00:00Kyiv and its surrounding region were pummeled by Russian missiles and drones early on Friday
00:05in what officials say was the latest in an increasing number of daytime attacks.
00:10One person was killed in the strikes, according to regional governor Mikola Kalashnik.
00:15Ukrainian energy giant Ukranergo says the barrage prompted emergency power outages in several regions.
00:22The country's foreign minister Andriy Sibiha accused the Kremlin of firing almost 500 projectiles
00:28in what he says were targeted strikes aimed at civilians.
00:31He denounced the attacks, which come on the heels of a Ukrainian ceasefire proposal,
00:36to allow the people to celebrate the Easter holidays and peace.
00:40Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky says he informed U.S. negotiators of his truce proposal,
00:46but Moscow denied receiving such request.
00:49Kyiv said the repeated attacks represent Russia's true intentions
00:53and accused Moscow of not being genuinely interested in peace.
01:00At least 22 people were injured after a train derailed in the Russian region of Ulyanovskom Friday.
01:07Seven carriages went off the rails from the train,
01:10which was traveling from the city of Chelyabinsk around 900 kilometers east of Moscow.
01:15Officials say two people sustained fractures in the accident,
01:19while 20 others only suffered from minor injuries, mainly bruises.
01:23The train was carrying 412 passengers at the time of the incident.
01:29Moscow says an investigative committee was sent to the scene of the crash for inspections
01:33and to verify whether the train had followed all safety protocols and regulations.
01:41The scandal over illegal subsidies linked to Greece's payment and control agency
01:47is shaking the government.
01:49Three ministers have resigned after the European Public Prosecutor's Office
01:53sent its findings to Parliament,
01:56prompting an immediate cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister.
02:21Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose Margaritis Shinas as Minister of Rural Development,
02:27believing that with his years of experience at the European Commission,
02:31where he also served as vice president, he will be able to modernize the ministry.
02:36The European Public Prosecutor's Office has asked for the immunity of 11 MPs to be lifted,
02:42with the request set to be discussed next Tuesday.
02:48The new mayor of Paris pledged on Friday to stop sexual violence in schools and preschools,
02:54saying authorities in the French capital had suspended more than 30 school monitors
03:00suspected of sexual abuse since January.
03:26The mayor on Friday promised to spend 20 million euros on his action plan.
03:31School monitors recruited and trained by the city help look after children outside the classroom,
03:37including in the evening, before their parents can pick them up.
03:41Claims of sexual abuse in schools were a central issue in the campaign,
03:45leading up to last month's Paris mayoral election.
03:55French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Centre Pompidou Hanoi Seoul in Seoul
04:01on the final day of his visit of Japan and South Korea.
04:05The centre is set to open in June,
04:08when France and South Korea will celebrate the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
04:15The Centre Pompidou Hanoi will present each year two major exhibitions
04:20based on the Centre Pompidou collection
04:22and devoted to artists and movements of the 20th century.
04:28The museum will also present a series of contemporary art exhibitions
04:32which will highlight Korean artists.
04:36In addition, two new centres will be inaugurated in the coming month
04:41in Massey, a city close to Paris, and in Brussels.
04:45Its historic Paris building is under renovation until 2030.
04:53The time is over.
04:54The time every year may be in the middle.
04:54The time is over.
04:54The time is over.
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