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Model, don't go to brothel. Femen.

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Two activists of Femen movement  tried to disrupt the Nina Ricci fashion show at Paris Fashion Week. A few minutes after the show started the two half-naked activists stormed the podium and shouting «Model, don't go to brothel». Stood up in front of photographers, the girls showed the slogans written on the bodies of activists «Fashion dicta-terror»  and «Model, don't go to brothel».

Wladimir Klitschko in the pool.

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The preparatory process comes to the end for champion WBA / WBO / IBF / IBO heavyweight division Wladimir Klitschko (60-3, 51 KOs). He will fight the regular WBA champion Alexander Povetkin (26-0, 18 KOs) it will take place on October 5th in Moscow (Russian). In these days of Vladimir focuses on their functional training, swimming kilometers in the pool among the peaks of the Austrian Alps.

EuroBasket 2015 Logo and Promo video

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Today is the final day of Eurobasket 2013 in Slovenia Next  tournament the EuroBasket 2015 will take place in Ukraine. Ukrainian side presented a logo of the European championship 2015. In a press conference dedicated to the event, attended by Acting President of FIBA Europe Siriel Kumans, FIBA Europe Secretary General Kamil Novak, Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Vilkul, president of the FBU, Alexander Volkov and tournament director Eurobasket-2015 Yevhen Rudakov. Promo video of EuroBasket 2015:

Ukraine Down Italy To Make History

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Ukraine kept Italy without a score during the first five minutes of the final quarter and used an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 59-48, in a game that had never seen a gap wider than six points during its first 30 minutes. Game Hero: Eugene Jeter provided Ukraine with a pair of safe hands all night and finished with a game-high 20 points and a team-high four assists. Stats Don't Lie: Italy out-rebounded Ukraine 44 to 40 but as fatigue started to take its toll in the second half, their field goal percentage dropped from 44% to 32% at the final buzzer. Ukraine meanwhile shot poorly at the start but finished on an excellent 46% from two-point range, scoring 22 points in the paint to Italy's 10. Ukraine coped better with fatigue on Friday in Ljubljana to defeat Italy 66-58 , earn a place in the game for 5th place at EuroBasket 2013 and secure their first ever participation in the FIBA Basketball World Cup . Additionally Ukraine will host next  EuroBasket

European history in just three minutes.

QF Preview Croatia-Ukraine EuroBasket 2013

European Union Launches a Major Information Campaign in Ukraine

This initiative is to help citizens understand the opportunities that will result from closer relations with Europe. The European Union – in close cooperation with Member State Embassies – has officially launched a public awareness campaign to explain the benefits of closer association of Ukraine with the European Union. The initiative titled ‘Stronger Together’ started with a media presentation at the National Philharmonia Concert Hall in Kyiv to outline the opportunities that will develop for the Ukrainian people if the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement are signed at the EU summit in Vilnius in November 2013. The keynote speech was presented by EU Ambassador Jan Tombinski who outlined the work that needs to be done by the government and Parliament to ensure that it will be possible for all 28 EU member states to sign the agreements at the Vilnius summit.  He stressed that it should not be taken as a foregone conclusion that the Eur

World junior boxing champion in Kiev, Ukraine

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Russia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the United States and Ireland (in this order) commanded the TOP 6 by the medal count. 351 boxers from 52 countries were officially registered for this fourth edition. The AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships, held every two years, goes back to 2001 with its debut in Baku (Azerbaijan) but was formerly called the AIBA Cadet World Championships. The competition welcomes international boxers aged 15 and 16 in 13 weight categories. It is an occasion to celebrate boxing’s youngest practitioners on the international stage. Boxing at this level is traditionally a first opportunity to witness future world champions and Olympic heroes. With the participation numbers growing each year, in synchronization with the level of skill shown in the ring, the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships is a premier event on the AIBA competitions calendar.

Wladimir Klitschko and Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger

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World champion in the heavyweight versions of IBF, WBA, WBO , IBO and the magazine «The Ring Magazine» Wladimir Klitschko and Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger arranged friendly correspondence in social networks , exposing photos with the posters of each other. At the same time, Vladimir admitted that imitates Schwartz from 12, and Arnold - that Klitschko is one of his favorite champions. Iron Arnie decided to go ahead and was not limited to photos and visited his home country at the weekend and a visit Klitschko at the training camp in the Austrian Going .

England football fans hurt in Kiev.

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An altercation between England and Ukraine fans in the centre of Kiev after which three Britons were briefly hospitalised has heightened tensions in the runup to Tuesday's crucial World Cup match in the city. The fight erupted outside a cafe on Kiev's main Khreshchatik thoroughfare after a crowd of England fans became involved in an argument with a group of Ukrainians. Some witnesses said at least one Ukrainian had a knife, but police deny knives were used. Three Britons, aged 19, 22 and 23, were treated in hospital for cuts and bruises. "It was an ordinary men's fight without any knives," said witness Igor Mykhalko, denying that the Ukrainians were skinheads. "Just ordinary guys," he said. "This could happen in any country between football fans." He added that the trio "went on partying" once discharged. Tim White, a Briton working in Ukraine, who witnessed the incident, told journalists that he saw the blood

Femen at Venice Film festival "- Ukraine is not a brothel"

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Femen activists has brought to Venice Film "- Ukraine is not a brothel". Kitty Green is director of the film. During the presentation, they staged another protest topless. The 70th Venice International Film Festival runs from 28 August to 7 September on the island of Lido in Italy. In August the FEMEN movement   decided to hide its activities in Ukraine and extend it abroad.

Ukraine May Reopen Old Uman Airport for Bretslavers

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Ukraine is planning to open a decommissioned airport near Uman for Bretslaver chasidim. The airport of Cherkasy Oblast, the central Ukrainian district where Uman is located, may be reopened as soon as next year, spokesperson Nicholas Sukhovoj told the Israeli Russian-language newspaper Vesti.  The move would help alleviate traffic from the Odessa-Kiev highway that Bretslavers currently use to travel to Uman, the burial place of Rebbe Nachman, the founder of the Breslav chasidic movement. “The airport is in good condition and only needs lights on the runway,” Sukhovoj said. Some 25,000 Bretslavers converge in Uman each year ahead of Rosh Hashana, to pray near Rebbe Nachman’s grave. The option of running extra trains to Uman is also being discussed, as many visitors reportedly face difficulties in reaching their destination in time. Uman Mayor Peter Payevsky told the news site on Thursday that he expected more than 800 buses to arrive in Uman in the coming days, with 7,000 people d

Femen founders—known for topless protests—flee Ukraine with allegations against Vladimir Putin

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GOVERNMENT PERSECUTION HAS  forced Femen founders to flee Ukraine, where the militant feminist group was created in 2008. According to a  statement  on the Femen website, they were "systematically harassed, severely beaten, kidnapped, and repeatedly received threats" in July. Femen maintains that Russian and Ukrainian special services perpetrated these acts under instructions from Russian president Vladimir Putin and his close ally, Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. "FEMEN officially says fuck off to all dictators," the group declares defiantly on its website. Femen reveals that Yana Zhdanova, Anna Hutsol, and Alexandra Shevchenko were summoned on August 30 to face charges. According to an  interview  cofounder Shevchenko granted to the  Kyiv Post , the three women, along with Femen's Iksana Shachko, had escaped to Paris. Last month, the  Straight   reported  that Femen supporter Viktor Svyatsky, a Ukrainian political scientist, was assaulte