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In December, the size of the Ukrainian Internet audience increased by 5.8% or by 0.133 million to 2.418 million people. \n \nThis is stated in the report of the company Sputnikmedia.net, reports Obkom with reference to Ukrainian News.
In January-December 2005 compared to the analogous period of 2004, industrial production growth in Ukraine was 3.1%. In December 2005, industrial production volumes compared to December 2004 grew by 5.3%. This is reported by the State Statistics Committee.
A negative balance of the external trade for the 11 months of 2005 is equal to $1.3 milliards Jan 16, 14:10
On January 15, representatives of the Volyn organization of the political party "People's Union Our Ukraine" presented to the leaders of the BYuT political party and the People's Party symbolic 30 pieces of silver – chocolate candies in the form of one-hryvnia coins.

The surplus of the natural gas receipt-distribution balance of Ukraine according to the results of 2005 amounted to 1.5 billion cubic meters.
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died, RIA "Novosti" reports. \n \nThe announcement of the emir's death was read on Kuwaiti state television by a representative of the royal court. \n \nThe emir was the thirteenth ruler of Kuwait in the 245-year history of the monarchical dynasty.

The Volyn Regional Conference of the political party "People's Union Our Ukraine," which took place on January 15, 2006, approved the list of delegates to the inter-party Volyn Regional Conference of the "Our Ukraine" bloc consisting of 60 party members.
On January 15, at the invitation of the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, member of the council of the "People's Union Our Ukraine" Volodymyr Bondar, the Lublin Voivode Wojciech Żukowski arrived in Lutsk.
On January 14, another conference of the Lutsk city organization of the political party "People's Union Our Ukraine" took place in Lutsk. The main issues considered at the conference were the election of delegates to the Volyn regional conference, which took place the following day, January 15.
This was stated today at a press conference by the head of the executive committee of the Volyn regional organization "People's Union Our Ukraine" Mykola Buliha.