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Photo: Getty Images In Las Vegas passed the next matches of the Summer League of the NBA. Las Vegas The playoffs. The first round Washington – L. A. Clippers– 74:89 (15:31, 19:19, 21:23, 19:16) Washington: Robinson (26 + 11 rebounds), Harrison (12), Bryant (8 + 7 rebounds). Clippers: Upshaw (24 + 9 rebounds), Gilges-Alexander (17 + 6 assists), Delgado (14 + 10 rebounds). Cleveland – Sacramento– 96:84 (24:19, 20:17, 26:22, 26:26) Cleveland: Sexton (25 + 7 assists), Artis (14 + 7 rebounds), white (13 + 7 rebounds). Sacramento: Jackson (20), […]

Fish on the turf of the Luzhniki stadium The episode was not included in the stream. In football there are cases observed when the animals are on the field, but in the semifinals of the 2018 world Cup was a unique case. Someone of the fans brought to the stands of the Luzhniki stadium fish and threw it on the lawn in the first half. The incident was not shown by television cameras, because the fish was quickly caught by security personnel, but photographers took this unusual moment. Earlier it […]

Yussuf Sanon The yssouf Sanon and Alexander Kobets played their next match in the NBA Summer League. Three Ukrainian players had a chance to go to the matches of their teams in the NBA Summer League, but Bogdan Bliznyuk for the clippers in the game against Washington did not participate. But defender Yssouf Sanon played for the Washington 16 minutes, scored two assists, two steals, one block shot and one loss with two personal observations. That’s just points not earned a Ukrainian, fluff all three three-point attempts. Winning the match […]

Washington stressed that the pipeline undermines energy security of Europe and brings benefits to the Kremlin Photo: gazprom.ru On Wednesday, Washington reiterated a warning to foreign firms involved in the construction of Russian gas pipeline “Nord stream 2” in Germany, that they are at risk of sanctions, and stressed that Moscow is using the project to separate Europe. “We have made clear, understood that firms operating in the Russian sector of export supplies of energy, do business that risks being under sanctions. We believe that this pipeline will undermine energy […]

If the economy will grow faster than a certain value, the Ukraine will have to pay old debts Photo: Pixabay The Ministry of economic development in the baseline scenario, approved July 11,”Forecast of economic and social development of Ukraine for the years 2019-2021” expects nominal GDP growth of Ukraine in the $ 112,1 billion in 2017 up to 125,7 billion in 2018. According to the Ministry’s forecast in 2019, GDP may leave 140 billion in 2020 149,9 billion, and in 2021 – 163,6 billion. Such calculations are based on the […]

FAO and the EBRD have evaluated the export potential of Ukrainian produce Author photo: Gregory Szalai, “Today” International organization FAO and the EBRD has completed a major study “Improving access of Ukrainian agribusiness to export markets”. It can be called one of the most comprehensive analyses of the fruit and vegetable market and a road map for development of this segment of agriculture. The food and agriculture organization of the UN (FAO) is implementing in Ukraine a number of programs aimed at reforming the agricultural sector and the development of […]

All you need to know about air conditioning and ventilation in the trains Photo: “Today” Torture worse for me is not present. Just remember closed Windows in 35-degree heat, outside ventilation in the room with fifty people just want to go out and run, feeling the wind. In General, I try not to ride the train in the summer. But in mid-June I bought a ticket from Kiev to Kamenetz-Podolsk in a car with reserved seats. Departure at midnight, just down the heat, flashed through my head. I asked cautiously […]

Become a familiar part of our everyday life the bags can decompose, depending on the density, up to 400 years Photo: archive In late may, the city Council recommended that the institutions of Commerce to offer customers an alternative to disposable plastic bags to minimize their use. This decision was supported by the mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko. However, completely prohibit the use of packets only at the state level. The all-Ukrainian ecological Association noted that the world is the process of eliminating polyethylene is smooth, and, primarily, large […]

The baseline scenario of the forecast of the Ministry provides for a smooth devaluation of the hryvnia is not more than 3.2% by the end of 2021 Photo: AFP The project “forecasting economic and social development of Ukraine for the years 2019-2021“developed by the Ministry of economic development and adopted by Cabinet on 11 July, built on the basic assumption of gradual devaluation of the hryvnia is not more than 3.2% per year, or to 30.7 UAH per dollar (plus or minus 2 UAH) to the end of 2021. By […]

Become a familiar part of our everyday life the bags can decompose, depending on the density, up to 400 years Photo: archive In late may, the city Council recommended that the institutions of Commerce to offer customers an alternative to disposable plastic bags to minimize their use. This decision was supported by the mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko. However, completely prohibit the use of packets only at the state level. The all-Ukrainian ecological Association noted that the world is the process of eliminating polyethylene is smooth, and, primarily, large […]