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Water supply restored by 70% in Lviv, half of city with electricity.
As of 18:20, half of Lviv is provided with electricity, however, planned power outages continue in the city, Mayor Andriy Sadovy said on his Telegram channel.
"Water supply in the city has been restored by 70%. Some houses are provided only on the first floors. But this is for a while. Heat. We are launching city thermal power plants, working on restoring heat and hot water supply. If an emergency does not occur, then kindergartens and schools will work tomorrow in the usual mode," Sadovy wrote.
Additional bus routes have been launched in the city in the evening, and electric transport is being restored in parallel. 75% of traffic lights are already working.
"I recall that there are 18 heating points in Lviv. Here you can charge your phones, get warm, drink hot tea or coffee. Today they work until late in the evening," the mayor added.
Procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities and its use should be simplified - Mayor of Trostyanets.
The procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities should be simplified, communal enterprises should have the right to use it in their statutory activities.
Procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities and its use should be simplified - Mayor of Trostyanets.
The procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities should be simplified, communal enterprises should have the right to use it in their statutory activities.
Zelenskyy holds meeting in Dnipro
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived with a working visit to Dnipro where he held a meeting on the security situation and protection of the critical infrastructure.
Ukraine's Ambassador to USA: We hope amendments that reduce or eliminate aid to Ukraine to be rejected.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova has explained the essence of the amendments to the Ukraine aid bill, which will be considered in the House of Representatives on Saturday, April 20, and expressed the hope that amendments...
Banking network, after growing in Q4 2023, narrows again in Q1 2024 – NBU.
The network of structural divisions of Ukrainian banks, which for the first time since the beginning of the war grew by 40 divisions in the fourth quarter of 2023, lost 30 points in the first quarter of 2024, shrinking to 5,108 divisions.
VOA Newscasts - April 17, 2024
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Israel Ambassador: Iran's missiles 'can get to London'.
Israel's Ambassador to the UK has told Sky News that Britain should be on guard - as the same missiles recently launched by Iran, have the potential to get to London. #iran #israel SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twi...
Flash flooding in Dubai as storm dumps historic rainfall.
A rainstorm that dumped more than five inches of water and hail Tuesday in Dubai has led to flash flooding and closed operations at Dubai International Airport. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata is following the unusual weather...
Indonesia's Mount Ruang continues to erupt, spewing smoke and lava - DW News.
Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at leas...
Biden courts steelworkers in Pittsburgh
President Biden visited Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wednesday where he spoke at the United Steelworkers headquarters and called for new actions against China's steel and shipbuilding industry practices. Aaron Navarro reports. CBS News Streaming Netw...
Risks for remote workers leaving big cities, study shows.
Remote workers may be harming their career trajectories by moving away from metropolitan cities, a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests. Aki Ito, a chief correspondent for Business Insider, looks at the research and draws...