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President orders government members to monitor fires, regional governors not to hold public events
16:33
03.08.2010Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has issued instructions to government members and regional governors in order to prevent outbreaks of fire in the current heat wave in Ukraine and prevent possible threats to public health, the presidential press service reported on Tuesday.
President issues instructions on Crimea's development
14:57
03.08.2010Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said he intends to attract large-scale investments into Crimea, while speaking in Simferopol on Tuesday after a meeting on the development of Crimea.
Heat wave to continue for at least 10 days in Ukraine, says weather forecast center
12:34
03.08.2010The heat wave will last for at least ten days in most regions of Ukraine, with the highest air temperatures in the east, northeast and centre of the country, head of the Ukrainian weather forecasting center Mykola Kulbida has said.
Law on ratification of Ukrainian-Russian agreement on mutual border demarcation comes into force
11:47
03.08.2010A law on the ratification of the agreement on the demarcation of the Ukrainian-Russian state border came into force following its publication in the government's official newspaper Uriadovy Kurier on Tuesday, August 3.
Ukraine to unblock grain export, says deputy PM
09:46
03.08.2010The authorities' decisions leading to unlawful delays in export shipments of grain, should be abolished, and those guilty of creating obstacles to grain export should be punished, said Deputy Prime Minister Sergiy Tigipko.
Lviv should focus on preparation of sports infrastructure, says Ukraine's director for Euro 2012
21:00
02.08.2010Director of the Euro 2012 Local Organizing Committee in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky has said that the principal task for Lviv and the region is to bring their sports infrastructure in line with the UEFA requirements.
Emergencies Ministry warns of high fire risk in Crimea
19:13
02.08.2010The Crimean branch of the Emergencies Ministry has warned residents and guests of the peninsula that a state of emergency has been introduced due to the high risk of forest fires.
Antonov, IFC sign contract for supply of two An-148s to Southeast Asia in 2011
18:19
02.08.2010Ukraine's Antonov State Enterprise and Russia's Ilyushin Finance Co. leasing company (IFC) have signed a contract for a supply of two An-148 regional jets, which will be assembled at the Antonov mass production plant, to a country in Southeast Asia in 2011.
Ukraine ready to help Russia fight wildfires
16:36
02.08.2010Ukraine is ready to accept children from Russian regions hit by wildfires and to send fire-fighting equipment to Russia, Ukraine's government has said.
Investment of $1.2 b in Ukraine's GTS modernization to save 1.5 bcm of gas per year, Boiko says
15:06
02.08.2010Investment of $1.2 billion in the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS) will allow up to 1.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to be saved every year, Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko has reported.
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