Only 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the smallest number in the history of the country’s participation in the games, as Russia’s war has damaged or destroyed sports’ facilities and…
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Why Do Some People Lose Their Appetite When Depressed, While Other People Eat More? » ScienceABC
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The link between depression and appetite is complex, and the differences in response indicate different symptoms and subtypes of depression. In some cases of depression, the effect of heightened cortisol can reduce appetite, while in…
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Ukraine: Major damage to children’s hospital by direct Russian missile hit, dozens killed across the country
Responding to the latest, particularly heavy Russian missile strikes that have killed dozens of civilians across Ukraine and hit major medical facilities in Kyiv, including five buildings of a children’s hospital, Marie Struthers, Amnesty…
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Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope
By HANNA ARHIROVA
PUBLISHED JULY 8, 2024
CHORNOMORSK, Ukraine
When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport…
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Putin hosts ‘dear friend’ Modi on first trip to Russia since Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow, greeting him as his “dear friend” as the Indian leader made his first trip to the country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Putin embraced…
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As Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital is hit, anger towards Russia rages | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – Earth-shattering blasts shook Oleksandra’s apartment building on Monday morning, sending dagger-like shards of glass flying around.
Hours later, she is still shaking, but it is not the damage to her two-bedroom apartment that…
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At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series…
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Ukrainian high jumper keeps her eye on the raised bar, but her mind is fixed on the war
The AP has been documenting and visualizing the toll the Russia-Ukraine war has had on Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports facilities ahead of the Paris Olympics. You can view the series…
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Ukraine’s top high jumper breaks world record in lead-up to Paris 2024
PARIS — Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torn country.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh erased a…
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