For the first time on September 15, SpaceX is due to send into orbit a crew made up entirely of complete novices, without a professional astronaut on board. Read more here.   The post Agence France-Presse: Who will be on the next SpaceX mission?...

The government’s creation in January of the Bureau of Economic Security to investigate economic crimes was initially hailed as a step forward in fighting the massive economic crimes in Ukraine that go unpunished — from multibillion-dollar bank fr...

Russia is planning to send food and medicine to Afghanistan soon as humanitarian aid, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on September 13. Read more here. The post Reuters: Russia planning to send humanitarian aid to A...

Twenty apartments! A hundred cars! Tens of thousands in gift certificates! These are just some of the prizes up for grabs for Russians later this week. All they have to do is vote. Read more here. The post Agence France-Presse: Russians to vote after...

The opening of the Arsenal stadium in Pechersky district in Kyiv after reconstruction is scheduled for October, Business Development Director of Quarter Partners, the investment company, Andriy Semenov has said. “Next to the Arsenal plant, we a...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach the Tokyo Olympics and the possibility of holding the Olympics in Ukraine. During a meeting in Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) purchased $79.1 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week, according to data provided by the central bank. Read more here. The post UkrInform: NBU purchased $79 million on interbank foreign exchange...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become a feminist icon after 16 years in power even though the world’s most powerful woman has only belatedly accepted that label as she prepares to step down, and conceded that gender equality is still a lon...

Next month, world leaders will gather in Glasgow, Scotland for the latest Climate Summit. One of the biggest topics on the agenda will be renewable energy.  The summit will focus on commitments to reduce CO2 emissions and once again to try and find ...

The United States continues to work to ensure that the certification and the Third Energy Package of the European Union are applied to Nord Stream 2, U.S. Department’s Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein said. At the YES Brainstor...