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Yatseniuk asking Our Ukraine to back his query on constitutionality of law on local elections

20:56

04.08.2010

Leader of the Front for Change political party MP Arseniy Yatseniuk has prepared and submitted to the secretariat of the Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense parliamentary faction a draft query to the Constitutional Court about the constitutionality of certain provisions of the current law on local elections.

Press: Churchman pleads guilty to Zaporizhia church explosion charges

19:26

04.08.2010

A sexton, who is suspected of organizing an explosion at the Intercession Church in Zaporizhia, has admitted his guilt, the Segodnia (Today) newspaper reported referring to a source in the regional branch of the Interior Ministry.

National Olympic Committee's president hopes Ukraine will bid for 2022 Winter Olympics

18:07

04.08.2010

President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine Serhiy Bubka believes Ukraine is capable of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Crimean speaker sees good chance of implementing autonomy's development program

16:48

04.08.2010

Speaker of the Crimean parliament, Volodymyr Konstantinov, says that there is a very good chance of implementing a program for Crimea's development, a concept of which was considered on Tuesday in Simferopol at a meeting chaired by the president on the development of the autonomy.

Tigipko: government's working group to complete draft tax code on Thursday

15:55

04.08.2010

The working group under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will complete the draft tax code on Thursday, Vice Prime Minister Sergiy Tigipko told reporters in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Firefighters extinguishing peat fire in Kyiv-Sviatoshynsky district

14:36

04.08.2010

Firefighters are extinguishing a peat fire in the village of Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka in Kyiv-Sviatoshynsky district.

Crimean parliament sets next elections on peninsula for October 31, 2010

12:13

04.08.2010

The Crimean parliament has set the next election of deputies to the Crimean Supreme Council for October 31, 2010.

Weather center: High chance of fire outbreaks remains in Ukraine, except in western regions

12:13

04.08.2010

The continued heatwave means the chance of outbreaks of wildfires remains high on Wednesday in Ukraine, apart from in the country's western regions, the Emergencies Ministry's press service has reported, with reference to the Ukrainian Weather Forecasting Center.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: Kyiv, Moscow start demarcation of state border

19:16

03.08.2010

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday received a formal notification from the Russian side that all of the procedures required for the coming into force of an agreement on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border have been completed, the head of the ministry's information policy department, Oleh Voloshyn, has told Interfax-Ukraine.

Popov not claiming post of Kyiv mayor

19:16

03.08.2010

First Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration Oleksandr Popov has said he is not claiming the post of Kyiv mayor.