The volume of construction work completed in Ukraine in 2024 increased by 23.5% compared to 2023 – to UAH 204.7 billion, according to data from the State Statistics Service.
According to the statistics service, last year’s figure…
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Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing commits to hold elections by year’s end
The 2021 military coup which ousted democratically-elected State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been met with widespread opposition, sparking widespread protests and triggering an armed resistance which has plunged much of the country into conflict.
Myanmar’s military…
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Bulgaria proposes maritime security center to guard Black Sea flank
On 27 March, Bulgaria proposed establishing a multinational center to ensure maritime security in the western Black Sea, at the Coalition of the Resolute summit in Paris, according to the Bulgarian government’s press service.
Amid Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria has…Continue Reading
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Ukraine returns more than 1,200 children under Bring Kids Back UA program
Ukraine has returned 1,247 children under the Bring Kids Back UA program, said the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets.
“As part of the Ukrainian President’s Bring Kids Back UA program, as of now,…
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Two people killed, four injured as result of artillery shelling of Kherson
As a result of artillery shelling of Kherson on Thursday afternoon, two people were killed and four were injured, the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) reports.
“On the afternoon of March 27, 2025, Russian military personnel carried…
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“Fully committed to peace” Is it time to bring back conscription in Germany?
Calls to reinstate compulsory military service are growing louder in Berlin’s political circles. But is drafting thousands of 18-year-olds the answer to Germany’s defence challenges?
At the beginning of March, Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian…
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To avoid postwar fight over Russian assets, they must be seized now
President Volodymyr Zelensky insists on the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine now so that there is no need to fight for them after the war.
He said this during a press conference following a meeting of country leaders on support for Ukraine and security in…
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With US in retreat, Europe can easily safeguard Ukraine
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The hidden spring in your step
Researchers at the University of Tokyo reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key muscle fibers in the calf shorten rather than lengthen as forces increase, which they call “negative stiffness.” This counterintuitive process helps the leg become stiffer,…
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Hypertension causes kidney changes at an early stage
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, specialised cells in the renal filter, even without other…
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