Empires have not changed, they have simply cloaked themselves in platitudes such as resilience, visibility, and empowerment
A ballot floats through the air like a mechanical butterfly, delicate in descent, but once it touches ground, everything…
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Bigger dinosaurs didn’t always have stronger bites, surprising new study finds
Not all giant meat-eating dinosaurs were the terrifying, bone-crushing predators we imagine.
A new study published in the journal Current Biology has found that while many theropods – the group of bipedal carnivorous dinosaurs that includes…
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Why European Living Isn’t As Dreamy As You Think
We’re all very familiar with the dreamy European aesthetic, thanks to films, influencers, and lifestyle content. A beautiful woman in a linen dress pedals through Provence. She buys peaches at a farmer’s market, sips espresso at a sidewalk…
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France’s top court blocks comeback of controversial insecticide – POLITICO
The judges stressed that neonicotinoids — a class of insecticide that includes acetamiprid and that works by obstructing the nervous systems of insects — can be allowed in exceptional situations but only for a limited time and for…
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Russia prepares ‘white list’ of essential services to keep online during mobile Internet blackouts — Meduza
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry and telecom operators have agreed on a system that would keep essential services accessible during mobile Internet shutdowns, ministry head Maksut Shadaev told the news agency Interfax.
The system would…
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What Trump Can’t Achieve in Ukraine
On July 14, President Donald Trump announced that Russia and any country purchasing Russian oil would be hit with severe tariffs in 50 days if Moscow failed to sign a cease-fire with Ukraine. Two weeks later, during a trip to Scotland, he…
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From private jets to easyJet. How Western sanctions have hit Russia
With his yacht seized and two private jets grounded, Russian billionaire Igor Makarov was forced to fly across Europe with budget carrier easyJet.
The founder of Russia’s first independent gas company was among the scores of businessmen who had…
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UK increasingly turning away Ukrainian migrants BBC
The Home Office earlier designated Western Ukraine as safe, with a temporary protection scheme nearing expiration
British authorities have increasingly been denying Ukrainian migrants the right to extend their stay in the UK, according to the…
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UK increasingly turning down Ukrainian migrants BBC
The Home Office earlier designated Western Ukraine as safe, with a temporary protection scheme nearing expiration
British authorities have increasingly been denying Ukrainian migrants the right to extend their stay in the UK, according to the…
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France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide.
The court said that the measure failed to protect the…
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