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Ukraine’s pension system has long been a fiscal time bomb threatening the country. And recently, the ticking got louder. Today, the ratio of Ukrainian workers to pensioners is roughly 1:1, compared to
Jun. 16, 2017
As Russia’s war rages on against Ukraine’s eastern industrial Donbas region, steel and chemical exports continue to take a hit. But as these big commodity exports whither, the country’s agricultural e
Jun. 16, 2017
After a year of investigation by Ukrainian law enforcement, the case of the black ledger — a secret, handwritten list of $2 billion in shady payments by the political party of ousted Ukrainian Preside
Jun. 15, 2017
In the latest issue of its official magazine Mahistral, Ukrainian state railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsia broached a delicate subject: having sex on trains. But far from prudishly disapproving of such i
Jun. 9, 2017
A new hostel has opened in the heart of the Chornobyl exclusion zone, one of the most radioactive places on the planet. Read more here.
Jun. 8, 2017
The Kyiv City Council has voted in favor of renaming the city’s General Vatutin Avenue into Roman Shukhevych Avenue. This decision was supported by 69 out of the 120 deputies present at a session of t
Jun. 1, 2017
The Swedish furniture and home goods chain IKEA plans to expand to the Ukrainian market, the head of PrJSC Mandarin Plaza’s board Oleksandr Chernytsky said. According to him, IKEA may rent one of the
May. 29, 2017
“Frost,” a film by Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas featuring French actress Vanessa Paradis, received a standing ovation after its May 23 screening at the 49th Directors’ Fortnight, an independent
May. 26, 2017
According to a new poll, 92 percent of EU citizens who visited Kyiv during the Eurovision Song Contest in early May would like to return to Ukraine. And some 64 percent of the EU citizens said they wo
May. 26, 2017
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted in the second reading and as a whole a bill that establishes an obligatory share of Ukrainian-language content on television in the amount of 75 percent of th
May. 23, 2017
He says he would never write a song just to get played on the radio and winning Eurovision will not change his life, but who is Salvador Sobral, the Portuguese star who has touched the hearts of milli
May. 14, 2017
Eurovision isn’t all about songs. It’s about business, too. Initially, it was to have cost Ukraine about $24 million to host the show. Instead, Ukraine’s taxpayer-funded national broadcaster is spendi
May. 12, 2017
Lots of cities have Chinatowns — areas where expat Chinese people live and do business in close proximity. And with good reason. Chinese account for nearly 20 percent of the world’s population. But th
May. 11, 2017
The Norwegian participant and the winner of Eurovision 2009 Alexander Rybak recorded his own cover version of 1944 by Jamala. Thus, one winner of the contest contributed to even greater popularity of
May. 11, 2017
During the press conference after the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest late on May 9, contestants who made it to the final thanked their supporters, shared their feelings and some artis
May. 10, 2017
Many Ukrainians refuse to buy Russian goods and services, but not members of the president’s family, it seems. The 16-year-old son of Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, Mykhailo, the youngest of th
May. 5, 2017
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Ukrainian forces repelled a major Russian offensive in Kursk, destroying a battalion, 28 armored vehicles, and inflicting over 200 casualties on Russia.
Nov. 12