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Athens opposes new EU sanctions on Russia to shield Greek shipping company
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An Entirely New Monkey Species Has Been Hiding in The Congo Rainforest : ScienceAlert
When biologists discover a new species in the 21st century, it’s usually because they’ve run new DNA analysis, peered more closely down the microscope, or collected specimens from far beyond the human comfort zone.
And yet primatologists have just confirmed the existence of a monkey species…
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Sanctions against Russia’s financial sector now cover future sanctions evasion mechanisms — Vlasiuk
The updated decision of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on sectoral sanctions against Russia’s financial sector extends restrictions to virtual assets, digital financial services, and other infrastructure that Russia uses for international transactions to circumvent…
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Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine’s popular defence minister
Mykhailo Fedorov, who was behind the country’s drone development, is ousted in cabinet reshuffle
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EU agrees to extend Russian oil price cap until July 23, source says
Ambassadors of EU member states again failed to agree on the final content of the 21st sanctions package against Russia, but they did agree to extend the deadline for the price cap on Russian oil from July 15 to July 23.
A European diplomat familiar with the…
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French Rafales Mark Ukraine’s Shift Away From Soviet Fighter Jets, Analysts Say
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Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey. Here’s what makes it special. – The Washington Post
- Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey. Here’s what makes it special. The Washington Post
- Meet Earth’s Newest Monkey. (And Check Out Its Orange Lips.) The New York Times
- New Monkey! New Monkey! There’s A New Monkey! Defector
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EU fails to strike Russia sanctions deal after 3 days of talks
BRUSSELS — EU countries failed for a third consecutive day on Wednesday to agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia, forcing them to temporarily freeze the bloc’s price cap on Russian crude for another week.
Ambassadors deferred further discussions to July 22 while agreeing to…
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Shared fandom is social ‘medicine’ — Harvard Gazette
The state of the American social fabric — enormous, diverse, and rent by stark partisan divides — is daunting enough that it can be hard to think about, let alone try to mend.
At the Harvard Kennedy School, two social scientists are advancing the proposition that sports fandom, a…
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World’s Oldest Amber Comes From a World 150 Million Years Before Dinosaurs : ScienceAlert
We tend to think of tree resin as an ancient, fragrant defense against munching insects – one that fends off pests and scabs over the wounds left by their voracious mandibles.
But a new discovery suggests that these viscous secretions emerged in a very different world from the one our minds…
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