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Ukrainian sportsmen take part in Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver

14:34

13.02.2010

Ukrainian athletes took part in an opening ceremony of Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

Three Ukrainians on two tucks strand into snow drift in Russia, says Foreign Ministry

13:25

13.02.2010

Three Ukrainian citizens, who were shipping fruit on two trucks, have stranded into snowdrift in Russia due to bad weather, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported.

OU-PSD proposes postponing local elections until autumn

19:28

12.02.2010

Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) MP Oksana Bilozir has proposed postponing until this autumn the elections to the local councils, as well as the election of city mayors and village heads, the parliamentarian's press service reported on Friday.

Regions Party expects CEC to announce official result of presidential election this weekend

16:30

12.02.2010

The Regions Party expects that the Central Election Commission (CEC) will announce the official result of Ukraine's presidential election on Saturday or Sunday and declare Viktor Yanukovych its winner, Regions Party Deputy Head Anna Herman has said.

Chief Russian Rabbi hoping Yanukovych will continue speaking against glorification of Nazism

15:26

12.02.2010

Russia's chief rabbi Berl Lazar has said he is hoping that Viktor Yanukovych, who was announced the winner of the Ukrainian presidential election, will continue to defend tolerance and speak out against "aggressive nationalism" in Ukraine.

Parliament approves law on state administration in sphere of topographic, geodesic and cartographic activity

15:26

12.02.2010

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved a law aimed at improving state administration in the sphere of topographic, geodesic and cartographic activity.

CEC receives official returns from all 225 district election commissions

14:12

12.02.2010

The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has received original copies of the February 7 presidential election run-off vote returns from all 225 district election commissions, however the returns from eight local commissions still have to be checked.

Ukraine and Poland agree on cooperation in tourism

13:42

12.02.2010

Poland and Ukraine have signed a joint memorandum on cooperation in the sphere of tourism.

Third stage of rotation of Ukraine's helicopter detachment in UN mission begins in Liberia

12:16

12.02.2010

The third stage of rotation of the 56th separate helicopter detachment of Ukraine's Armed Forces, which is taking part in the United Nations' mission in Liberia, began on February 10, the press service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine has reported.

European Commission president congratulates Yanukovych on Ukraine's election victory

10:58

12.02.2010

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has congratulated Viktor Yanukovych on winning the presidential race in Ukraine.