№42, (2010)
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EVENT
Lebanon collects donations for army suppliesLebanon’s Defense Minister Elias Murr says the government has opened a special bank account to receive donations to buy weapons for its poorly-equipped...
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“Special guests from Ukraine”
The tour’s route passed through New York, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Dauphin. All concerts and meetings with the public will be long remembered by the musicians, the Haydamaky’s...
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After the heat, hurricanes?
According to specialists from the Ukrainian Meteorology Center the heatwave that has plagued Ukraine over the past month is set to subside on August 18. But it may be too early to sigh in relief...
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The open world of IT
Vinnytsia — Communication technologies are now available for free, for jobless and part-time employed young people, as well as disabled people and senior citizens thanks to the project The Open World...
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This day in history
1920: Soviet Ukraine’s Cheka arrests the participants in the All-Ukraine Conference Menshevik Party Conference on charges of counterrevolutionary [anti-Soviet] activities. 1930: The Institute of...
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Alley of Newlyweds appears in Kyiv
The Alley of Newlyweds was opened, and a forged tree of happiness was “planted,” in the capital’s Navodnytsky Park, where one can see the monuments of Kyiv’s founders...
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Justice reform forever
Whether it is for good or for bad, the fact remains that President Viktor Yanukovych is moving towards his goals like a tank. Judicial reform is just one example; no one managed to even start...
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Ten countries boast novelties in print
This exhibit, organized by the State Television and Radio Committee of Ukraine (Derzhkomteleradio) at the International Exhibit Center (15 Brovarsky prospekt, Livoberezhna Metro Station, Kyiv),...
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Locks weighing 1.5 tons removed from bridge
One and a half tons of locks were removed from “The Bridge of the Beloved” in Cherkasy.
Loving couples hung them there for many years — a bond between lovers. Specially for The...
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Grain traders on their knees
The price of Futures markets on grain were rising. It was a reaction on the Russia’s ban on its grain exports. The Day discussed the situation on world and domestic markets with Leonid...
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Prospects for journalism
The Ukrainian Catholic University is going to launch a master in journalism course in 2011. Taras DOBKO, Ph.D., the university’s first vice-rector, told The Day about the way journalists will...
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Russia’s logic and Georgia’s place
Another anniversary of the Russo-Georgian conflict induced certain Russian experts, in particular, the director of the Moscow Carnegie Center Dmitri Trenin, to voice suggestions on ensuring peace...
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The closing of America?
The United States is locked in debate over immigration. The state of Arizona recently enacted legislation that encourages local police to check the immigration status of people who were stopped for...
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There will be honey and poppy seeds
On August 14 (following the Julian Calendar) Ukraine marked St. Makovii’s Day, which is called The Day of the Holy Maccabean Martyrs in the church calendar. Ukrainians call it “The...
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Hostility on the air
President Viktor Yanukovych has said more than once that he will not allow censorship in Ukraine, for the development and extension of the freedom of the press is an irreversible process. Moreover,...