'Every day I want to be home': a year in exile for Ukraine family
"Love home," it says on the wall of the Titkovs' cozy flat in Vienna.. But the teacher is now working in a herbalist shop and loving it.
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Ukraine one year on: the specter of nuclear war
For decades, children in the United States and the Soviet Union were drilled on what to do in a nuclear war.. In 2019 the United States pulled out of the INF treaty, which limited medium-range nuclear-capable missiles, saying Russia was violating its commitments.
Ukraine: lessons for war in the Middle East and Taiwan
The tanks and trench warfare in Ukraine may seem old-school, but US experts say the conflict has provided strategic insights into future possible conflicts from the Middle East to Taiwan.. A conflict in the Middle East could take place more in the air -- fighter jets, bombers and missiles -- than on the ground.
Ukrainian capital adapts 'fast' to war-time norm
It was only when Russian forces advanced dangerously close to Kyiv last year, sparking chaos, that Oleksiy Kamardin closed his Italian bistro and his restaurant in the city.. Kamardin moved to Kyiv with his family in 2014, when Russian-backed forces occupied his native city of Donetsk, in the east.
'Lucky tiger': Fukushima fishermen pin hopes on pufferfish
The pufferfish filling nets in Fukushima are a delicacy that can kill if wrongly prepared.. Kanno says the delicacy "is delicious and can be served at a good price".
Refugee from Taliban offers virtual tours of her homeland
Forced to flee by the Taliban, Fatima Haidari now offers virtual tours of Afghanistan from her new home in Italy -- with the proceeds funding secret English classes for women there.. A third of the money goes towards secret English classes for young women back in Afghanistan.
On EU, Ukraine borders, Belarus special forces are 'ready'
In reclusive Belarus, just a few kilometres from the EU frontier, special forces in the army of Kremlin ally Alexander Lukashenko are simulating forest combat while paratroopers nearby practise jumping from aircraft.. They also took part in simulated fighting in a forested environment.
Asian markets retreat as US inflation fuels rate-hike bets
Asian markets sank Wednesday as a mixed US inflation report did little to soothe investor worries that the Federal Reserve will continue to ramp up interest rates, which many fear could cause a recession.. The prospect of more rate hikes lifted the dollar against its peers on Tuesday, and it held its gains in Asian trade.
'Like James Bond,' Argentine price spies fight inflation
Like a veritable undercover agent, Monica Schenone tries to pass unnoticed through the aisles of a supermarket in Buenos Aires, sneaking photographs of price tags.. But most smaller, independent stores which serve millions of Argentines remain outside of the framework, sometimes charging prices double the suggested rate, according to consulting firm Nielsen IQ. - 'Impotence' - Schenone and about two dozen others members of an activist group called "La Dignidad" (Dignity) have taken it upon themselves to check up on Precios Justos compliance in Buenos Aires.
For US in Venezuela, miscalculations and shifting priorities
The move was bold and intended to be decisive.. Representative Jim McGovern, a leading progressive Democrat in Congress, called the position a "holding pattern" and said Biden is "moving in the right direction."
