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This 36-year-old Ukrainian CEO shares tough lessons on 2022-08-09 21:18:41Aleksandr Volodarsky, the founder and CEO of Lemon.io — a start-up from Ukraine — shares the tough decisions he's had to make in wartime.

Biden signs ratification documents approving NATO membership for 2022-08-09 15:25:59Last week, the Senate voted 95 to 1 to ratify the entrance of Finland and Sweden into the world's most powerful military alliance.

Japanese shipping giant to take part in tidal 2022-08-09 07:49:58The International Energy Agency has said "marine technologies hold great potential."

Bohemian noble family redefines modern aristocracy by selling 2022-08-09 04:36:42A 27-year-old prince in Prague is trying to preserve and share his family's 700-year-old legacy using NFTs, the blockchain and the metaverse.

'Absolutely not': Don't chase the rally in stocks 2022-08-09 01:55:28"The two elements that can support a further rally ... are not clearly there," Francois Savary said.

Biden authorizes largest yet weapons package for Ukraine, 2022-08-08 19:53:32The Biden administration announced a $1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine on Monday.

Deadlock with Russia over Nord Stream gas turbine 2022-08-08 08:54:04The Kremlin has cut gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to just a fifth of its capacity.

Cash withdrawals in the UK soar as Brits 2022-08-08 07:26:47Brits are using cash as a way to manage their budgets as inflation in the country is expected to peak at over 13% in October.

British Airways suspends the sale of short-haul flights 2022-08-08 05:56:23BA has suspended short-haul flights after Heathrow asked airlines to reduce passenger numbers because of "ongoing challenges" facing the industry.

International airlines launch battle plans to deal with 2022-08-08 05:54:59Emirates and Ryanair are among the airlines running operations as usual, while KLM and easyJet have altered their schedules.

China sanctions Pelosi over trip to Taiwan, says 2022-08-05 20:21:27Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this week, in what was a highly controversial move.

WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years 2022-08-05 20:06:46The decision comes one week after the Biden administration confirmed it made an offer to Russia for the release of Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul

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Ukraine Refugees Help Ease Britain’s Labor Shortage 2022-08-11 08:42:10Like other countries in Europe, Britain is experiencing a labor shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But for thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war in

Islamic State 'Beatle' Appears in London Court Charged 2022-08-11 08:14:02A 38-year-old man who is accused of being a member of an Islamic State cell dubbed "The Beatles" and who was deported from Turkey this week appeared

Greece: Dozens Still Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks  2022-08-11 07:38:40Greek authorities say a search and rescue operation is ongoing for a second day for dozens of migrants missing after the boat they were on sank in rou

Satellite Pictures Show Devastation at Russian Air Base 2022-08-11 06:03:47Satellite pictures released Thursday showed devastation at a Russian air base in Crimea, hit days earlier in an attack that suggested Kyiv may have ob

British IS 'Beatle' Suspect Arrested on Return to 2022-08-10 22:40:29A British man accused of being part of an Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was arrested Wednesday when he returned t

In Scorched UK, Source of River Thames Dries 2022-08-10 18:36:11At the end of a dusty track in southwest England where the River Thames usually first emerges from the ground, there is scant sign of any moisture at

Wildfires Rage in France; Thousands Evacuated From Homes  2022-08-10 17:28:51Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some o

Russians Buy Last Goods From H&M, IKEA as 2022-08-10 16:59:30Russians are snapping up Western fashion and furniture this week as H&M and IKEA sell off the last of their inventory in Russia, moving forward wi

UN: Movement of Grain Ships from Ukraine ‘Encouraging’ 2022-08-10 15:13:18A senior U.N. official said Wednesday that a deal to move stranded Ukrainian grain that had been blocked in silos and Black Sea ports is working well,

Russian Surveillance Aircraft Spotted Near Alaskan Air Space 2022-08-10 14:15:27The U.S. military says Russian military surveillance aircraft entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on two separate occasions over the p

Polio Spreading in London, Booster Campaign Launched for 2022-08-10 10:34:09Britain is launching a polio vaccine booster campaign for children in London aged below 10, after confirming that the virus is spreading in the capita

Stranded Whale Euthanized After Removal From French River  2022-08-10 09:54:21A beluga whale that captured French hearts when it showed up in the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after it was successfully removed from

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'Accidents can happen at European nuclear plants too,' 2022-08-12 08:12:04Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine's Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a n

EU presidency mulls visa ban for all Russians 2022-08-12 07:37:41

Germany suspends military operations in Mali 2022-08-12 07:32:51

Germany: EU could OK combined Covid vaccines next 2022-08-12 07:21:02German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said he expected the European Medicines Agency to meet Sept. 1 to consider a vaccine that would provide protect

'Extreme vigilance' at vast western France fire 2022-08-12 06:13:43A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained, but firefighters face another "complicated" day, local authori

India expresses concern over reports of shelling near 2022-08-11 22:42:04 India has expressed concern over reports of shelling near the spent fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and call

UN sounds alarm as shelling hits site of 2022-08-11 15:40:18Russia and Ukraine accused each other of new shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Thursday ahead of a UNSC meeting to address concern

Wildfires rage, farmers struggle as another heatwave bakes 2022-08-11 08:42:36

Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine 2022-08-11 05:31:28As Russia continues to suffer losses in its invasion of Ukraine, now nearing its sixth month, the Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobiliz

Ukraine military will respond to Russian shelling of 2022-08-10 22:14:35

Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea 2022-08-10 09:23:39

13 civilians killed in Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk 2022-08-10 02:38:32

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Live: UN warns of 'grave crisis' at Ukraine 2022-08-11 23:53:02The UN nuclear chief warned Thursday that “very alarming” military activity at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in southeastern U

Arctic warming four times faster than rest of 2022-08-11 12:31:05The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according to research published Thursday that sugge

War has devastating effect on tourism in Ukraine's 2022-08-11 11:51:30Odesa was once one of Ukraine's most visited cities but now its beaches and cafes are empty. FRANCE 24 spoke to tourism workers who have been struggl

Suspected British IS group 'Beatle' arrested upon return 2022-08-11 05:28:03A British man accused of being part of an Islamic State (IS) group kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" has been charged with terrorism off

Five more EU nations to help France combat 2022-08-11 05:05:25As French officials warned Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwest, President Emm

Further spread of massive wildfire feared in southwestern 2022-08-11 04:22:28French officials warned Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwest, where fresh blaz

US backs calls for a demilitarised zone around 2022-08-11 00:39:53The United States supports calls for a demilitarised zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after fighting involving Russian and Ukra

Crimea blast comes soon after Zelensky vows to 2022-08-10 18:42:33Tetyana Ogarkava, journalist at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre, says the coincidence suggests a Ukrainian strike on the air base, though Russia has d

Source of Thames dries up as heatwave scorches 2022-08-10 12:47:42At the end of a dusty track in southwest England where the River Thames usually first emerges from the ground, there is currently scant sign of any mo

Up to 50 migrants missing after boat sinks 2022-08-10 07:54:37An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek coast

Dozens of homes destroyed, thousands evacuated as wildfires 2022-08-10 04:16:47A fire that destroyed thousands of hectares of tinder-dry forest in southwest France has flared again amid a fierce drought and the summer's latest w

Live: Large explosions rock Russian military air base 2022-08-10 00:50:43At least one person was killed and several others wounded as powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea. Russia’s Defense Ministry