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‘A central European miracle’: why the city of Lviv is so important for Ukraine
Concerns are mounting that Russian invading forces are seeking to push into western Ukraine, after the region of Lviv was subjected to missile strikes fired from the Black Sea on March 18. Lviv lies 550km west of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and its residents have been preparing for war forContinue Reading
From Z to Q: when letters become political symbols
Painted on the side of tanks and emblazoned on the shirt of Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak, the letter Z has come to represent support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It has even been incorporated into the spelling of place names such as КуZбасс in south central Russia. In some countries,Continue Reading
News of war can impact your mental health — here’s how to cope
Even short exposure to bad news can increase worry and anxiety. Stock Unit/ Shutterstock The war in Ukraine has left many across the world feeling stressed and anxious. Coming on the back of a global pandemic which has already had a devastating toll on mental health, news of the warContinue Reading
How we discovered that sea turtles in Seychelles have recovered from the brink
Rich Baxter, Author provided It’s not always easy to assess whether animal conservation measures have worked. But we’ve discovered that green turtles of Seychelles – once almost hunted to extinction – are now thriving again. And it’s all because of crucial protection that was given to the species around 50Continue Reading
Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
Russia has branded Meta an “extremist organization” and banned Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is a different story.Continue Reading
Man Utd news LIVE: Neville BLASTS ‘tone deaf’ club, Tuchel and Rudiger wanted, Cristiano Ronaldo future LATEST
Good morning Man Utd fans Mauricio Pochettino is set to reject a move to Manchester United and stay at PSG, according to reports. Man Utd have been considering him as a potential replacement for Ralf Rangnick when he leaves his post as manager at the end of the season. However,Continue Reading
Ukraine war: how Russian denial of civilian casualties follows tactics used in Syria
US president Joe Biden has labelled Russian president Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the way the war in Ukraine is being carried out. Experts collating the numbers of casualties in Ukraine report that Russia is failing to acknowledge it has killed civilians in its military action, just as itContinue Reading
Covid: Ireland logs almost 64,000 new cases over bank holiday weekend
Ireland logged almost 64,000 new cases of Covid-19 over the extended bank holiday weekend. Figures covering the period from Thursday of last week to this Monday show a total of 63,954 cases registered through both PCR and antigen tests. The latest figures for Monday show 4,024 cases confirmed by PCRContinue Reading
Best XI of stars who swapped nations including Jack Grealish & Wilfried Zaha
WILFRIED ZAHA and Jack Grealish could meet on the pitch at Wembley next week – but both players could easily be wearing national shirts of other countries. The two stars may go head-to-head when England take on Ivory Coast in a friendly. 12 Wilfried Zaha will be hoping to downContinue Reading
Deltacron: what scientists know so far about this new hybrid coronavirus
Naeblys/Shutterstock In many countries, as restrictions lift and freedoms are restored, there’s a general feeling that the pandemic is over. There is, however, still the significant concern that a dangerous new variant could emerge. This happened when omicron arrived, but we got lucky with that one. Omicron turned out toContinue Reading