KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. The Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) does not rule out that a government reshuffle could be expected next plenary week, BYuT deputy leader Andriy Kozhemiakin has said. Commenting on the dismissal of Yuriy Yekhanurov as defense

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. Ukraine's oil refineries reduced gasoline output by 6.5% in January-May 2009 year-over-year, to 1.13 million tons. Diesel fuel output grew by 9.2%, to 1.264 million tons, while the production of fuel oil dropped by 9%, to

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) agents have found over 100 hectares of cultivated hemp plants in Odesa region (South Ukraine) after conducting a special operation. According to the SBU press center, two fields planted with hemp

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a strategy for the development of the Olympic training system until 2020, the press service of the Family, Youth and Sports Ministry has reported. Strategic directions for the implementation

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. The secretariat of the Ukrainian president hopes that Russia will make apologies for statements on the inability of Ukraine's Naftogaz to pay for gas, the president's commissioner for international energy security, Bohdan Sokolovsky, said at a

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. The vote in the Verkhovna Rada for the dismissal of Yuriy Yekhanurov as defense minister is a "minor political revenge," Presidential Representative in Parliament Ihor Popov has said. He said that today in Ukraine, "ministers are

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. During its plenary meeting on Friday, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine discharged Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov. The discharge was supported by 363 of 450 people's deputies. Under the Constitution, the candidacy for the defense minister's

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. Pay for the natural gas Ukraine used in May will be transferred to Russia's OJSC Gazprom in a matter of an hour at the cost of emission of UAH 3.8 billion (UAH 7.61 / USD 1),

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. The purpose of creation of a broad coalition and amendment of the Constitution is a coup d'etat, the presidential press service quoted Viktor Yushchenko as saying to foreign media. Viktor Yushchenko is convinced that a parliamentary

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a decree appointing Petro Kolos as Ukraine's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the presidential press service has reported. AP

KYIV, June 5 /UKRINFORM/. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has said he is concerned over the situation on the nuclear fuel market. "I'm worried about the current situation on the nuclear fuel market. I can say that our traditional partners in

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The American Press Institute presented a "Newspaper Economic Action Plan" to newspaper executives last week that detailed "models and recommendations" for charging for online content, which you can download here. Steven Brill and Merrill Brown also gave a presentation to

At least 180 community, family and other foundations have contributed nearly $128 million in grants to news and information initiatives in the United States since 2005, according to a new J-Lab report: "New Media Makers: A Toolkit for Innovators in

MediaNews Group, the fourth-largest newspaper chain in the country and owner of The Denver Post, has trademarked the term "Individuated News" or I-News for a new media-delivery system that will be tested with the Los Angeles Daily News this summer.

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The interior minister of the southern Russian republic of Daghestan was assassinated afternoon while at a wedding reception in the capital, Makhachkala

The Ukrainian president on Friday accused Russia of seeking to monopolize the international nuclear fuel market.

Belarus will decide on its own whether to recognize the former Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, regardless of any foreign loans, the president said on Friday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev handed Global Energy international prizes to scientists involved in hydrocarbon and uranium exploration, and energy calculations