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Українські ветерани у Єльському університеті: США і весь світ мають підтримувати Україну

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-21T11:56:00+00:00

Українські ветерани, які пройшли п’ятиденне навчання в Єльському університеті завдяки програмі Фонду Віктора Пінчука Ukrainian Veterans Leadership Program, переконали тамтешніх професорів у тому, що США...

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UK service sector activity slumps in one of sharpest declines for a decade

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:55:49+00:00

Firms hit by ‘perfect storm’ of uncertainty about Labour leadership and impact of Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesCompanies in the UK’s dominant services sector have reported one of the sharpest declines in business activity in a decade, according to a closely watched index.Businesses are grappling with a “perfect storm” of domestic political uncertainty around Keir Starmer’s leadership as prime minister and the growing impact of the Iran war, leading to soaring costs, supply shortages and job cuts, the report said. Continue reading...

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Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:55:05+00:00

Manchester mayor and Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he will back sweeping changes to the electoral system to make politics “less point-scoring, more problem-solving” if he becomes prime minister.The Greater Manchester mayor has previously called for the introduction of proportional representations for UK general elections, handing more power to minority parties like the Greens. Continue reading...

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NHS trust sacks staff who illegally accessed records of Nottingham attack victims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:54:41+00:00

Nottingham university hospitals trust says 11 members of staff dismissed and 14 others given written warningsAn NHS trust has sacked 11 staff members who illegally accessed the medical records of the victims of the Nottingham attacks.Valdo Calocane killed two 19-year-old students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates, a 65-year-old caretaker, before attempting to kill three other people in the city in June 2023. Continue reading...

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RFK Jr fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive healthcare

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:48:00+00:00

US Preventive Services Task Force had already been largely sidelined before health secretary fired its two chairsThe Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans.In letters dated 11 May, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, notified the two doctors who chaired the US Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms. Continue reading...

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Бізнес закликав переглянути політику "вікового списання" вагонів: Україна ризикує втратити третину вантажного парку

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-21T11:44:00+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comУкраїнська промисловість, транспортний бізнес та профільні галузеві асоціації заявили про необхідність термінового перегляду державної політики щодо обмеження строку експлуатації...

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«Грязные деньги»: очень неджентльменские дела

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-21T11:42:50+00:00

Криминальный бизнесмен Салазар (Карлос Бардем, брат Хавьера Бардема, снимавшийся вместе с ним в «Призраках Гойи») занял миллиард долларов у крупной нью-йоркской финансовой конторы, а отдавать не хочет. Подобраться к недобросовестному заемщику непросто – он окопался на одном из Канарских островов под защитой небольшой частной армии во главе с рыжебородым норвежцем по фамилии Олсон (Кристофер Хивью – Тормунд Великанья Смерть из «Игры престолов»). Взыскать долг берется специалистка этого специфического профиля Рэйчел Уайлд (Эйса Гонсалес – «Малыш на драйве»), а помогать ей будут двое веселых и на

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le Hezbollah revendique une « vaste attaque nocturne » contre des soldats israéliens autour de Bint Jbeil au Liban, Israël bombarde le district

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T11:33:25+00:00

Un drone de l’armée israélienne a largué une bombe près d’agriculteurs à Hanniyé, dans le district de Tyr, sans faire de blessés, brisant le calme précaire qui régnait ce matin dans le sud du Liban, rapporte L’Orient-Le Jour.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le Hezbollah revendique une « vaste attaque nocturne » contre des soldats israéliens autour de Bint Jbeil au Liban, Israël bombarde le district

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-21T11:33:21+00:00

Un drone de l’armée israélienne a largué une bombe près d’agriculteurs à Hanniyé, dans le district de Tyr, sans faire de blessés, brisant le calme précaire qui régnait ce matin dans le sud du Liban, rapporte « L’Orient-Le Jour ».

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Hotel association hails PM Modi’s appeal to promote domestic tourism

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-21T11:32:36+00:00

K.B. Kachru, President, Hotel Association of India and Chairman – South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group, said, “Inbound tourism will be one of the defining growth engines for India’s hospitality sector in the years ahead

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Зорькин объяснил, почему государство обязано реагировать на внешнее давление

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-21T11:29:00+00:00

Председатель Конституционного суда (КС) Валерий Зорькин призвал сохранять «баланс сил» в мире и допустил использование искусственного интеллекта в работе конституционного правосудия. Об этом он заявил в докладе «Конституционный контроль в условиях глобальных вызовов» на международной конференции в Санкт-Петербурге 20 мая.

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For peat’s sake: RHS faces conservative backlash over Chelsea flower show

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:11:25+00:00

Critics of Royal Horticultural Society turn hose on corporate sponsorship, peat-free compost and general ‘wokery’There was King Charles and David Beckham as well as a nocturnal garden to support bats and a Viking-themed allotment full of edible plants in pots. The Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea flower show, which ends on Saturday, was as lovely and celebrity-glittered as ever, most agreed.But dig a little deeper, say critics on the conservative wing of the RHS – including one spectacularly outspoken former contributor – and not everything is necessarily smelling of roses. Continue readi

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Record 274 climbers summit Everest from Nepalese side in single day

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-21T11:06:25+00:00

Climbers take advantage of clear weather after threat of ice fall on normal route delayed start of spring season A record 274 climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side in a single day after a spring season that started late because of the threat of ice fall on the normal tourist route.The climbers took advantage of the clear weather on Wednesday, said Rishi Ram Bhandari, of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal. Continue reading...

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