EU Bans Russian Diesel, Other Oil Products Over Ukraine
2023-02-05
Europe imposed a ban Sunday on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp theчитати
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Winter Snowstorms Cut Power, Disrupt Traffic Across the Balkans
2023-02-05
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Gale-force winds and snowstorms closed roads and left more than 25,000 households in Serbia without power Sunday, while fallen trees disrupted traffic in neighboring Croatiaчитати
Cypriots Electing a New President
2023-02-05
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Voters in Cyprus are going to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. While 14 candidates are running for the office, the real raceчитати
Afghan Women Prosecutors Once Seen as Symbols of Democracy Find Asylum in Spain
2023-02-05
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Pushing her son on a swing at a playground on a sunny winter’s day in Madrid, former Afghan prosecutor Obaida Sharar expresses relief that sheчитати
Royal Navy Sailors Hospitalized After Drinking Water on Ship
2023-02-05
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A Royal Navy warship has returned to port in Britain after several sailors got sick from the vessel’s drinking water, officials said Saturday. The navyчитати
Funeral Held for Belarusian Activist Killed in Ukraine
2023-02-04
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A funeral for a Belarusian military volunteer and activist who died fighting on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine was held Saturday in Kyiv. Eduard Lobauчитати
Security Tight as North Macedonia, Bulgaria Honor National Hero
2023-02-04
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Police stepped up security Saturday as North Macedonia and Bulgaria commemorated a 19th-century revolutionary claimed by both neighbors as a hero at a ceremony expectedчитати
Spanish-born Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Has Died at Age 88
2023-02-04
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Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and for metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announcedчитати
G7 Agree to Price Cap for Refined Russian Oil
2023-02-04
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The Group of Seven industrialized countries agreed Friday on a price cap for refined Russian oil exports. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in statementчитати
Iran Blamed for Hack of French Magazine Charlie Hebdo
2023-02-03
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An Iranian government-backed hacking team allegedly stole and leaked private customer data belonging to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, security researchers at Microsoft said Friday.читати
VOA Firsthand Look: US Troops Defend NATO’s Edge in Romania
2023-02-03
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In response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US and NATO drastically ramped up defenses across eastern Europe. In Romania, for example, US troop numbersчитати
NATO Urges Russia to Comply With Last US Nuclear Treaty
2023-02-03
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NATO on Friday expressed concern that Russia was failing to comply with its last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. As tensionsчитати
VOA’s Firsthand Look at US Troops Closest to Ukraine Fight
2023-02-03
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On a freezing, windy day in eastern Romania, U.S. Army Sergeant Chase Williams is urging a team of soldiers to jump out of a hoveringчитати
Russian Imports Rebound as Economy Looks Set for Growth
2023-02-03
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After struggling through much of 2022 under heavy international sanctions, the Russian economy has rebounded in recent months, as importers found new avenues of tradeчитати
Putin Evokes Stalingrad to Predict Victory Over ‘New Nazism’ in Ukraine
2023-02-03
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President Vladimir Putin evoked the spirit of the Soviet army that defeated Nazi German forces at Stalingrad 80 years ago to declare on Thursday thatчитати
Zimbabwe Hopes to Boost Agriculture Sector With Help From Belarus
2023-02-02
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Zimbabwe is attempting to boost its agricultural sector with support from controversial partner Belarus, which is under sanctions for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarusianчитати
Ukrainians Say They Fear Russians Might Attack Chernobyl Once Again
2023-02-02
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Site of the biggest nuclear accident in history, Chernobyl has become over the years one of the biggest tourist attractions in Ukraine. Despite still harboringчитати
US Calls on Russia to Allow Nuclear Inspections
2023-02-02
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The United States says Russia is violating the New START Treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries. In August, Russia suspendedчитати
Ukraine Raids Tycoon’s Home, Tax Office in Wartime Clampdown
2023-02-01
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Ukrainian authorities raided an influential billionaire’s home on Wednesday in what an ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touted as a sweeping wartime clampdown on corruptionчитати
Global Corruption Worsens, but Africa Makes Progress
2023-02-01
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The past year saw little progress in tackling global corruption due to greater violence and insecurity, according to the organization Transparency International’s “Corruption Perceptions Indexчитати
Russian Journalist Sentenced for Speaking Out on Ukraine
2023-02-01
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A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latestчитати
Hungary Most Corrupt EU Member in 2022: Watchdog
2023-02-01
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Hungary slid to bottom place among EU nations in a corruption index, with graft watchdog Transparency International on Tuesday alleging misuse by “political elites” ofчитати
US Contends Russia Violating Nuclear Arms Treaty
2023-01-31
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The U.S. accused Russia on Tuesday of violating the nuclear arms control START treaty, contending that Moscow was refusing to allow inspection activities inside Russia.читати
Protesters Say Russian Ship Bound for Antarctica Unwelcome at South African Port
2023-01-31
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Climate activists in South Africa are protesting a refueling stop by a Russian ship that they say is ignoring a ban on exploring oil andчитати
Australia and France to Supply Artillery Shells to Ukraine
2023-01-31
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France and Australia have agreed to join forces to produce thousands of artillery shells to help Ukraine push Russian forces out of its country. Australianчитати
10 Years After EU’s ‘Never Again’ Tragedy, Little’s Changed
2023-01-31
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A decade ago this year, the head of the European Union’s executive branch stood, visibly shaken, before rows of coffins holding the corpses of migrantsчитати
New Czech President Vows to Boost Ties with Taiwan
2023-01-31
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Czech President-elect Petr Pavel vowed Monday to boost his country’s ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island’s president and foreign minister. читати
Turkish Migrant Death in Greece Prompts Accusations of Torture
2023-01-31
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The death of a Turkish migrant after he traveled to a Greek island has prompted demands for Ankara to take up the case with Athens,читати
Turkey Now Willing to Back Finland’s NATO Membership but Ruling Out Sweden
2023-01-30
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday his country would consider evaluating Finland’s NATO membership bid separately from Sweden’s. Until now, Turkey threatened to vetoчитати
Russians Gone From Ukraine Village, Fear and Hardship Remain
2023-01-30
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When night falls in Tatiana Trofimenko’s village in southern Ukraine, she pours sunflower oil that aid groups gave her into a jar and seals itчитати
Azerbaijan to Evacuate Embassy in Iran After Fatal Shooting
2023-01-29
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Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, two days after a gunman shot dead a securityчитати
Environmentalists Protest Airport Project Near Albanian Bird Sanctuary
2023-01-29
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Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania’s south meant to boost tourism but which they say willчитати
French PM Says No Dice on Pension Age as Strikes Loom
2023-01-29
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France’s prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement age as unions prepared for another day of mass protestsчитати
Church Helps Mining Community Evolve in Dark, Warming Arctic
2023-01-29
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The warm glow of Svalbard Kirke’s lights gleams on the snow-covered mountain slope from where the church stands like a beacon over this remote Norwegianчитати
Burkina Rally Celebrate Word That French Troops Will Leave
2023-01-29
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Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces thereчитати
Italy, Libya Sign $8B Gas Deal as PM Meloni Visits Tripoli
2023-01-29
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Italy’s prime minister held talks in Libya Saturday with officials from the country’s west-based government focusing on energy and migration, top issues for Italy andчитати