Sweden is increasing its support to the World Bank’s Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction, and Reform Trust Fund (URTF) by SEK 385 million (approximately EUR 35 million), the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service…
Author: admin
-
Former French President Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment…
Continue Reading
-
UK woman plays clarinet during brain surgery to alleviate Parkinson's symptoms
Doctors said the results were ‘instant’ on the operating table.
Continue Reading
-
A New Hope For Lupus Patients
A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases.
Image by freepik
A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases. Two recently identified enzymes reveal how small genetic…
Continue Reading
-
EU to stockpile critical minerals amid supply chain threats – POLITICO
“Our regional and global order is being redrawn. And Europe must fight for its place in a world where some major powers are either ambivalent or hostile to us,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Tuesday.
China — which dominates the supply of…
Continue Reading
-
What’s the safest country in the world for travellers? Americans say half of top 10 are in Europe
Europe has retained its safe reputation in a new travel report, but last year’s winner has been de-throned.
Continue Reading
-
Gunman-poet who shot Slovakia’s Fico handed 21 years in prison – POLITICO
Fico survived the attack after emergency surgery. In a message after the shooting, he publicly forgave the attacker and blamed the Slovak opposition for fueling the political climate that led to the attack.
Cintula reportedly told police he didn’t intend to kill Fico, but only to…
Continue Reading
-
What Putin Really Wants – CEPA
What does Putin really want? It’s a question sometimes asked by politicians, imagining there may be some piercing insight into the Kremlin occupant’s true ends in his ongoing war against Ukraine. The answer is key to understanding…
Continue Reading
-
EBRD considering providing up to EUR 100 mln for construction of social rental housing with support from Hansen Ukrainian Mission
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering a senior secured loan facility of up to EUR 100 million for the construction of social rental housing in Ukraine with the support of the Hansen Ukrainian…
Continue Reading
-
Trump’s actions regarding Russia seem weak and incomprehensible — Austrian expert
The actions of the Administration of U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Russia and the settlement of its war against Ukraine create the impression of excessive compliance and the lack of a clear strategy in restraining the Kremlin.
This opinion was stated in Ukrinform’s…
Continue Reading