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WAHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday announced a $125 million military aid package for Ukraine, including two armed patrol boats to help the country defend its territorial waters. The remaining $150 million in military aid approved by Congress for the 2021 budget year will not be provided until the…

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian medical facilities have thrown away some unused COVID-19 vaccines after doctors failed to show up for their own appointments to be vaccinated, ruling party lawmakers said on Monday. Ukraine has just begun vaccinating its 41 million people against COVID-19 after receiving a first batch of 500,000…

During a recent visit to Ukraine, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge stressed WHO’s continued support for the COVID–19 response in Ukraine and the health system transformation amid the pandemic.The three-day visit provided an opportunity to discuss the country’s COVID–19 preparedness and response, health system reform…

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — An Orthodox icon presented to Russia’s foreign minister had not been stolen from the Ukraine, the office of Bosnia’s Serb leader said Tuesday, amid an international diplomatic spat over its origins. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia’s three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gifted the gilded icon to…

A new monitoring tool, developed by WHO and the Public Health Center of Ukraine (UPHC), is revealing how the different regions in Ukraine responded to COVID-19. Launched in October 2020, the Public Health Response Monitor (PHRM) was developed based on a regional tool, WHO/Europe’s Health System Response Monitor (HSRM).The PHRM…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Crowds of people took to the streets Sunday in the Belarusian capital of Minsk in a weekly protest against the country’s authoritarian leader who won a sixth term in office in a disputed election. Thousands were estimated to have taken part in small rallies scattered around…

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said Friday that a preliminary probe has found “a reasonable basis at this time to believe” that crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed in Ukraine which merit a full-scale investigation.The six-year preliminary probe by prosecutors at the global court looked at allegations…

Ukraine were beaten by Germany in the match prior to the cancelled Switzerland fixtureThe Ukrainian Football Association has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against Uefa's decision to award Switzerland a 3-0 win in their cancelled Nations League match.Uefa deemed Ukraine responsible for the match not taking place…

Featuring algorithmically-generated sounds from Mubert, an A.I.-powered, generative music library. Taэт Vremya started life back in 2014 as a contemporary and urban dance group. Growing in size and scale over the last six years, the international performance and art collective now counts among its 40 members performers from Russia, Ukraine,…

The groups for the qualifying stages for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were announced on Monday.© AFP Holders France were handed an awkward draw in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, with Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina standing in their way on the road to the finals in…