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The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed some female officials to travel abroad freely
The Cabinet of Ministers has amended the rules on crossing the state border for certain women who are subject to restrictions during a state of war or a state of emergency. At the same time, exit restrictions remain in place for senior female officials and a number of other officials.
“I am the Pope”: the bank didn’t believe the pontiff and hung up
Pope Leo XIV rang an American bank to change his telephone number and address in the customer database. He gave his secular name as Robert Prevost and answered the security questions correctly, but the bank employee still asked him to come to the branch in person. When the pontiff explained that he could not do so because he was the Pope, the call was ended.
Lyubov Kolesnikova, star of *Catching Kaidas*, has died
Lyubov Kolesnikova, an Honoured Artist of Ukraine and actress at the Chernihiv Drama Theatre, has died. She was best known to a wide audience for her role as Baba Palazhka in the TV series *Catching Kaidash*. She was 74.
Rescue workers have brought large-scale forest fires in Zakarpattia and Rivne regions under control
Rescue workers have managed to bring large-scale fires under control in forest districts in the Zakarpattia and Rivne regions.
Boris the deer has been involved in a road accident for the second time. The car taking him to rehabilitation was hit by another vehicle
Boris the deer, who was hit by a female driver in the Rivne region in March, has been involved in another road accident. This time, the car in which he was being transported for rehabilitation was hit by another vehicle.
The Cabinet of Ministers has postponed the road programme until the end of martial law
The Cabinet of Ministers has amended the operational plan for implementing Ukraine’s National Transport Strategy up to 2030. The government has set a new deadline for the approval of the programme for the development of public roads – within one year of the termination or lifting of martial law.
Mosiychuk spoke about Shabunyaev’s role in the ‘Karpatski Zori’ holiday home case
Former MP Ihor Mosiychuk has claimed that Kostyantyn Shabunyaev, who is said to be a candidate for the post of director of JSC ‘Odesa Port Plant’, may be linked to an attempt to take over LLC ‘Pensionat “Karpatski Zori”’. According to him, the owners’ family was allegedly offered a deal to relinquish the asset.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new rules for funding water projects in rural areas
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved procedures for the use of budget funds to protect rural settlements and agricultural land from the harmful effects of water. The government has also updated the rules governing the funding of centralised water supply systems for villages that rely on water supplied from external sources.
A cruise ship carrying passengers infected with the Hantavirus has set sail for the Canary Islands — five people have been evacuated from it
The cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been affected by the Hantavirus, has set sail for the Canary Islands and is due to dock on 9 May.
A car has exploded in Dnipro — two men have been injured
A parked car exploded in Dnipro on the morning of Thursday, 7 May. Two men were injured in the explosion.
Energy ahead of winter: Ukraine and Finland agree on power generation
Ukraine and Finland are stepping up their cooperation on the development of distributed generation. During a meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Ukrnafta and the Finnish company Wärtsilä signed a framework agreement on the supply of equipment for gas piston power plants.
Russia wants to export titanium, lithium and graphite from the occupied south of Ukraine
Russia plans to plunder at least 18 deposits of valuable raw materials in the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intelligence, these include titanium, lithium, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, molybdenum and graphite.
