European Union leaders have successfully approved a €50 billion ($54 billion) economic aid package for Ukraine, despite resistance from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who accused Brussels of “blackmailing” him into accepting the deal. European Council President Charles Michel announced the agreement, emphasizing that all 27 leaders had reached a consensus on the additional support […]
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Ukraine announces long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia, warns ‘large numbers’ will die
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is ready to launch a sensational counteroffensive to take back areas of Russian occupied territory. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Zelenskyy insisted: ‘We strongly believe that we will succeed’. ‘I don’t know how long it will take,’ he continued. ‘To be honest, it […]
US President Joe Biden’s Long-Awaited Canada Visit to Happen March 23-24
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Ottawa on March 23 to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canadian soil, his first visit north of the border since taking the oath of office in 2021. The president and his wife Jill Biden will spend two days in Canada, the White House confirmed Thursday, although […]
Self-Defense – 2021, the Long-Awaited SLBM and Other Missile News from North Korea
In September 2021, North Korea surprised military experts by showcasing new technologies, while the fact that every single one of those techs exists even in the experimental form makes the US and their allies’ victory over Pyongyang increasingly difficult. First of all, the DPRK has developed its own cruise missile. Secondly, it is a hypersonic […]
Holding Cell Where Roman Gladiators Awaited Death Found in Britain
A Roman “carcer” is a holding cell for criminals and Roman gladiators awaiting their moment in the amphitheater, where bloodthirsty crowds eagerly anticipated the spectacle of their deaths. One such has recently been excavated at the British coastal town of Richborough, near Sandwich on the Kent coast. Archaeologists believe that the amphitheater was built in […]
Policy Response Still Awaited As Himachal Pradesh Records Very Heavy Loss in Floods and Landslides
Himachal Pradesh is a small state with a population of only about seven million people. Hence it should be particularly worrying that at the end of the monsoon season this year floods ( particularly flash floods), landslides and heavy rains are officially estimated to have led to a loss of as many as 461 lives, […]
Israeli High Court decision on conversions brings long-awaited relief and validation
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Biden and Israel’s Netanyahu Hold Long-Awaited First Call
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a visit to Leumit Health Care Services vaccination facility in Jerusalem where he meets the 4,000,000 person who had been vaccinated in Israel, February 16, 2021. Alex Kolomoisky/Pool via REUTERS US President Joe Biden made a long-awaited first phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after […]
Rio inaugurates long-awaited Holocaust memorial with 72-foot-tall tower
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Israeli navy prepares for long-awaited arrival of upgraded warships
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Tracking agricultural water use on a smartphone
This fall scientists at the University of Nebraska, with partners at Google, Inc. and the University of Idaho, introduced the latest evolution of METRIC technology—an application called EEFLUX, which will allow anyone in the world to produce field-scale maps of water consumption. METRIC processes satellite images to make digital maps, and is currently being used […]
Dollar near record lows versus yen as Fed awaited
Anirban NagReuters Sept 21, 2011 The dollar fell close to a record low against the yen on Wednesday before a Federal Reserve policy decision and looked unlikely to pare those losses while investors wait to see how the central bank might try to revive the flagging economy. The yen’s broad rise triggered concerns about fresh intervention […]