- Russia Attacks Ukraine as Trump Presses Zelenskiy for Deal Bloomberg.com
- Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of breaking Easter ceasefire NBC News
- Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, deputy PM says Reuters
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Russia launches strikes on Kyiv ‘at very bad timing’ – Trump
US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the Russian strikes on Kyiv on Thursday night, noting that they were launched at an untimely time, and called for a peace agreement.
“I am not happy with the Russian strikes…
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Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying
On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic Church. He joins the phenomena of people “holding on” until after an anticipated date or event, such as the holidays or a birthday, before…
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Gratitude comes with benefits − a social psychologist explains how to practice it when times are stressful
A lot has been written about gratitude over the past two decades and how we ought to be feeling it. There is advice for journaling and a plethora of purchasing options for gratitude notebooks and diaries. And research has consistently pointed to the health and relationship benefits of the…
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Denmark allocates $ 48 mn for artillery ammunition to Ukraine
Denmark has allocated approximately 317 million kroner or $48 million for the purchase of artillery ammunition for Ukraine, the Danish Defense Ministry reported on 23 April.
This comes as the US under Donald Trump pivoted towards Russia, while urging Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow, allegedly to…Continue Reading
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France is a far healthier country than America
France spends less of its national income on health care than America, but is by most measures a lot healthier. Its total health expenditure, at 12.1% of GDP, is well below the 16.6% in America. Yet the French live on average six years longer…
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Europe wants Sweden’s minerals. That’s more bad news for the Sami
A CENTURY ago Swedes labelled Kiruna, a town in the north, “the land of the future”. Rich in iron ore, it became the backbone of Swedish industry. Its mine grew so vast that the ground beneath it collapsed, forcing much of the town to…
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Why Ukraine is losing the war for African opinion
Over the past three years Ukraine has ceaselessly lobbied around the world for support in its fight against Russia. In few places have these efforts been less successful than in Africa. The Ukrainian government has established new embassies,…
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