During the past week, Ukraine has launched an offensive in Kursk in the most significant cross-border attack since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
The Kursk region, located in western Russia and bordering…
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Ukraine’s invasion of Russia exposes the folly of the West’s escalation fears
Units of the Ukrainian army crossed the border into Russia for the first time on August 6, marking the launch of a surprise…
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Ukrainian special operations abroad are part of its broader war effort against Russia
Mali recently severed relations with Ukraine as Ukrainian-backed Tuareg rebels killed at least 84 Russian soldiers in a well-executed ambush.
It’s unclear whether Ukrainian Special Operations Forces were directly involved in the assault,…
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Should kids play Wordle? — Harvard Gazette
A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts.
Millions of people play Wordle, the popular online game in which players must guess a five-letter word in six tries. We asked researcher Nadine Gaab, associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate…
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How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap — Harvard Gazette
Women have been underrepresented in science and technology fields, and new research suggests a somewhat surprising possible contributing factor: the influence of moms. A recent paper by Michela Carlana, Harvard Kennedy School assistant professor of public policy, and Lucia Corno, an economics…
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How Much Have Our Crops Changed Since Agriculture Began? » ScienceABC
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Early farmers selected plants with traits that were useful for them, such as larger grains, sweeter fruits and vegetables, fewer thorns, and cereals with large panicles. This type of selection over many generations resulted in the crops…
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Ukraine finishes 2024 Olympics with 12 medals – photos
Photo: Champion
There are only a few hours left before the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and the athletes are competing for the last sets of medals. Ukrainian athletes will no longer be eligible for them.
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2024 Olympics results: where Ukraine stands and how it performed at previous Games
Yaroslava Mahuchikh. Stock photo: Getty Images
Only a few hours are left until the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and the athletes are competing for the last sets of medals that will no longer affect Ukraine’s overall medal…
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Ukrainian gold medal-winning boxer returns home to lift spirits amid war
Ukraine’s gold medal-winning boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak gave a military salute to the crowd gathered to celebrate his return to the war-torn country from the Paris Olympics.
Stepping out of the special Olympic Express train at Kyiv’s central…
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Overall medal count of 2024 Olympics: Ukraine in top 20
The overall medal count of the 2024 Olympic Games has been updated as of the conclusion of the fourteenth day of competition, 9 August.
Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company
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