Month: August 2024

Розслідування: українське держпідприємство працювало з фірмою, співвласник якої є громадянином РФ і схвалює агресію

Держпідприємство «Документ» восени 2022 року уклало договір про представлення інтересів у Німеччині з юридичною компанією Schmider & Еckstein …

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First rise in six months for German industrial orders

Frankfurt, Germany — German factory orders rose more strongly than expected in June, official data showed Tuesday, boosting hopes that a recovery in Europe’s top economy could be gaining momentum. Orders in the country’s crucial manufacturing sector rose 3.9% from a month earlier, according to federal statistics agency Destatis, an uptick that followed five consecutive months of falls. That was higher than an increase of 1% forecast by analysts surveyed by financial data firm FactSet. But the order data, closely watched as an indicator of future business activity, was 11.8% lower from the same month a year earlier, according to Destatis. …

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France beats Egypt, will face Spain in men’s soccer final at Paris Olympics

Lyon, France — Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as France advanced to the final of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 3-1 win over Egypt after extra time on Monday. France will play Spain in Friday’s final at Parc des Princes in a match that will ensure the first European gold medalist in 32 years. The host nation came from behind at Stade de Lyon to beat an Egypt team that was closing in on an upset after leading through Mahmoud Saber’s 62nd-minute goal. France had hit the frame of the goal on three occasions before Mateta equalized …

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Putin ally holds talks in Iran as Middle East teeters on brink of wider war

MOSCOW — A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders including the president and top security officials as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader.  Russia has condemned the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Iran last week and called on all parties to refrain from steps that could tip the Middle East into a wider regional war.  Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s security council, was shown by Russia’s Zvezda television station meeting Rear Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a …

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Kremlin-backed TV channel woos Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa — Billboards and videos popping up in several African cities show 20th-century independence leaders and anti-colonial quotes as part of a drive to promote the Kremlin-backed outlet RT. What they don’t advertise is that the Russian outlet being promoted has been largely blocked in the West for being part of Putin’s propaganda network and for pushing disinformation, including about the war in Ukraine. The ad campaign seeks to tap into Africa’s colonial past — another tactic that disinformation experts say Russia regularly uses to try to sow division. “Your Values. Shared,” promise billboards highlighting Julius Nyerere, Tanzania’s first …

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Від початку доби відбулось понад 100 бойових зіткнень – Генштаб ЗСУ

«На Сіверському напрямку впродовж дня наші захисники відбивали десять штурмових дій ворога в районах Івано-Дар’ївки, Верхньокам’янського, Переїзного та Виїмки. Досі в одній локації триває боєзіткнення» …

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UK’s Starmer vows ‘swift criminal sanctions’ for rioters 

London — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed “swift criminal sanctions” following an emergency meeting on the far-right riots that broke out across England last week over the murder of three children. The prime minister met with ministers and police chiefs, including Scotland Yard boss Mark Rowley, to discuss how to quell the violence that first broke out in Southport, northwest England, on Tuesday. Over the weekend, several police officers were injured and scores of people were arrested as mobs throwing bricks and flares clashed with officers, burnt and looted shops, and smashed the windows of cars and homes. …

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На Донеччині із 13 населених пунктів примусово евакуюють дітей – Мінреінтеграції

«У більш безпечних регіонах евакуйовані діти разом із супроводжуючими особами будуть забезпечені безкоштовним прихистком, гуманітарною допомогою, психологічною підтримкою тощо» …

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