина просить США не запроваджувати санкції проти «Північного потоку-2» – публікація Axios
28/11/2021
Німецький уряд не підтвердив і не спростував справжність документа …
Swiss Vote to Approve COVID Restrictions as Infections Rise
28/11/2021
Swiss voters on Sunday gave clear backing to legislation that introduced a system with special COVID-19 certificates under which only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative can attend public events and gatherings. Final results showed 62% of voters supporting the legislation, which is already in force. The referendum offered a rare bellwether …
ДБР перевіряє відео, на якому Бутусов стріляє з гаубиці – він вважає це «помстою Зеленського»
28/11/2021
«Постріл з гармати, який був колись зроблений, це тепер привід для ескалації, хоч я і написав, що це було давно», прокоментував журналіст …
Britain Snubbed as France Hosts Channel Migration Talks
28/11/2021
France hosts a meeting of European ministers on Sunday to discuss ways to stop migrants crossing the Channel in dinghies, but without Britain, which has been excluded following a row last week. Ministers responsible for immigration from France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium will meet in the northern French port of Calais on Sunday afternoon …
Представниця Ради в КСУ заперечує, що Янукович оскаржив у суді своє усунення з посади президента
28/11/2021
За словами Ольги Совгирі, оскарження законності рішень Верховної Ради може розглядати тільки Верховний суд протягом шести місяці з дня ухвалення …
As Europe’s Teleworking Laws Evolve, Portugal’s Meets Skepticism
28/11/2021
Portugal’s new law on working from home makes the European Union country sound like a workers’ paradise. Companies can’t attempt to contact their staff outside working hours. They must help staff pay for their home gas, electric and internet bills. Bosses are forbidden from using digital software to track what their teleworkers are doing. There’s …
Smugglers Net Millions per Kilometer from Migrants Crossing Channel
28/11/2021
The price to cross the English Channel varies according to the network of smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros ($3,380 and $8,000) though there are rumors of discounts. Often, the fee also includes a very short-term tent rental in the windy dunes of northern France and food cooked over fires that sputter in the rain …
Янукович оскаржує в суді усунення з посади президента Верховною Радою – адвокат
28/11/2021
Янукович, який переховується в Росії, засуджений в Україні на 13 років …
Anti-Government Protesters Block Bridges, Roads in Serbia
27/11/2021
Skirmishes on Saturday erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges in the Balkan country in protest over new laws they say favor interests of foreign investors devastating the environment. Hundreds of people on Saturday appeared simultaneously in the capital Belgrade, the northern city of Novi Sad and other locations …
French Convoy Faces New Protests Crossing Into Niger From Burkina Faso
27/11/2021
Protesters in Niger blocked a French military convoy Saturday shortly after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso, where it had been stuck for a week due to demonstrations against the former colonial ruler there, France’s army said. French soldiers and Nigerien military police fired warning shots to prevent protesters from approaching their vehicles, …
Генсекретар НАТО знову застеріг Росію від нової агресії проти України
27/11/2021
«Якщо Росія використає силу проти України, це матиме свою ціну, це матиме наслідки», – сказав генсекретар …
Britain Detects Two Cases of Omicron Coronavirus Variant
27/11/2021
Two linked cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Britain connected to travel to southern Africa, health minister Sajid Javid said Saturday. Omicron, dubbed a “variant of concern” Friday by the World Health Organization, is potentially more contagious than previous variants of the disease, although experts do not know yet if …
Зеленський: «ми є нацією, яку не можна підкорити навіть тотальним голодом»
27/11/2021
«Ми як народ пережили цей жах. Ключове слово – пережили. І перемогли. І безневинні жертви голодоморів заморені, замордовані, але не забуті» …
Czech Republic Reports 20,315 Daily Coronavirus Cases
27/11/2021
The Czech Republic reported 20,315 new coronavirus cases for Friday, the first week-on-week drop in the daily tally in two months, although its hospitals were still filling and the government toughened restrictions. On the same day last week, the country of 10.7 million people reported 22,957 new cases of the coronavirus. Although hospitalizations dropped to …
ВАКС призначив до розгляду справу Чауса
27/11/2021
Суд ухвалив таке рішення на засіданні 26 листопада, на якому також продовжив Чаусу запобіжний захід у вигляді цілодобового домашнього арешту до 24 січня 2022 року …
France Says it is Willing to Discuss Autonomy for Guadeloupe
27/11/2021
France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there, government minister Sebastien Lecornu said. Guadeloupe and the nearby French island of Martinique have seen several days of protests against COVID-19 measures that have spilled over into violence. Lecornu, the …
Зеленський видав указ про заходи до 90-их роковин Голодомору
27/11/2021
Указ від 26 листопада оприлюднений на сайті голови держави …
Iraqi Kurds Cite Work, Graft as Reasons that Belarus Beckons
27/11/2021
The smuggler had said the car would come in 10 minutes, but Zaid Ramadan had been waiting in the dense forest straddling the Poland-Belarus border for three hours, desperate for signs of headlights in the mist – and a new life in Europe. His pregnant wife Delin shivered under a blanket. She had been against …
51 Presumed Dead in Russia Coal Mine Accident; ‘Miracle’ Survivor Found
27/11/2021
Russian authorities on Friday released the names of 51 people presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion in a coal mine in Siberia, believed to be the deadliest since 2010. The list with the names of 46 miners and five rescuers was published online by the government of the Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia, where …
EU to Suspend Travel From Southern Africa Over New COVID Variant
27/11/2021
European Union states have agreed to suspend travel from southern Africa after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, the presidency of the EU said Friday. A committee of health experts from all 27 EU states “agreed on the need to activate the emergency break & impose temporary restriction on all travel into EU from …
WHO Names New COVID Variant Omicron, Cautions Against Travel Measures
27/11/2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday classified the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa as a SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern,” saying it may spread more quickly than other forms. Preliminary evidence suggested there is an increased risk of reinfection and there had been a “detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology,” it said in a statement …
ДТЕК: звинувачення Зеленського «несправедливі і безпідставні»
27/11/2021
Президент України Володимир Зеленський удень 26 листопада заявив, що отримав інформацію про можливу підготовку державного перевороту на 1–2 грудня, і що в це питання «втягують» бізнесмена Ріната Ахметова …
Ціна нафти обвалилася до мінімуму за девʼять тижнів на тлі поширення нового штаму COVID-19
26/11/2021
Заборону на вʼїзд із Південної Африки вже запровадили щонайменше 10 країн …
Global Stocks Tumble, FTSE 100 Suffers Year’s Worst Session on Virus Scare
26/11/2021
Britain’s blue-chip share index slumped Friday, suffering its biggest drop in more than a year as fears over a newly detected and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant gripped stock markets around the world. The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index closed down 3.7% at its lowest in more than seven weeks, with commodity, travel, and …