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Zelenskiy Criticizes Partners For Weak Response To North Korean Troops In Russia
A Russian attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hit a police station, killing a policeman and wounding more than two dozen other people, the head of Ukraine’s National Police said on November 1. “Today, the Russian enemy targeted a police station in the center of Kharkiv with 2… Continue Reading
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The Salton Sea — an area rich with lithium — is a hot spot for child respiratory issues
Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The findings also indicate that children living closest to the sea, who are exposed to more dust in the air, may be… Continue Reading
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Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies
A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers at the Houston Methodist Research Institute studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria called Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies… Continue Reading
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Exposure to particular sources of air pollution is harmful to children’s learning and memory
A new USC study involving 8,500 children from across the country reveals that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is linked to poor learning and memory performance in 9- and 10-year-olds. The specific component of fine particle air pollution, or PM2.5,… Continue Reading
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UNSC to hold meeting on 1,000th day of Russian war against Ukraine
The United Kingdom, which chairs the UN Security Council in November, announced a Security Council meeting to mark the 1,000 days of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which will be chaired by the country’s foreign minister, David Lammy. That’s according to the UK’s… Continue Reading
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Finland to try Russian neo-Nazi Rusich mercenary for war crimes in Ukraine
Finland’s Deputy Prosecutor General Jukka Rappe announced on 31 October that Yan Petrovsky, a Russian neo-Nazi and the co-founder of the notorious Rusich ‘sabotage-assault reconnaissance group’ is to go on trial in Finland on war crimes charges. That’s… Continue Reading
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EU Solidarity Fund: Why disaster relief in Europe often comes too late
The EU Solidarity Fund was created to provide rapid assistance during disasters. But for many of those affected, such as Klaus Feuser, that support is often out of reach, blocked by bureaucracy and budget limits. Continue Reading
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Before US sanctions violations arrest, Russian businessman faced charge in Hong Kong
When the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on three companies belonging to Denis Postovoy on Wednesday, it was yet another move to break up what U.S. authorities say was an international scheme to violate sanctions. A month earlier, on September 16, law enforcement officials… Continue Reading
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Sending North Korean units to Ukrainian front will not currently lead to major changes
The participation of North Korean units in the battles on the Ukrainian front will not lead to major changes at the moment, and they will likely suffer heavy losses. That is according to Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces’ Intelligence Center, Ukrinform… Continue Reading
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Poland proposes defense loans to Ukraine amid tensions over MiG fighter jets
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that Poland can offer a loan for Ukraine if it wants to purchase its arms, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s remarks on Poland’s failure to deliver MiG fighter jets to Ukraine as previously agreed, Polsat reports. Ukraine’s Air… Continue Reading
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