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- Amid coronavirus outbreak, Hungary's Viktor Orban reaches for unchecked power
Rights groups said the move effectively suspends democracy in the European Union member state in the name of fighting the coronavirus.
Sydney Morning Herald. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:06:41 +1100. - Belarus president says vodka and a SAUNA will stop you getting coronavirus
Aleksandr Lukashenko, leader of Belarus since 1994, has ordered that life will continue as normal in his country of 9.5m people - insisting that vodka and a sauna will help stop coronavirus infections.
Daily Mail. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:15:24 +0100. - Hungary government gets sweeping powers
Critics accuse Prime Minister Viktor Orban of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to silence opposition.
BBC News. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:35:44 GMT. - Belarus Takes Center Stage As The Last League Standing Amid Coronavirus Shutdown
The eyes of the world turned to the Belarus Premier League this weekend, as the only league still playing soccer amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Mike Meehall Wood, Contributor. Forbes. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:37:01 +0000. - Polish manufacturers, U.S. importers see mutual opportunity
The growth potential for Polish and other Eastern European furniture manufacturers in the U.S. market comes from two sides. The post Polish manufacturers, U.S. importers see mutual opportunity appeared first on Furniture Today.
Slaughter. Furniture Today. Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:15:52 +0000. - Coronavirus: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on
Football fans around the world are turning to Belarus to get their fix during lockdown as the game carries on in the former Soviet republic.
BBC News. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:05:14 GMT. - Biden, Burisma Probe Has Been Put on Quarantine
The global coronavirus pandemic has put the Hunter Biden corruption investigation on quarantine; Biden and Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings allegations have been effectively laid ...
Newsmax. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 09:35:37 EDT. - Orban using new coronavirus laws to engineer dictatorship - and a job for life
Hungary's parliament is set to adopt a new law which will give the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban a legal mandate to rule by decree - without any sunset clause or parliamentary oversight.
Irish Independent. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 02:30:00 +0000. - Canada to cut number of troops in Ukraine due to COVID-19
The Canadian Armed Forces plans to withdraw the 200 troops it currently has in Ukraine and replace them with a skeleton force next month, to hold the fort until the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.
CBC News. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:23:11 EDT. - Poland's idle restaurants send free food to medical 'heroes'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A popular Warsaw entertainment center looks empty and closed amid a government ordered shutdown from the coronavirus, but inside, cook Bozena Legowska is busy. ...
Monika Scislowska. Washington Times. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:26:40 -0400. - Commercial Metals' (CMC) Q2 Earnings Trump Estimates, Up Y/Y
Commercial Metals (CMC) puts up a stellar show in Q2 driven by robust construction market demand in the United States and Poland.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:35:00 GMT. - City locked down over coronavirus in central Ukraine
Radomyshl, a city some 110 kilometers from Kyiv, has declared a state of emergency to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus after an infected woman failed to report she felt sick for over a week. ...
Artur Korniienko. Kyiv Post. Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:17:13 +0000. - Poland's Only Cat Museum Puts Couple's Private Collection of Trinkets on Display
The pint-sized institution, which opened last year, is filled with 1,000 feline-themed knickknacks that journeyed with their owners from Ukraine
Smithsonian. Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000. - Soccer games around Europe to be played in empty stadiums
All upcoming professional soccer games in Spain, France and Portugal, as well as some in Germany and a European Championship qualifying match in Slovakia, will be played in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Fox News. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:41:25 GMT. - Trial of suspects in shooting down of flight MH17 begins in the Netherlands
The trial of four suspects accused of involvement in the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 has opened in the Netherlands.
ABC News. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:39:28 -0400. - Asylum-seekers, coronavirus collide with complicated results
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - No entry, says Hungary. Not all at once, says Greece. Watch out, says Croatia: They might have the coronavirus. ...
Pablo Gorondi. Washington Times. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 05:56:11 -0500. - Siberian Neanderthals originated from various European populations
At least two different groups of Neanderthals lived in Southern Siberia researchers have now shown that one of these groups migrated from Eastern Europe.
Science Daily. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:15:23 EST. - Ukraine Opens Case Involving Former Prosecutor General
Case concerns alleged pressure by then-US vice president Joe Biden to get rid of Viktor Shokin; legal experts dismiss move as meaningless.
Voice of America. Sat, 29 Feb 2020 07:09:09 -0500. - AerCap Signs Lease Agreement with Belavia Airlines for 3 Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft
AerCap Holdings N.V (NYSE: AER) today announced it has signed an agreement with Belavia - Belarusian Airlines for the lease of three new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The aircraft are from AerCap's order book with Embraer.
Travel Industry Wire. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:43:33 EST. - Trump Fires Pentagon's Top Policy Official as Impeachment Fallout Continues
John Rood certified last year that Ukraine had made enough progress in fighting corruption to release nearly $400 in U.S. military aid, undermining White House explanation for the freeze.
Voice of America. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:15:07 -0500.
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Facts About Eastern Europe
The Republic of Belarus' capital city is Minsk, and its national currency is the Belorusian Rouble. Belorusian and Russian are the primary languages used in Belarus, and in 2007, the population of Belarus was estimated at 9,725,000.
The Czech Republic's capital city is Prague, and its national currency is the Koruna. Czech is the nation's official language, and in 2007, the Czech Republic's estimated population was 10,229,000.
The Republic of Hungary's capital city is Budapest, and its currency is the Forint. Magyar is the primary language used by Hungarians, and in 2007, the nation's estimated population was 9,956,000.
The Republic of Moldova's capital city is Chisinau, and its currency is the Leu. Moldovan's official language is Moldovan, and in 2007, the country's estimated population was 4,329,000.
The Republic of Poland's capital city is Warsaw, and its currency is the Zloty. The primary language used in Poland is Polish, and in 2007, the country's estimated population was 38,518,000.
Romania's capital city is Bucharest, and its national currency is the Leu. Romania's official language is Romanian, and in 2007, the country's estimated population was 22,276,000.
The Slovak Republic's capital city is Bratislava, and its currency is the Koruna. Slovakia's official language is Slovak, and in 2007, the country's estimated population was 5,448,000.
Ukraine's capital city is Kiev, and its currency is the Hryvnia. Ukrainian and Russian are Ukraine's primary languages, and in 2007, the country's estimated population was 46,300,000.