News of ukraine

Tears of joy as Argentine parents finally meet their surrogate-born baby

15-06-2020 09:00 After a lengthy delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, a group of Argentine couples were able to finally meet their new children, born to surrogates in Ukraine.

Research during pandemic

Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica

04-05-2020 13:45 Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting borders, grounding flights and locking down countries he needed to travel through, urging his team to do the ‘impossible’ while not getting infected.

REPATRIATION

Ukrainians hurl stones at China’s evacuees for fear of infection

21-02-2020 12:41 Several hundred residents in Ukraine's Poltava region protested to stop officials from quarantining the evacuees – including at least one Argentine – in their village because they feared becoming infected.

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

Weather, protests hamper Ukraine's Coronavirus quarantine bid

20-02-2020 13:46 Ukraine's effort to evacuate more than 70 people from China, including a number of Argentines, due to the outbreak of the new COVID-19 virus delayed.

VIRUS OUTBREAK

Coronavirus outbreak: Tests in Argentina come back negative

18-02-2020 12:00 Scientists say tests on samples have come back negative. Argentines in Hubei province – the epicentre of the outbreak – ask government for help in leaving China.

TRUMP

New revelation at historic Trump impeachment hearing

13-11-2019 17:48 Trump said he “cared more about the investigations of Joe Biden” than about Ukraine in overheard phone, according to top US diplomat.

US Politics

Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry against US President Trump

25-09-2019 00:19 Amid mounting allegations of abuse of power by the US president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of the impeachment inquiry, the first step in a process that could ultimately lead to Trump's removal from office.

EXPLAINER

From Argentina to China and India: a global guide to capital controls

04-09-2019 12:34 Argentina may have spooked investors with its imposition of capital controls over the weekend, but it’s scarcely alone among emerging markets in using them to stop money flying out in times of stress.