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U.S. surgeon, non-profit receive Order of Saint Panteleimon for helping Ukraine
A ceremony was held in New York to confer on an American doctor and a charity organization who significantly contributed to healthcare in Ukraine amid war the Order of Saint Panteleimon. Reconstructive surgeon Manoj Abraham and the Project CURE nonprofit, engaged in the supply… Continue Reading
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Explosions rock occupied Crimea – social media
This was reported by the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the blasts were heard in the area of the Simferopol airport. Read also: Russia “nationalizes” real estate objects in occupied Crimea worth RUB 4.5B in 2024 Explosions also rang… Continue Reading
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Russian strikes leave 380 residential buildings damaged in Kharkiv throughout October
In the past month, 380 residential buildings sustained damaged in Kharkiv as a result of Russian shelling. That’s according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who reported the stats on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. “In October 2024, a total of 380 residential buildings… Continue Reading
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Russian exporters ‘taste’ barter system
Russian exporters have begun to turn to barter deals in a bid to resolve payment delays prompted by western sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Foreign banks started dropping Russian counterparties after US President Joe Biden in December threatened to impose secondary sanctions on lenders… Continue Reading
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Polls open in Moldova's presidential run-off against backdrop of voter fraud concerns
Voters are choosing between pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu and challenger Alexandr Stoianoglo, who favours closer ties with Russia. Continue Reading
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Border guards hit Russians with FPV drones in Vovchansk axis
Fighters from the Hart border guard brigade engaged Russian military vehicles, communication antennas and dugouts in the Vovchansk direction. This was posted on Facebook by the State Border Guard Service, Ukrinform reports. “Fighters from the Falcon unit with the… Continue Reading
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Drone debris cause several fires in Kyiv
Local fires broke out in Kyiv as Russian drones were being downed overnight Sunday, November 3. That’s according to the municipal military administration, Ukrinform reports. “As a result of an attack by Russian kamikaze drones on Kyiv, their debris fell in the… Continue Reading
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Ukraine urges allies to stop ‘watching’ and act before North Korean troops reach front
On Thursday, the Biden administration said that around 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine and are preparing to support Russian forces in the coming days. ADVERTISEMENT President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s allies to… Continue Reading
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Why is Wegovy weight loss drug’s £6bn Denmark town not booming?
BBC Students like Ali, Anna K, Anna and Marie (clockwise from top left) are divided about staying in the town Kalundborg, a town of just 16,000 people on the Danish coast about an hour’s drive from Copenhagen, is as close as you might get to a modern-day gold rush town. It’s the main production… Continue…
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Brussels is bursting out of its borders. That’s helping the rise of the right. – POLITICO
Speaking Dutch is central to this, van den Broeck believes. “Dutch is part of our DNA” as Flemish people, he said. Migration drives shifts “Brussels has always been a multilingual city because it’s centered at the border between the Roman- and the German-speaking territories,”… Continue Reading
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