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The Ukrainian Weekly: Ukrainian festival scheduled for September in Canada

The 23rd annual Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival takes place on September 13, 14 and 15 on Bloor Street West between the Runnymede and Jane …
The Ukrainian Weekly

Ukrinform: Ukraine to participate in Food Matters Live 2019 in London

For the first time, Ukraine will participate in the healthy food and innovation exhibition Food Matters Live 2019, which will take place in London on …
UkrInform

Ethics compromises, cliches haunt dissident Vasyl Stus biopic

There is one “villain” in the Vasyl Stus biopic “Censored” that Ukrainians would have wanted to have been named. But, due to legal threats, he …
Artur Korniienko

Entertainment Guide Sept. 6-15

Editor’s Note: To see the full list of events, please check the calendar. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie …
Artur Korniienko
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Toma Istomina
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Daria Shulzhenko

Kharkiv agency teaches people with disabilities to be fashion models

When Iryna Soroka recalls the first time she took part in a catwalk show, she says it was the most exciting experience she ever had. Soroka, 24, has a …
Daria Shulzhenko

Activists want to revive Kyiv’s ancient, polluted Lybid River

It was declared an ecological disaster zone in 2015, following a petition that collected more than 10,000 signatures from Kyiv residents. But now the …
Vincent Mundy

UNIAN: Almost 900,000 foreign tourists visit Kyiv in 1H 2019

Over the first half of 2019, almost 900,000 foreign tourists visited Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, according to the press service of the Kyiv City …
UNIAN

CNN: Dark secrets of Odesa’s vast catacomb labyrinth

Known as the Pearl of the Black Sea, Odessa is one of the most captivating destinations in Ukraine. Read more here.
CNN

3 people face prison for painting Kyiv sculpture pink

Three people face prison terms for painting a notable Kyiv sculpture pink on Sept. 4. The monument in question is a fountain sculpture of the biblical …
Toma Istomina

USA Today: 20 of the best places on Earth 2020

Looking to add some destinations to your bucket list? British travel publisher and trip provider Rough Guides’ latest book is the ultimate bucket list …
USA Today

The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Citizen K’ director sees film as ‘cautionary tale’ for Trump’s America

‘This is a cautionary tale for what’s happening in America right now,” says director Alex Gibney about his scalding portrait of the fall of dissident …
The Hollywood Reporter

Metro: Who is Britain’s Got Talent star Kseniya Simonova?

Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions is set to see a whole host of global talent take to one stage – and one of the favourites is Ukrainian performer …
Metro

Forbes: Meet the Ukrainian start-up turning coffee into eyewear

A Ukrainian start-up called Ochis has developed a range called Ochis Coffee- where glasses frames are made from coffee grounds. Read more here.
Forbes

UkrInform: SkyUp to launch flights to Sri Lanka and Israel

On August 27, the сommission for granting rights to the operation of air routes under the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine allowed the …
UkrInform

Business Insider: For less than $100, you can tour the abandoned towns around Chornobyl

On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in what was then the Soviet Union, resulted in a cloud of radioactive particles …
Business Insider

Entertainment Guide Aug. 30 – Sept. 8

Editor’s Note: To see the full list of events, please check the calendar. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie …
Toma Istomina
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Daria Shulzhenko
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Artur Korniienko

Saving Ukraine’s castles

In Western Europe, castles are major tourist magnets and money makers. But in Ukraine, most castles stand abandoned and are falling apart. A group of …
Toma Istomina

World Traveler: Weekend trip to Riga offers history, outdoors fun, beaches

RIGA, Latvia — Want to enjoy remarkable architecture, conquer a forest trail and unwind on the beach? It takes just a short flight from Kyiv and three …
Artur Korniienko
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