What about Margaret Thatcher? Putin rejects Boris Johnson’s claim a woman wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine
The Kremlin leader used Margaret Thatcher’s decision to send troops to the Falklands as a rebuttal
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Month: June 2022
Esch-Sur-Alzette, or being European Capital of Culture 2022
Italy (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Being a European Capital of Culture is a great responsibility: many international eyes are keenly focused on you, and institutions and potential competitor cities come to you to study your program, in order to learn the secrets of impeccable conduct. Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg’s second-largest city, border par excellence and with an important […]
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Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has said, ahead of the first ever High-level General Assembly Meeting on Improving Road Safety.
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Training drug control agents to effectively respond to drug trafficking challenges along the Tajik-Afghan border
Customers at the Youth Health & Development Organization. © UNODC. The theme of World Drug Day 2022 is ‘health and humanitarian crises’. To commemorate the Day, UNODC is highlighting its work on drug prevention and treatment around the world, particularly in crisis situations. Dushanbe (Tajikistan), 30 June 2022 – Drug trafficking and illicit financial flows emanating […]
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Ukraine Drives Russian Forces From Snake Island, a Setback for Moscow
The retreat came after sustained Ukrainian attacks, including with newly arrived Western weapons, made it impossible for Russian forces to hold the island.
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Western leaders, including Boris Johnson, would look ‘disgusting’ topless, says Putin
The Russian leader was responding to comments made at the G7 summit earlier this week
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Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska says relationship with husband ‘on pause’ due to war
Olena Zelenska said her relationship is ‘not normal’ as she can only see Volodymyr Zelensky for ‘short periods’
Continue ReadingPress release – Crypto assets: deal on new rules to stop illicit flows in the EU
Transfers of crypto-assets will be traced and identified to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other crimes, says the new legislation agreed on Wednesday.Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2022 – EP
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EU can cut Hungary out of minimum tax rate deal, Bruno Le Maire says
PARIS — The EU is working on alternative ways to implement a global corporate tax rate of 15 percent despite the opposition of Hungary, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire assured journalists Thursday. “Minimum taxation will be implemented in the coming months without or with Hungary,” Le Maire told a group of reporters in Paris. […]
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