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[1/2] Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, attends the opening event of Europe's largest tech conference, the Web Summit, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro NunesLISBON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - In an emotional appeal, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska urged tech workers from around the world on Tuesday to create innovations to stop Russia and help save people in her war-torn country. Describing technology as a "battlefield" in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zelenska said that technological equipment such as drones and missiles were being used to "kill people," not to save them. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's vice prime minister who also runs the ministry of digital transformation, will also speak. Reporting by Catarina Demony, Sergio Goncalves and Pedro Nunes in Lisbon Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Czechs rally against rising extremism and voice support for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Thank you for coming to face your fear," the group's founders said in unison to the crowd. "We will not let Russia drag us or the whole world into darkness," said in Ukrainian. High energy prices, fuelled by the war in Ukraine, have piled pressure on governments across Europe to cushion the blow of mounting energy costs for consumers and businesses. In the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Petr Fiala's government has signed up to EU sanctions against Russia and taken a tough stance over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. It has also adopted a string of measures, including financial aid for companies and price caps on electricity for households.

☆ Russia denied using Iranian suicide drones to attack Ukraine, even though there are pictures of it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian on Tuesday denied deploying Iran-made suicide drones to attack Ukraine. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images; InsiderThe White House yesterday said that the drones used were Shahed-136 models. Britain's Ministry of Defence also said that Shahed-136 drones had been used in Ukraine, identifying them in an assessment published Tuesday. Denmark also said that Iranian drones were used, with its foreign minister saying on Monday: "Iranian drones are used apparently to attack in the middle of Kyiv, this is an atrocity."

☆ Pink Floyd founder cancels Poland concerts after war remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, Poland — Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has canceled concerts planned in Poland amid outrage over his stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine, Polish media reported Saturday. An official with the Tauron Arena in Krakow, where Waters was scheduled to perform two concerts in April, said they would no longer take place. “Roger Waters’ manager decided to withdraw ... without giving any reason,” Lukasz Pytko from Tauron Arena Krakow said Saturday in comments carried by Polish media outlets. The website for Waters’ “This Is Not a Drill” concert tour did not list the Krakow concerts previously scheduled for April 21-22. City councilors in Krakow were expected to vote next week on a proposal to name Waters as a persona non grata, expressing “indignation” over the musician’s stance on the war in Ukraine.

☆ Polish venue cancels Roger Waters gigs after Ukraine comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former rock band "Pink Floyd" musician Roger Waters performs on stage during his tour, at Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, U.S., September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Amr AlfikyWARSAW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters were cancelled by a venue in the Polish city of Krakow, organisers said on Sunday, after the artist's comments on the war in Ukraine caused a storm of criticism. "Live Nation Polska and Tauron Arena Krakow have cancelled Roger Waters' concert," organisers said in a statement on the venue's website. Local councillors in Krakow had been due to vote on a resolution declaring Waters 'Persona non grata' on Wednesday. Wantuch said in a Facebook post on Sunday morning that he was in Ukraine and would comment on Waters' statement in the evening.

CNN —Brirtish rock legend and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters’ planned concerts in Poland in April have been canceled amid a backlash to the musician’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the letter, Waters wrote that he opposed the West sending weapons to Ukraine to aid the embattled country in its war against invading Russia. The shows were planned to take place in Krakow as part of the his international tour. In a Facebook statement addressed to the UK’s The Guardian and Poland’s Gazeta Krakowska newspapers, Waters denied he or his management had canceled the Poland shows. He pointed the blame instead to Lukasz Wantuch, a Krakow city councilor who wrote his own Facebook post on September 10 opposing Waters’ shows.

☆ No rest for the weary
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Asia has woken up on Wednesday determined to test the BOJ's resolve, by pushing bond yields up and beyond policy bounds. Swaps markets are pricing Fed rates above 4 through 2023, but the Fed's own projection falls short. Will the Fed revise economic projections, too, and admit prices will take longer to stabilise than they now expect? Commodities markets and stocks are growing more weary of the prolonged debate on whether the Fed and other central banks are going too far. It hasn't helped that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, too, has joined the hawkish chorus on the need for restrictive policy read more .

☆ UK's Princess of Wales meets Ukraine's first lady at Buckingham Palace
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Princess of Wales (left) speaks with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, as she welcomes her to Buckingham Palace in London, ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Kirsty O'Connor/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Britain's Princess of Wales met Olena Zelenskiy, the first Lady of Ukraine, at Buckingham Palace on Sunday, a day before the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth. Olena Zelenskiy will represent Ukraine in the absence of her husband President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday at Westminster Abbey, where scores of world leaders will join King Charles and the rest of Britain's royal family for the service. Catherine and her husband William were given the titles Princess and Prince of Wales after William's father Charles ascended the throne 10 days ago. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Ukrainian troops "have pushed across the Oskil. Ukrainian forces swept through the Kharkiv region this month after bursting through the front line, sending thousands of Russian troops fleeing and abandoning their tanks and ammunition. ALARM OVER NUCLEAR PLANTUkraine accused Russian forces on Monday of shelling near the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region. "The invaders wanted to shoot again, but they forgot what a nuclear power plant is," Zelenskiy said in a social media post. 1/17 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 16, 2022.

☆ Ukraine's Independence Day darkened by deadly missile strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-23 | by ( Tara John | Yulia Kesaieva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The day was darkened by a missile strike on an eastern Ukrainian train station which killed at least 22 people -- fulfilling warnings by Ukrainian officials. On the eve of Independence Day, crowds of people were seen in Khreshchatyk, inspecting the display. "I don't feel festive about (Independence Day), I rather feel sad," she added. International solidarityUS President Joe Biden marked Ukraine's Independence Day Wednesday by reiterating the US' commitment to Ukraine with a new $2.98 billion investment in security assistance. Daria is also worried about an attack on Independence Day.

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▼ + stars: | 2020-06-16 | by ( ) noutati.md time to read: +2 min

Olena Zelenska, în vârstă de 42 de ani, a anunţat vineri pe Facebook că a fost testată pozitiv la noul coronavirus, precizând că testele restului familiei au ieşit negative. ‘Diagnosticul actual al Olenei Zelenska este COVID-19 – pneumonie polisegmentară bilaterală de severitate moderată. Ucraina a înregistrat în ultimele zile o creştere semnificativă a numărului de cazuri de COVID-19 pe fondul relaxării măsurilor antiepidemice. Însuşi preşedintele Zelenski a fost criticat pentru faptul că, de multe ori, nu a purtat mască în apariţiile publice. În urma scandalului declanşat pe reţelele sociale, poliţia a declarat că i-a amendat pe preşedinte şi pe însoţitorii săi.

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