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According to the latest figures, 345 people died as a result of a crush that arose on Thursday among Muslim pilgrims in Mecca. This was reported by the Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia, Hamad bin Abdullah al-Mani. \n \nAccording to him, 289 people were injured.
VAT "Kryvorizhstal" will be renamed to "Mittal Steel Kryvyi Rih". This decision was made by the company's shareholders at a meeting on Thursday, January 12, reports UNIAN.\n\nThe company's name will be officially changed after registration of the new edition of the VAT's statutory documents.
In a number of regions of Ukraine, school holidays have been extended. This was reported to "proUA" by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science. \n \nDecisions to extend school holidays were made by local authorities, whose competence includes the management of general education institutions.
The European Parliament condemns the principles of gas pricing formation by Russia. This was discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Ukraine in Brussels (Belgium) on January 11, according to "Ukrainian News".
The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded the outlook on Ukraine's long-term rating of BB- in foreign and national currency from "positive" to "stable," reports "Ukrainian News."\n\nFitch also confirmed Ukraine's long-term rating of BB- and short-term rating of B.
By the decision of the deputies of the Lutsk City Council dated 09.01.2006 No. 26/23, the decision of the city council dated 23.12.2005 No. 26/21 "On the formation of the Lutsk city territorial commission for the election of deputies of the city council and the city mayor" was repealed.
This year, demand for mortgage loans for young people may increase significantly. From January 1, the indicator of the indirect cost of residential construction, which was determined by the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services at the level of UAH 2,717 per 1 sq.
The campaign for the election of the Lutsk city mayor is developing slowly and to a large extent latently. Of the officially declared candidates, so far one can confidently speak of only one – the UNP nominee Yevhen Melnyk.
The National Bank of Ukraine published data on the state of the country's gold and foreign exchange reserves based on the results of last year. According to its information, gross international reserves in 2005 grew 2.04 times - from $9.5 billion to $19.4 billion.
On the Turkish seaside resort of Kusadasi, located on the coast of the Aegean Sea, mass cases of bird deaths have been recorded.
