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London-based TransferWise has integrated a money transfer bot into the Facebook Messenger app. It’s now possible to send money to and from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, including U
Feb. 23, 2017
VIENNA, Austria – Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash was arrested in the Vienna Court of Appeal on Feb. 21 after a judge ruled that the billionaire businessman could be extradited to the United States
Feb. 21, 2017
Thirteen Ukrainian information technology companies have won places on the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) annual list of top tech firms, The Global Outsourcing 100. The
Feb. 21, 2017
World-famous Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin has made a call for love and unity in the latest campaign by clothing brand Diesel, dubbed as “Make Love Not Walls,” in a thinly veiled dig at the p
Feb. 17, 2017
At a first glance, Kyiv’s gay scene might look a bit desolate: there aren’t a lot of night clubs and bars that cater specifically for the gay community. But on closer inspection of the local night spo
Feb. 16, 2017
Russia believes that by supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the United States “becomes a party to the Ukrainian conflict,” head of the International Committee of the Federation Council of the Russ
Feb. 16, 2017
International Energy Group Burisma has expanded its Board of Directors to include an expert in the field of security and strategic development. Joseph Cofer Black, a former Director of the CIA’s Count
Feb. 15, 2017
The long-anticipated tickets for the Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv went on sale on the evening of Feb. 14. The tickets can be purchased online on the Concert.ua ticketing agency website. Tickets to the Gran
Feb. 14, 2017
An audio recoding released last week by fugitive lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko purportedly implicates ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, tycoon Rinat Akhmetov, and Russian mafia boss Semion Mogilevi
Feb. 13, 2017
AP photographer Burhan Ozbilici has won the 2017 World Press Photo competition for his image of the assassin of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey. In the photo Mevlut Mert Altintas shouted after shooting
Feb. 13, 2017
Kyiv
While Kyiv has a plethora of cafes, bars and shops to choose from in the daytime, the selection narrows markedly after dark. All the same, there are places in the Ukrainian capital that will cater to
Feb. 9, 2017
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed the first Deputy Head of the National Police Vadym Troyan as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. “We have appointed Troyan as the Deputy M
Feb. 8, 2017
A Kremlin-backed separatist commander in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk has been assassinated, separatists say. Mikhail Tolstykh, better known by his nom de guerre Givi, died after a bomb exp
Feb. 8, 2017
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine – Nadia Volkova collapses to her knees atop the blood-stained snow and examines the body of her 60-year-old mother, Katya. Bricks keep the winter breeze from blowing a patterned bla
Feb. 2, 2017
In mid-January, Burisma Group announced that all cases against its president, Nikolay Zlochevskyi, and Burisma companies were fully closed. The former Minister Nikolay Zlochevskyiis one of the few pub
Feb. 1, 2017
Ukraine started evacuations of civilians from the town at the center of the deadliest flare-up in fighting in 1 1/2 months between government forces and separatist rebels, as western leaders condemned
Feb. 1, 2017