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Rheinmetall, ICEYE provide Ukraine with satellite imagery support
German defense company Rheinmetall and satellite company ICEYE have reported initial successes in their joint effort to support Ukraine with satellite imagery. This collaboration, which began in September 2024, is aimed at enhancing Ukraine’s intelligence capabilities. … Continue Reading
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Thousands masquerade as Carnival season starts with festivals across Germany
Thousands masquerade as Carnival season starts with festivals across Germany Continue Reading
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Ukrainian forces destroy 28 pieces of enemy equipment, over 100 soldiers in Kursk region within two days
Soldiers with the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces destroyed 28 pieces of equipment and more than 100 invaders in Russia’s Kursk region during two days of assaults. The brigade announced this on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform… Continue Reading
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Macron and Starmer want to convince Biden to give Ukraine permission for long-range strikes on Russia; Biden will ask Congress and Trump to continue support for Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are set on convincing US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to launch long-range Storm Shadow missiles into Russia before he leaves the White House. According to British government sources, the… Continue Reading
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Russia is preparing a counteroffensive in the Kursk region; Moscow might begin negotiations after liberating the occupied area.
The Russian military has gathered 50,000 troops, including North Korean soldiers, to retake the territories captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region. Russia has accumulated forces without needing to withdraw its troops from eastern Ukraine, allowing Moscow to exert… Continue Reading
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Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents
Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. Recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the research revealed that… Continue Reading
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Study reveals best timing for getting the RSV vaccine during pregnancy to protect newborns
Current guidelines recommend that pregnant people receive a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — which typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most adults but can be deadly for infants — during weeks 32-36 of pregnancy. New research led by investigators at Mass General… Continue Reading
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Pandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists, research shows
Alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated even after the pandemic ended, according to a large nationally representative Keck Medicine of USC study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. From pre-pandemic (2018) to the height of the pandemic (2020),… Continue Reading
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Ukraine expects the IMF to approve a $1.1B loan.
The ongoing IMF mission to Kyiv ends on November 18, with discussions expected to continue virtually after that,” said an IMF resident representative in Ukraine, Priscilla Toffano. The International Monetary Fund began its latest assessment of its loan program with… Continue Reading
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What is preventing the construction of new renewable energy capacities in Ukraine?
The accumulation of debt owed to producers in the renewable energy sector hinders the construction of new capacities, which are critically important for overcoming Ukraine’s electricity shortage, said Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov… Continue Reading
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