2022-04-27

Culture news

Kyiv demolishes Soviet monument representing Russia-Ukraine friendship

Kyiv authorities demolished a monument symbolising historic ties between ex-Soviet Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv mayor and former boxing champion, Vitali Klitschko said it was a "symbolic" day for the city

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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

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Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | April 27th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

27/04/2022

Earth News

Why Europe is the best place to rent an electric car on holiday

Is 2022 the year of the electric car? A new Skyscanner filter makes it easier to find and compare prices across Europe for green holiday car rentals.

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Soviet 'friendship monument' taken down in Kyiv

Ukrainian authorities dismantled the Monument of People's Friendship on Tuesday, a statue overlooking the Dnieper River in Kyiv, representing Russian-Ukrainian friendship.

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Vladimir Putin holds talks with Antonio Guterres

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

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Europe Decoded

Explained: Why the rouble has recovered despite Western sanctions

Russia's national currency appears to have defied international sanctions. But the rebound is highly misleading.

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Kyiv demolishes historic Ukraine-Russia friendship monument

A historic monument of Ukrainian and Russian friendship is being removed from the Kyiv city centre two months after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Money

Crypto will go mainstream within 10 years, according to investors

"Talking about survival of digital assets is firmly over - the question is now about evolution," says Julian Sawyer, CEO of Bitstamp.

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Latest news bulletin | April 27th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

27/04/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine faces 'extremely difficult weeks', defence minister says

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for "resilience and unity" as the Russian army's build-up of forces for a major offensive in the east was deemed complete.

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Russia

Russia's Gazprom suspends supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

State-owned Gazprom is insisting that all payments are made in Russian rubles.

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Ukraine

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko makes plea for more Western weapons

The former boxing champion says his country wants to be part of the European Union, even if Russia wants to rebuild the Soviet Empire.

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