Manufacturing activity in China slipped in April, serving draconian lockdowns to stop the wave of Covid-19 and slipping to the lowest level since February 2020, when the country was hit by the new coronavirus epidemic that later became a pandemic. The official manufacturing PMI index, in fact, stopped at 47.4 against 49.5 in March and … Read more
– – The closure of one of the Vitinya tunnel pipes on the Hemus highway has been congested for years at the beginning and end of weekends. Now the same will happen with the tunnel on “Thrace”. PHOTO: YORDAN SIMEONOV – The Prime Minister: Parliament’s decision to pay for the activities – on Thursday Rehabilitation … Read more
Germany arrested a suspect named Ilnur N. last year and later charged him with espionage for allegedly passing information about the European Ariane space launch vehicle to Russian intelligence handlers. The lawsuit, which involves information about the activities of Russian intelligence in Germany, coincided with one of the deepest crises in relations between Russia and … Read more
Photo: Voice of Ukraine Ukraine withdrew from the agreement on the CIS anti-terrorist center – – The agreement that Ukraine left concerns the creation and operation of the Antiterrorist Center of the CIS member states. The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on Ukraine’s withdrawal from decisions on the establishment and operation of the Anti-Terrorist Center … Read more
Фото: Getty Images Kosovo expels Russian diplomats – – It was decided to expel the diplomat in connection with “harmful activities” that undermined the national security of Kosovo. The UN Mission in Kosovo has not received notification of the declaration of the Russian employee persona non grata. This was announced by the representative of the … Read more
Photo: facebook.com/skolebeskydy In the Carpathians, a lynx with babies was photographed – – Thanks to nature conservation measures, the territory of the national park is a safe place for rare animals. In the Carpathians, on the territory of the Skole Beskydy National Park, automatic cameras filmed a lynx with babies walking in a snow-covered forest. … Read more
Photo: mfa.gov.ua Kuleba spoke about the strategy of foreign policy – – The foreign policy strategy of Ukraine fixes the course towards joining the EU and NATO. The non-aligned status of Ukraine remained in the past after the approval of the course towards joining the EU and NATO, as Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba recalled on … Read more
Photo: dp.ru The State Duma expanded the powers of the police – – Now Russian police officers will be able to open cars, cordon off public events and enter homes. In Russia, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a law expanding the powers of the police. About it informs Interfax on Wednesday 8 … Read more
Photo: mfa.gov.ua Kuleba met with ODIHR Director Matteo Mecacci – – Kuleba put forward an initiative to make Ukraine a regional hub for OSCE activities in the field of human rights protection and strengthening of civil society. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human … Read more
Photo: Facebook / Rostislav Shurma Shurma worked in industry for 15 years – – The ex-general director of the Zaporizhstal plant will be responsible for the economic unit of the President’s Office. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on the appointment of Rostislav Shurma as Deputy Head of the Office of the President. … Read more