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Greta Gerwig’s romantic comedy is the best box office performance in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war. From July 19 to July 23, 226,757 Ukrainian viewers watched Barbie, bringing in over UAH 33.2 million in box office receipts. Thus, the Mattel doll movie beat James Cameron’s second Avatar and the Ukrainian animated long-form […]
The Kyiv City State Administration announced the introduction of secure payment for fares in Kyiv municipal buses via Apple Pay. As a result, users will be able to make payments by simply holding their iPhone or Apple Watch up to a reader located on the bus. Owners of compatible iPhones or Apple Watches will also […]
Julius Baer, one of the largest Swiss banks, has warned clients living in Russia about the upcoming closure of their accounts. This was reported by the consulting company Main Partner Trust The Bank informed its clients that all business relations with them would be terminated no later than December 31. All agreements and contracts, such […]
During martial law, the number of working hours for some Ukrainians may be increased from 40 to 60 per week, and the duration of weekly uninterrupted rest may be reduced to 24 hours. Pursuant to Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law”, the working hours during […]
At the end of last month, Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted to the Verkhovna Rada draft law No. 9432 on the special status of the English language in Ukraine. Among other things, it provides for the gradual abandonment of dubbing of English-language films by 2027. Such films must be shown in the original voice acting and be […]
Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov was placed under British sanctions a month after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On July 20, the United Kingdom lifted personal sanctions imposed on Russian businessman and Tinkoff Bank founder Oleg Tinkov, the British government’s website reports. According to the British government’s document, sanctions against Tinkov, which include […]
MI6 chief Richard Moore calls on Russians “stunned” by Russia’s war against Ukraine to unite and spy for British intelligence He said this during a speech at the British Embassy in Prague. “Today, there are many Russians who are silently stunned as their armed forces destroy Ukrainian cities, drive innocent families from their homes, and […]
The Ukrainian Book Institute (UBI) has announced the winners of the Translate Ukraine 2023 translation support program. Out of 121 applications, 77 books were selected to be published abroad. At the technical selection stage, the UIC rejected 15 applications because they did not meet the program requirements. The rest of the applications were sent to […]
Indian startup Dukaan has replaced 90% of its customer support staff with an AI chatbot. Suumit Shah, the company’s founder, wrote on Twitter that the changes reduced the first response time from 1 minute and 44 seconds to zero. The time to solve the problem has also decreased from two hours to three minutes. Total […]
Monobank has set a new record for the speed of registering a new client through Diia, which is still one of the main ways of registration – the client managed to do it in 99 seconds. Oleg Gorokhovsky, co-founder of the popular payment app, shared another significant achievement, noting that he is ready to bet […]