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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a national energy emergency and created a coordination headquarters for Kyiv on 14 January, criticizing unnamed officials for lacking…
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Water shortages, blackouts and air pollution: How environmental damage fuelled Iran’s protests
Iran’s 2026 protests erupted after a prolonged period of planned cuts to water and electricity, successive closures of educational and commercial centres, and deadly air pollution in major cities.
Factors such as the surge in the dollar rate, the steep rise in prices of goods and services,…
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EU should ban AI nudification apps in wake of Grok scandal, say lawmakers – POLITICO
Such systems should “be banned from the EU market” under the bloc’s AI law, they say.
The call is signed by lawmakers from groups including the center-right European People’s Party, the center-left Socialists and Democrats, the Greens, the liberal Renew and The Left.
Following…
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Don’t tax menstrual pads as luxury goods, says activist : NPR
Bushra Mahnoor, photographed at home in Attock, Pakistan, advocates for the menstrual health of girls in Pakistan. “It was…
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EU Sanctions and the Undoing of International Investment Arbitration – EJIL: Talk!
Sailing Yacht A in the Gulf of Trieste, seized in 2022 under the EU sanctions regime.
It is well known that the EU has a complicated relationship with international investment arbitration. Whilst the two appear to be grounded in comparable commitments to a liberal international economic order,…
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EU’s Kallas set to present fresh sanctions on Iran imminently after crackdown on protesters
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will present fresh sanctions against Iran to member states as early as today to punish Tehran for its violent crackdown on protesters, two diplomats familiar with the discussion told Euronews.
The proposed measures would fall under the…
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Headquarters for emergency response to operate around clock in Kyiv
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held the first meeting of the headquarters for responding to the consequences of Russian shelling of energy facilities in Kyiv.
According to Ukrinform, Shmyhal announced this on Telegram.
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This after-meal blood sugar spike may raise Alzheimer’s risk
A research team from the University of Liverpool has reported new evidence suggesting that sharp increases in blood sugar following meals may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings point to after-meal glucose levels as a potential factor in long-term brain health.
For years, studies…
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Squeezing out a new start: Ukrainian veterans turn service into small business
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From juice factories to pizzerias, veterans aren’t waiting for government help—they’re building businesses and sending supplies back to the front.
Yaroslav Kozachuk spent…
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