The title for World’s Oldest Dog goes to Bluey, the Australian cattle dog, who reportedly lived to the grand old age of 29. However, the average life expectancy for most canines is a relatively meagre 10 to 13 years. So, why is it that the…
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UK wants more say over fate of €200B in frozen Russian assets – POLITICO
The country’s Prime Minister Bart de Wever relayed a similar message to top aides of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a recent visit to Kyiv, one official briefed on the meeting told POLITICO.
Faced with several potential…
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Russia Economy: Wealth Fund Could Run Out This Year, Cripple War Effort
Russia is facing a critical challenge to its war effort in 2025: The nation is quickly running out of cash, with financial reserves potentially running out before the end of the year, one European economist…
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EU to ban 25 Russia-oil ships now in Baltic and North seas – EUobserver
- EU to ban 25 Russia-oil ships now in Baltic and North seas EUobserver
- After leaders request, European Commission working on tougher Russia sanctions, France says Reuters
- EU readies capital controls and tariffs to safeguard Russia sanctions
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U.K.’s Starmer tries to tighten visa rules to end ‘open borders’ : NPR
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a news conference, ahead of the publication of the government’s…
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Scientists Reveal How a Deadly Insect Manipulates Its Prey : ScienceAlert
An insect that harvests and modifies plant resin to snare its prey adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests we may be underestimating the cunning of invertebrate animals.
The assassin bug (Pahabengkakia piliceps), found across…
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Olympic anti-doping lab puts U.S. meat supply to the test
Scientists at UCLA’s Olympic Analytical Laboratory turned their sophisticated analytical capabilities for testing athlete samples for performance-enhancing drugs to research examining the U.S. meat supply as part of a study led by Texas Tech. The…
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France derides Russia’s false claim of drug use by Macron, Merz and Starmer | Russia
The Élysée Palace has derided as “disinformation” claims being promoted by Kremlin figures that Emmanuel Macron took cocaine with Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, and Keir Starmer while on a train travelling to Kyiv.
The false claims,…
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U.S. Visits from Europe Rebounded in March
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- U.S. visits from major overseas countries rebounded in April, especially from Western Europe, after a sharp drop in March.
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UN panel finds Russia responsible for downing Flight MH17 in 2014 – National
The U.N. aviation council on Monday ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in…
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