На українському міжбанківському валютному ринку котирування в парі гривня-долар 16 лютого стабілізувалися поблизу позначки 27,80. Це сталося після значних коливань 15 лютого, коли на малооб’ємному через вихідний день у США ринку спекулянти спершу підвищили котирування до 28 гривень за долар і навіть більше, а потім опустили до 27 гривень 78 копійок. За даними Finance.ua, станом …
European markets were mixed Tuesday amid growing optimism over the release and distribution of more COVID-19 vaccines around the world, coupled with a steady decline of new coronavirus cases. Britain’s benchmark FTSE index was up 0.1% at midday. The CAC 40 index in France gained one-half of one point (+0.01%), while Germany’s DAX …
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing her commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, a White House statement said on Monday. “Vice President Harris and President Macron agreed on the need for close bilateral and multilateral cooperation to address COVID-19, climate change, and support democracy at home and around the world,” the statement said. Since President Joe …
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More than 150 million people in the central and southern United States were under winter storm warnings or advisories Monday, with record-breaking cold temperatures gripping the nation from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. The south-central state of Texas may be takin g the worst of the winter weather. Hit by ice …
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday suggested he would support a global treaty on pandemics that would establish standards for data-sharing and transparency. Johnson made the comment during his usual COVID-19 briefing from his office in London, when asked about the World Health Organization team’s recently concluded visit to Wuhan, China, to investigate the source …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused fellow NATO ally the United States of supporting terrorists in the wake of the deaths of 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq. He also said a U.S. statement about the killings, which Ankara blamed on Kurdish militants, was a joke.”You [the U.S.] said you did not support terrorists, …
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To every sport, there’s a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day. For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s Day. That’s when they normally cuddle up on the couch with their precious pooch to watch the Super Bowl of …
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Приватизувати Одеський припортовий завод та інші об’єкти зі списку «великої приватизації» можна буде тільки після рішення парламенту – наразі законопроєкт про зняття мораторію розглядається у Верховній Раді. Про це журналістам, відповідаючи на запитання Радіо Свобода, повідомив керівник регіонального відділення Фонду державного майна України в Одеській і Миколаївській областях Олександр Славський. «Кабінет міністрів разом із Фондом …
Crowds of seals lie on the sand, some wriggling towards the water, on the northern French coast where they are staging a comeback. Drone images show around 250 wild grey seals, adults and cubs, frolicking at low tide near the town of Marck. Seals started to disappear from the Cote d’Opale in the 1970s, under pressure from …
Google has been fined more than $1.3 million over misleading ratings for hotels in France, that country’s Finance Ministry said Monday. The decision followed a months-long investigation that began in 2019.”The investigation revealed that Google had replaced the Atout France ranking with a classification established according to its own criteria,” said the General Directorate for …
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У 2020 році обсяги іпотечного кредитування зросли на третину до 3,8 мільярда гривень, повідомила у понеділок пресслужба Національного банку України з посиланням на результати опитувань банків щодо виданих іпотечних кредитів у листопаді та грудні 2020 року. «За результатами останнього опитування банки повідомили, що в грудні 2020 року вони видали 743 кредити на загальну суму 521 …
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Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday. The tabby cat was recruited by then-Prime Minister David Cameron to deal with a pack of rats seen scuttling close to the British leader’s official residence and entered Downing Street on Feb. …
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Україні буде «набагато важче» пройти 2021 рік без траншу Міжнародного валютного фонду, повідомив народний депутат від «Слуги народу» та керівник фінансового комітету Верховної Ради Данило Гетманцев. «Ми переконані в тому, що нам пройти 21-й рік без чергового траншу МВФ буде важче набагато, але це в жодному випадку не буде катастрофою. У нас є відповідні ресурси, …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child, their office confirmed Sunday. A spokesperson for Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, said in a statement: “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”Britain’s Prince …
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The United States has condemned the killing of 13 Turkish citizens by Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. “The United States deplores the death of Turkish citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement late Sunday. “We stand with our NATO Ally Turkey and extend our condolences to the families …
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Національна акціонерна компанія «Нафтогаз України» була збитковою за результатами дев’яти місяців попереднього року, але загалом за 2020 рік може стати прибутковою завдяки державним компенсаціям, заявив в ексклюзивному інтерв’ю Радіо Свобода виконувач обов’язків міністра енергетики України Юрій Вітренко. Так він відповів у «Суботньому інтерв’ю», коментуючи показники компанії, в якій він працював донедавна, зокрема на посаді виконавчого …
Kosovo’s left-wing reformists were headed for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, initial results showed Monday, handing them a strong mandate for change from voters fed up with the political establishment. The opposition Vetevendosje (Self-determination) party took home around 48 percent of the vote, according to a tally of more than 90 percent of ballots cast in the …
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The pro-union Socialist Party appeared set to claim a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia late Sunday, but the bloc of parties supporting secession by Spain’s northeastern corner were widening their control of the regional parliament.With 95% of the votes counted, the three main parties pledging to carve out an independent Catalan state were …
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The search for three climbers, who went missing on Pakistan’s K2 mountain earlier this month, has found no trace of them.Iceland’s John Snorri, 47, Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr, 33, and Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara, 45, lost contact with base camp on February 5 during their ascent of what global mountaineers describe as the killer mountain. …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child, their office confirmed Sunday.A spokesperson for the couple said in a statement: “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.” The baby will be eighth in …
Hundreds of women have attended protests in Moscow and St Petersburg on Valentine’s Day in support of Russian women prosecuted for political reasons. The Chain Of Solidary And Love protest is also dedicated to imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, who flew to Germany on February 10. Although no explanation was given …
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed a “significant milestone” on Sunday as data showed 15 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccinations had been delivered, fueling calls for the government to start relaxing far-reaching lockdown measures.The vaccine program is seen as one of few successes in the government’s handling of a pandemic that has left the …
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Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia is voting Sunday to elect a new parliament and prime minister, with pro-independent parties aiming to retain control and the Socialist Party of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hoping to take over leadership of the wealthy region for the first time in a decade. Salvador Illa, Spain’s health minister and in …
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Diamond cloning is said to be a vocation, an artform and a rare skill. New York artist John Hatleberg creates precise reproductions of famous diamonds, but one copy became his life’s work – the Blue Diamond of the French Crown. Vladimir Lenski has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Camera: Aleksandr Barash and Natalia Latukhina …