The European Commission’s response to the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ citizens’ initiative is already being described as a breakthrough moment, with broad agreement that an existing EU fund, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), can now be used to support access to safe abortion care across…
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Brazil races to find survivors after deadly Minas Gerais floods
For a third consecutive day, rescue teams in Minas Gerais continued searching through mud and debris after landslides killed at least 54 people and displaced thousands amid forecasts of further rainfall.
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EU’s Health Package is Europe’s answer to Trump’s drug pricing policy, says Várhelyi
Várhelyi estimated reforms could lower business costs by 20-25 percent – potentially offsetting the impact of US tariffs and “MFN” pricing.
Asked about the impact of Trump’s so-called ‘most-favoured nation’ pricing, European Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that Europe’s…
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Vatican issues postage stamp depicting Kyiv cathedral during wartime blackout
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The Vatican released a new postage stamp on 27 February, depicting Kyiv’s Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ during a blackout — an unusual move for the Vatican Postal…
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Over 50 million embezzled during reconstruction of Trypillia TPP
The Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police, and the Prosecutor’s Office have uncovered a scheme to embezzle over 50 million hryvnias of state-owned enterprise funds allocated for emergency repair work at the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant after Russian shelling.
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Russian strikes cause forced reduction in Ukraine’s nuclear generation capacity — Shmyhal
Overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure caused emergency disconnections of several high-voltage lines, forcing a reduction in nuclear generation capacity, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said following an Energy Headquarters…
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Khojaly tragedy remembered as region moves towards peace
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev led Thursday’s national commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Azerbaijanis killed in February 1992 in the town of Khojaly during the Karabakh conflict.
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Zelenskyy names Abu Dhabi as next talks venue, says ‘leaders decide key issues’ in personalist regimes like Russia
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 26 Feb. that the next trilateral meeting between Ukrainian, American, and Russian negotiating teams will take place in Abu…
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Video. Ramadan in Gaza marked by grief amid fragile ceasefire and ruins
As Ramadan enters its second week, many families observe the holy month displaced from their homes, while others still search for relatives believed to remain beneath the rubble.
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China’s legislature dismisses 19 members including 9 military officers
BEIJING (AP) — China’s legislature has dismissed 19 members, including nine who are military officers, one week ahead of the start of its annual meeting.
The late Thursday announcement did not say why…
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