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Grain carrier from Africa to arrive at Pivdenny port on Aug 12 for wheat loading.
The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine expects on August 12 the arrival at Pivdenny maritime merchant port of a vessel for loading grain for Africa.
"Tomorrow, the Brave Commander vessel (under the flag of Liberia) is expected to arrive at Pivdenny port to load more than 23,000 tonnes of wheat to fight hunger in East Africa," the ministry said on the Telegram channel on Thursday.
The ship was chartered under the UN World Food Program and will be sent through the port of Djibouti to Ethiopia.
As reported, on July 22, 2022, in Istanbul, at the proposal of the United Nations, Ukraine, Turkey and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres signed the Initiative on the safe transportation of grain and food from the Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny.
As part of the implementation of the agreements, twelve ships are already heading from the Ukrainian ports with agricultural products to seven countries of the world. There are 370,000 tonnes of agricultural products on board.
The first vessel with Ukrainian corn has already arrived at the Turkish port for unloading.
Two missiles launched by Russia at Odesa downed, child injured – local authorities.
The air defense forces shot down two aircraft missiles launched by Russia at Odesa from the Black Sea waters, a child was injured as the fragments of the missiles fell down, Head of Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper has said.
FMs of Ukraine, India hold bilateral talks, review meeting of intergovt commission in New Delhi.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Ukrainian-Indian bilateral relations and global security.
Russia's latest attacks cause 10-12% loss of power generation capacity available in March.
The latest intensive attacks by the Russian aggressor on the energy system, Ukraine has lost 10-12% of the generating capacity available at the time of the first attack on March 22, said Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Resear...
Zelenskyy names priorities in NSDC work
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy named predictability, sanctions policy, and implementation of national goals among the priorities of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
Some 2,100 cultural institutions remain in temporarily occupied territories since 2022.
Some 2,115 cultural institutions remain in the temporarily occupied territories since 2022, acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Rostyslav Karandeyev reported.
Timeline of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when a cargo ship lost power and crashed into it. Here’s how the events unfolded. CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from...
NTSB chairwoman discusses Francis Scott Key Bridge investigation.
Jennifer Homendy says that the bridge was rated as "satisfactory" during the last inspection in May 2023 by the Federal Highway Administration. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Live...
NBC caves to liberal hosts fires ex-RNC chair
Fox News' Lucas Tomlinson reports the latest on McDaniel's ousting. The 'Fox & Friends' co-hosts react to the news amid reports she is exploring legal options after her firing. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox N...
U.S. business leaders meet with China’s president as Beijing seeks closer ties
NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Beijing, where a number of U.S. business leaders, including the CEOs of Blackstone, Qualcomm, Bloomberg, Chubb and FedEx, met with the Chinese president » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a coll...
Visa, Mastercard agree to lower ‘swipe fees’ for merchants.
To settle a class action lawsuit, the companies have agreed to lower the rates they charge merchants and not raise them for at least five years. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Liv...
Gaza Hospital Patients in Jerusalem Face Uncertainty.
Israel has ordered Palestinian hospital patients back to the Gaza Strip after they’re done with treatment in East Jerusalem medical facilities. As Linda Gradstein reports from East Jerusalem, the order has sparked an outcry, and the Israeli Suprem...