The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat that has killed over 7 million people to what most people regard today as a tolerable annoyance that doesn’t require precaution. Nonetheless, COVID-19 continues to kill over 2,000 people per month…
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Aspartame | Cell And Molecular Biology
Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener that was created in 1965. It is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement in drinks, food products, and medicines. It’s been marketed as a way to indulge in sweet…
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Frontline Report: Ukrainian raids unravel months of Russian gains in Toretsk
Day 1105
On 4 March, there are a lot of important updates from the Toretsk direction.
Here, Ukrainian forces are tightening the noose around Russian positions in Toretsk, advancing deep into the city with a well-executed pincer maneuver. What started as a series of targeted raids has now turned…
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Europe must trim its welfare state to build a warfare state
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In that rare thing, an Angela Merkel statement that aged well, the long-serving German chancellor worried that Europe accounted…
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Who Spends More On Ukraine Aid: The US Or EU?
The US, EU, and other allies have spent over $287 billion in total on supporting Ukraine since just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy think tank.
The United States is…
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European leaders brace for their ‘5-minutes-to-midnight’ nightmare summit – POLITICO
The commission is proposing to loosen EU spending rules to allow governments to boost their military. According to von der Leyen, allowing countries to increase defense spending equivalent to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product over four…
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Europe’s leaders hold Ukraine talks at ‘turning point in history’
EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”.
As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how the body…
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Von der Leyen’s ‘Rearm Europe’ plan and the holes in it
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s new plan to “Rearm Europe” included close to no fresh money and left the burden of finding the real cash on member states’ shoulders.
Von der Leyen said on Tuesday morning that the EU…
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US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine
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The US has cut off intelligence sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability…
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What we know so far
Ian Aikman & James GregoryBBC News
ReutersUkraine’s President Zelensky first discussed a minerals deal with then presidential candidate Donald Trump last September Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the US over his…
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