As the 200th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine passes, the immense human cost of this conflict has never been clearer. Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes and thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed as fighting engulfs densely populated urban areas. The Western economic front, including both sanctions and large military […]
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There is a run on the pound and panic in the markets over the UK’s biggest tax cut for the rich in half a century. New Prime Minister Liz Truss is taking the concept of “going for broke” to a whole new level, with an almighty gamble that the deficit will take care of itself once […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony at the Kremlin on Friday to annex four territories of Ukraine, a spokesman said Thursday, after what Western powers called “sham” referendums in the regions. Sweden has discovered a fourth gas leak on the Nord Stream pipelines, authorities said. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. […]
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French schools, trains and businesses are set to be affected Thursday by the first major strike called since the re-election of President Emmanuel Macron in April, as unions push for wage hikes and the end of planned pension reform.
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Men in the Russian-occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region are fleeing to avoid forced conscription into Moscow’s army. The exodus follows what Western powers have called “sham” referendums, staged by Russia, that seek to legitimize the eventual annexation of territories under Russian control.
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A group of young Ukrainian ‘geeks’ make drones in the basement of a house near the Donbas frontline. A short distance from their base and less than two kilometres from the Russian lines, a navigator and a pilot prepare a drone to drop a bomb on Russian positions. The group’s founder and leader, Zmiy (“Snake” […]
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Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) EU High Representative Josep Borrell warned that the Union would offer a “robust and united response” to any intentional disruption to the bloc’s energy infrastructure. His remarks followed reports that the gas leaks detected in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were acts of deliberate sabotage, with The Times […]
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a new batch of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine. The proposal includes an embargo on Russian exports worth some 7 billion euros, a price cap on oil, and restrictions on EU exports to Russia, according to France24 reporting. The latest package of […]
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The news that shocked the world was recently in the spotlights of the media that Denmark will wear team jerseys at the World Cup that protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option, to honor migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. Almost […]
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Or myths about constellations, stars, planets (in a broader sense – also lunar myths and solar myths). In the typologically early group of Astral myths, stars or constellations are often represented as animals, often in such myths we are talking about hunting animals. For the Evenks, the sky is the taiga of the upper world, […]
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