Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko called on the mayors of 15 European cities to help attract national businesses to participate in strategically important projects for Kyiv, in particular, in the field of medicine and rehabilitation, energy, environmental and civil security, the press service of the city council has said. “Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, together with Brussels…
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The demise of the bills stands out as a rare legislative blow for Mr. DeSantis, who, as he prepares to run for president, has successfully pushed an aggressive agenda on abortion, gun laws, the death penalty, union restrictions and immigration through the Florida legislature this year. But in the case of the defamation bills, it was…
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On Wednesday, Russian occupying troops shelled Kherson railway station, information on the number of wounded is being specified, Head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Prokhudin has said. “The enemy hit Kherson railway station – information about the victims and destruction is being specified,” Prokhudin said on the Telegram channel. In addition, the enemy fired…
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A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, warned on Tuesday that “when the free press erodes, democratic erosion almost always follows,” delivering a call to protect journalists as fatal attacks on reporters have increased — especially in the war in Ukraine. In remarks at a United Nations event honoring the 30th anniversary of…
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A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, warned on Tuesday that “when the free press erodes, democratic erosion almost always follows.” He spoke at a United Nations event honoring the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, at a time when fatal attacks on journalists have increased — especially in the war in…
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The number of victims as a result of the shelling by the Russian occupiers of Bilozerska merged territorial community (hromada) of Kherson district has grown to eight people, Kherson regional prosecutor’s office reports. “According to the investigation, on May 2, 2023, Russian troops fired on the city of Kherson and several villages in Bilozerska hromada…
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AT Market LLC (Kyiv), bottling high-mountain Carpathian water under the Voda UA trademark, has invested $600,000 in expanding its product line and launched the production of a drink made from kombucha. “We built a plant in Irpin before the war. We invested about $600,000. During the occupation of Irpin, the plant was damaged, but it…
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WASHINGTON — The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is an annual celebration of the importance of the First Amendment. And, you know, Chrissy Teigen might show up. On Saturday night, President Biden will appear for the dinner for the second time in his presidency. He is expected to speak about the importance of press freedom…
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European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis says the European Commission has reached agreements in principle with Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia regarding the export of goods from the Ukrainian agricultural industry. “We have a deal,” he said on Twitter on Friday. Dombrovskis said that the European Commission has reached “an agreement in principle…
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during which he noted the need to hold Russia accountable for its crimes. “The terrorist state must be punished, the war criminals must finally be brought to justice. Since Russia is not going to stop. And it continues to kill civilian…
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