Global Scan
February 14, 2014
Protests in Ukraine have dragged on for months, with little progress. Among protesters, there's a little-known weapon that's not especially dangerous, but is a real pain. It's a topical antibiotic and it turns skin green. That story and more, in today's Global Scan.
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Politics
Tymoshenko Case: International Pressure on Ukraine Intensifies
PRI's The World
May 01, 2012
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko is a polarizing figure. The former prime minister is in prison on corruption charges and on hunger strike to protest her treatment. Tymoshenko says she has been beaten in prison, which the authorities deny.
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Sports
Documentary Film 'The Other Chelsea' Depicts a Different Ukraine
PRI's The World
May 11, 2012
A new documentary "The Other Chelsea" tells the tale of a town in eastern Ukraine where the local soccer club won the Europa League tournament a few years back.
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Documentary film 'The Other Chelsea' depicts Ukraine's poor, corrupt side
PRI's The World
May 14, 2012
In the Ukraine, politicians admit that the courts only protect the people in power. Lose an election and you could go to jail. That's just one of the more surprising revelations in a new documentary that examines life in Ukraine through the lens of its successful and popular soccer team, Chelsea, which plays in Donetsk.
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Ukrainian Sleeping Beauty art exhibit seeks to awaken political slumber
PRI's The World
September 06, 2012
Ukraine is in turmoil as political opposition is silenced. One artist chose to illustrate that turmoil, or waiting, with a unique art exhibition that involves women serving in the role of Sleeping Beauties, waiting for the right man to kiss them. If they open their eyes, they agree to marry the man who kissed them.
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Politics
Ukrainians find themselves stuck firmly between the EU and Russia
PRI's The World
November 26, 2013
Ukraine is backing away from its plan to join the EU and that has spurred mass demonstrations. Russia is against Ukraine having free trade relations with Europe, and Ukraine's president says his economically-struggling country needs to maintain its important trade ties with Russia.
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Politics
In Ukraine, it's the same president, but perhaps a new revolution
PRI's The World
December 02, 2013
The current protests against Ukraine's President Yanukovych could turn into a replay of the 2004 revolution which led to his downfall.
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Politics
Dozens are injured as the latest rounds of protests in Kiev turn bloody
PRI's The World
January 20, 2014
Protesters have clashed with government forces in Kiev. It marks violent turn in a two-month movement that has largely been peaceful.
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Global Scan
Why does this Ukrainian have a green stain on his face?
February 14, 2014
Protests in Ukraine have dragged on for months, with little progress. Among protesters, there's a little-known weapon that's not especially dangerous, but is a real pain. It's a topical antibiotic and it turns skin green. That story and more, in today's Global Scan.
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Conflict & Justice
Russia is not happy with the dramatic change in Ukraine
PRI's The World
February 24, 2014
Ukraine has dramatically changed in just one week and Moscow is upset about the "armed mutiny."