Ukraine has lost 106 jobs in 2010
The head of the Pension Fund of Ukraine Boris Saichuk informed, that during the past 2010 year Ukraine has lost 106 jobs. First of all, the building sector was affected, what brought to the layoffs in the related spheres. Besides, the jobs in chemical and metallurgical industry were reduced. >>
Cuba managed to reduce the infant mortality rate to 4,5 per 1 000 live births
23 municipalities reached the zero rate of infant deaths. The province with the least rate is Villa Clara (2,5), the province with the highest rate is Sankti Spiritus (4,9). The specialists say, that the factors which helped to reduce the rate were vaccination against 13 illnesses, which includes almost 100% of children and the growing education level. >>
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanks Cuba
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Konstantin Grishchenko, who is now officially visiting Cuba, thanks the government of Cuba for the medical help which this small island rendered to 26 000 of Ukrainian citizens who suffered from the Chernobyl accident in 1986. Grishchenko visited the health resort in Tarara, where the program of treatment and health improvement is being carried out. >>
Ukrainian metropolitans and patriarchs live in luxurious villas
The metropolitan of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow patriarchate Vladimir live in a luxury house in Kiev in a district, where a ground lot costs 5 million grivnas. >>
Ukrainian government starts struggling with offshore
Ukrainian businessmen have a traditional scheme of money laundering. It is made through the Cyprus banks: they output money there and then invest it (like investments) into the Ukrainian enterprises. Billions of dollars are taken out of the taxation in this unsophisticated way. >>
Today the anniversary of "Holodomor" is being celebrated in Ukraine. This year the authorities decided not to make a big show of it like the previous president Yushchenko did. >>
On November 3 and 4th the practical-scientific conference "From grateful Ukraine to noble Cuba" took place in the National technical university of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute". The conference was devoted to the 20 anniversary of the program of medical help which Cuba has given to Ukrainian children who suffered from the results of the Chernobyl accident in 1986. >>
Ukraine has 35 billion ton of waste products
The Ministry of Environment Protection informs, that Ukraine is "sinking" in waste products. There are 35 billion ton of waste on the territory of Ukraine, about 2,6 billion of it are highly toxic. Besides, the amount of domestic refuse is growing from year to year by 50 million of cuic metres, the amount of industrial waste - by 175 million of cubic metres. If no immediate measures are taken, very soon this situation will become critical. >>
In 2010 about 150-200 religious properties, which earlier belonged to the state, will be passed to different religious organizations, the vice-minister of economic development Igor Manylov informs. >>
Declaration For freedom of the Five Cuban fighters against international terrorism
Dear Mr. President,
Many people had bright expectancies on your accession to the presidency of the most powerful empire in the history of mankind. These expectancies were founded on your abundant pre-election good wishes. But the half of your presidency is running to the end, and you still did not manage to achieve any visible success in the accomplishment of your promises. >>