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The population of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the beginning of 2005 is estimated at 279 million people, reports the intergovernmental CIS Statistical Committee.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine intends to reduce the term of service in the army to 12 months. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko, reports "Podrobnosti".
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko signed a Decree on appointing Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister of Ukraine. \n 373 people's deputies voted for the decision to approve Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister. \n \n In addition, the names of heads of regional state administrations were announced.
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, by his decrees in connection with the expiration of the President of Ukraine's term of office, dismissed: \n - Anatoliy Frantsuz from the post of head of the Volyn Regional State Administration \n - Leonid Zhunko from the post of head of the Sevastopol City State Administration;…
Yesterday in Lutsk, a presentation of the newly formed all-Ukrainian public organization "National Alliance" took place for representatives of local mass media.
Former head of the National Bank and former chief of Viktor Yanukovych's election campaign, Serhiy Tihipko, has divorced his wife and intends to remarry. Sources in the banker's circle told "Tribuna" about this. \n \nTihipko's new chosen one is Kyiv entrepreneur Viktoriya Lapotovska.
*Students of higher educational institutions of Volyn of I-II accreditation levels will receive 70 hryvnias monthly starting from the first of January.
A letter from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, endorsed by First Deputy Minister Serhiy Husarov, has arrived at the address of the head of the Volyn Regional Council, Vasyl Dmytruk.
By the end of 2005, it is planned to discharge 50,000 people from the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the Pope's press service, the 84-year-old pontiff, who fell ill with the flu on Monday, was transferred to a hospital out of "caution" to avoid possible complications. The Pope was placed in the Rome "Gemelli" hospital.