Austria has no intention of ditching Nord Stream 2 despite US pressure
Austria has no plans to withdraw from the Russian Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project despite the threat of US sanctions.
Monet’s picture sold for a record amount
Painting of the
French impressionist Claude Monet "Rick" was sold at Sotheby’s
auction in New York. The cost of the painting was a record...
Negotiations on Russian polluted crude oil were to no avail – Media
Talks between Russian and European pipeline companies have not produced clear answers on how to fix a massive oil contamination on the...
International Coalition in Iraq boosts combat readiness amid threats from Iran
The international coalition led by the United States has increased its combat readiness in Iraq. The reason for this is the presence...
PM May, Stoltenberg discussed threats from Russia and China
British Prime Minister Theresa May and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed threats from Russia and China, according to the press service...
On the Italian island of Sardinia police fines tourists for stealing sand
Sardinia police began
to patrol local beaches because of the constant sand thefts. Gentside reports
about it.
As it became...
U.S. Senate ready to impose sanctions against Nord Stream-2 construction companies
Members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen plan to submit a bill, which impose sanctions...
Trump intends to meet with presidents of Russia and China
US President Donald
Trump announced his intention to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June
28-29 in Japan. In addition, he announced a...
United States weighing plan to send 120,000 troops to MidEast
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan presented an updated military plan, according to which, if Iran attacks US forces or speeds...
NASA may allocate another USD 1.6 bln to accelerate flights to the Moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) may receive additional USD 1.6 billion from the US budget for next year to develop...
In China, 60 spotted pups have been rescued from poachers
Police found 100
seals that were starved on a farm in Dalian, China. 39 animals could not be
saved. This writes
BBC.
British Mint issued a coin with Sherlock to mark 160th birth anniversary of Conan...
In honor of 160th
anniversary of English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Royal Mint of Great
Britain issued a new coin with the image...
Russian authorities dispose Ukrainian military equipment left in occupied Crimea
Open source
According to the chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee of the Russian Federation and the former...
The most respected British journalist died
British journalist
Brian Walden, the author of the first interview with Margaret Thatcher as prime
minister of Great Britain, died at the age of...
Munich airport, began to write correctly the name of Kyiv
The airport of Munich (Germany) began to use the correct name of Kyiv in
Latin letters. This writes
the Consulate General of Ukraine in...
An investigation was launched against the largest GMO’s producer
French prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation against the
chemical giant - "daughter" of the German concern Bayer Company
Monsanto. This is reported by the...
147 illegal immigrants rescued off Libya’s west coast
Libyan navy said it rescued147 illegal migrants in two operations off the west coast of the country. All saved were transferred to reception centers,...
On the new glass roof of Notre Dame there will be an orchard for...
French architectural firm Vincent Callebaut Architectures presented a
project for the restoration of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was partially
damaged by fire.
Elections to the European Parliament: Brexit Party is the leader in the UK
Created at the beginning of this year, Brexit Party leads the polls in
the UK on the eve of the elections to the...
IMF representatives will arrive in Ukraine with an assessment mission
Director of
Communications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jerry Rice, said that
the fund’s representatives are ready to come to Ukraine with an...