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Latest news bulletin | March 20th – Morning
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Poland and UK discuss defence spending as Europe moves to re-arm
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Poland is discussing ways of clubbing together with the UK and other European nations to drive up defence production while obtaining better value for taxpayers, its…
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Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer’s dementia
An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a study led by the Knight Family Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network-Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), which is based at…
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New cannabis formula will help epilepsy, multiple sclerosis sufferers
Scientists at the University of South Australia have come up with an innovative solution to improve the effectiveness of cannabidiol to treat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant. It is…
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Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia
The State Department has ended funding for the tracking of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and American officials or contractors might have deleted a database with information on them, according to a letter U.S. lawmakers sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on…
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Trump: Efforts to end the war in Ukraine are progressing; Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv are arranging new talks.
Commenting on his discussion with the Russian leader, US President Donald Trump noted that both the Kremlin chief and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wish for the war to conclude.
“This process is now underway, and we hope, for the sake of humanity, to see it…
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As Russia prepares to confront Europe, the Trump administration is considering relinquishing command of NATO military operations in Europe.
Russia is boosting its defense investments and readying for conflict with Europe, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
“And at a time when these threats are increasing, we see our long time partner, the US, shifting its focus to the Indo-Pacific region,” she…
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Ukraine is still committed to a mutual agreement to cease attacks on energy infrastructure despite Moscow’s massive air attack immediately after talks with Washington.
“We are ready for such a step if it is carried out by both sides. That is, when we agree on this with mediation from the American side and on the condition that the US is the guarantor of this agreement’s implementation,” said President Zelenskyy.
The president…
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The Trump-Putin call fails to meet expectations as the Kremlin continues to evade a ceasefire in order to gain additional concessions from the US.
The outcome of the telephone conversation with Putin was far from what the US president had hoped for. The NYT highlights that Putin agreed only to a limited ceasefire but refused a complete end to hostilities. However, if attacks on energy infrastructure from both sides…
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British special forces are ready to be deployed to Ukraine as peacekeepers.
British special forces have been put on standby to deploy to Ukraine as part of the UK peacekeeping mission as a ceasefire agreement “closes in.” Last week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said plans to deploy peacekeepers to Ukraine had entered the “operational…
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