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How much do you pay for utility bills? Do you think it’s more than in other European cities?
According to Deutsche Bank’s Mapping the World’s Prices report, which covers 67 cities worldwide including…
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China sells drone engines to Russia under guise of refrigerators
Chinese engines for combat drones are being shipped to Russia in circumvention of sanctions under the guise of “industrial refrigeration units”.
According to a Ukrinform correspondent, Reuters reports this regarding its own sources in European security agencies,…
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A deadly virus no one talks about — and the HIV drugs that might stop it
Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1. Yet it remains a poorly understood disease that currently has no preventative treatments and no cure.
But a landmark study co-led by Australian researchers could change this, after finding existing HIV drugs can…
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Russia, Ukraine hold new prisoner exchange under Istanbul agreements
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Russia announced Wednesday that under agreements reached in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine had held another round of prisoner of war exchanges.
“A group of Russian servicemen” was returned from Ukraine, said the…
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U.S. State Department approves sale of Bradley IFVs worth $150 million to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has formally approved the sale of Bradley IFVs, as well as related equipment and maintenance services worth $150 million, to Ukraine.
This was reported by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Wednesday, according to…
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Southern Europe swelters as heat threatens outdoor laborers
Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer.
In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet relief. But under the scorching sun, outdoor labor can be grueling, brutal,
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Outdoor workers demand protection as cruel heat bakes southern Europe
Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer.
In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet relief. But under the scorching sun, outdoor labor can be grueling, brutal, occasionally even deadly.
A street sweeper…
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Von der Leyen auf schwieriger Mission in Peking – POLITICO
Beim EU-China-Gipfel in Peking ist die Stimmung angespannt. Kommissionschefin Ursula von der Leyen und Ratspräsident Antonio Costa treffen auf einen selbstbewussten Xi Jinping. Hans von der Burchard analysiert die besonders strittigen Themen: Chinas Unterstützung für…
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Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
Also in the settlement is an agreement to ask prospective international students “questions designed to elicit their reasons for wishing to study in the United States,” and establishes processes to make sure all students are committed to “civil discourse.”
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