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Latest news from Volhynia Keep up to date with what is happening in Zhitomir, Rowno, Lutzk and other parts of Volhynia! The links on this page will lead you to news stories about business, police matters, and more. They are drawn from sources in Ukraine, Europe and North America. This information might help you to plan your travel to Volhynia -- and will help you gain a better understanding of life there. Home improvement retail sales boom Kyiv Post, Ukraine - 7 May 2008 They include Epitsentr, Nova Liniya, and Karavan, which has a doityourself store in Rivne and Kharkiv. So far, only three foreign companies have opened home ... Average monthly salary in Lviv is twice as low as in Kyiv, $300 «ЗІК» Західна інформаційна корпорація, Ukraine - 7 May 2008 In other Western Ukrainian regions the average pay in March was $290 in Ivano-Frankivsk, $297 in Rivne, $262 in Zakarpattya, $264 in Chernivtsi and $262 in ... Czechs most tolerant of Westerners,least of Romanies-poll Romano Vod'i, Czech Republic - 7 May 2008 About a half of the respondents said they would not mind Kazakh or Volhynian Czechs as their neighbours, while one-third said living next to these people ... Poll: Czechs tolerate Westerners, slam Roma Prague Daily Monitor, Czech Republic - 6 May 2008 About a half of the respondents said they would not mind Kazakh or Volhynian Czechs as their neighbours, while one-third said living next to these people ... Czechs most tolerant of Westerners,least of Romanies-poll Czech Happenings, Czech Republic - 6 May 2008 About a half of the respondents said they would not mind Kazakh or Volhynian Czechs as their neighbours, while one-third said living next to these people ... Drunk driver kills six people at tram stop in Kharkiv UNIAN News Agency, Ukraine - 5 May 2008 A car struck pedestrians and then hit a shop in the village of Zarichya in the Zhytomyr region. Four people died and one was injured. A Kyiv-Ivano-Frankivsk ... NewReport Shows Record Number of Attacks on Minorities in Ukraine Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union, DC - 30 Apr 2008 On April 15, for the second time in two years, a cemetery memorial over the grave of a famous local rabbi was attacked by vandals in Zhitomir. ... A mile in their shoes Ha'aretz, Israel - 30 Apr 2008 By Moshe Gilad The city of Zhitomir in western Ukraine does not appear on tourist maps. It lies 100 kilometers west of Kiev and today has some 300000 ... McDonald's to Open in Zhitomir, Ukraine Property Xpress (subscription), Bulgaria - 29 Apr 2008 29-04-08, 9:50, (Property Xpress) - The first McDonald's restaurant in Zhitomir will open at the end of 2008 in the mixed-use complex Global UA. ... From Zhitomir to Buck House - Ukrainian claims he’s related to ... RussiaToday, Russia - 28 Apr 2008 A journalist named Vadim Korako from the small Ukrainian city of Zhitomir claims to have royal origins and to be related to the British Queen. ... Turkish road-construction company will be a rain-maker to ... «ЗІК» Західна інформаційна корпорація, Ukraine - 25 Apr 2008 The registration of the Turkish company in Zhatkiv was conditioned by the Rivne oblast administration. Zhatkiv is located close to the strategic highway. ... Vandals attacked several Jewish cemeteries and memorials across ... Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - 25 Apr 2008 In Ukraine on April 15, vandals attacked the tomb of a prominent rabbi, Aharon of Zhitomir. Local authorities say this is not the first time the cemetery ... Lviv oblast council deputies appeal to government not to sack head ... «ЗІК» Західна інформаційна корпорація, Ukraine - 23 Apr 2008 According to ZIK's sources, the contenders for the job are head of STA in the Rivne oblast Viktor Bashuk and former head of STA in the Ternopil oblast ... Eurasian Secret Services Daily Review Axis News - 23 Apr 2008 Police and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) investigators announced that they solved an April 15 incident at a Jewish cemetery in Zhitomir, according to a ... Ukraine officials reportedly identified three teenagers who ... Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - 23 Apr 2008 The suspects, aged 17 to 19, are accused of burning down a memorial called the Ohel of Tzadik Rabbi Aharon from Zhitomir -- a student of the Baal Shem Tov, ... National Union of Journalists of Ukraine names 15 officials who ... «ЗІК» Західна інформаційна корпорація, Ukraine - 23 Apr 2008 ... Kharkiv oblast council press and information department head Mykhailo Strilyanyj, head of Zhytomyr rayon state administration Valery Kolosivsky. ... Metrika to Develop Five Projects in Kiev Property Xpress (subscription), Bulgaria - 23 Apr 2008 Further, the company presented a 1550 sq. m B class office center on the Great Zhitomir Street, as well as a 11500 sq. m B class business center on the ... Zhitomir Security Police Close Investigation of Cemetery Incident Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union, DC - 22 Apr 2008 Police and SBU (former KGB) investigators announced that they solved an April 15 incident at a Jewish cemetery in Zhitomir, according to an April 22, ... Antisemitic Vandalism in Zhitomir Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union, DC - 17 Apr 2008 For the second time in two years, a cemetery memorial over the grave of a famous local rabbi was attacked by antisemitic vandals in Zhitomir, Ukraine, ... Rabbi Aaron's grave vandalized in Ukraine Interfax-Religion, Russia - 17 Apr 2008 In connection with this, representatives of the Zhytomyr Jewish community will meet with the regional department of the Ukrainian Security Service. ... All regions markets Mar pork prices up 3.1-34.7%, to UAH25,25-39,2 ... Agro Perspectiva, Ukraine - 17 Apr 2008 ... Mar 2008 pork maximal (UAH39,2 per kg) and minimal (UAH25,25 per kg) prices have been registered correspondingly on Kyiv region and Rivne region ... Passover Campaign in Full Swing in West Ukraine Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS, Russia - 17 Apr 2008 Several smaller nearby communities will also be able to hold Passover Seders thanks to the support of the Zhitomir branch of the Federation of Jewish ... Tug-of-Land Mirror Weekly (Zerkalo nedeli), Ukraine - 15 Apr 2008 A land auction did take place in Lviv on April 1, a land auction in Kharkiv was challenged by the prosecutor, and a land auction in Zhytomyr was canceled. ...

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