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European Union Georgia Moldova Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already resulted in proposals to expand NATO. Now, in a move to counter Russian threats, the European Union might also add Ukraine, Moldova and, eventually, Georgia, three former Soviet republics where Russian President Vladimir Putin has long sought to increase...

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The World Briefly

July 08, 2022

Party’s Over

United Kingdom

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday but will remain in office until his successor is chosen, a move underscoring the tremendous pressure on Johnson to resign amid a series of scandals and resignations in his cabinet,...

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The World Briefly

July 08, 2022

Church Versus State

Nicaragua

Nicaragua expelled nuns from the order founded by Mother Teresa this week after stripping the organization of its legal status, the latest group to be shut down by the government of authoritarian President Daniel Ortega, the BBC reported Thursday. Authorities escorted the 18 nuns from the...

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The World Briefly

July 08, 2022

‘God’s Clock’

Mexico

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted a bill this week that would end daylight savings time in Mexico, a move that some economists warned could cause market disruptions, the Associated Press reported. The bill would put an end to the practice of changing clocks twice...

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Ukraine Briefly

July 08, 2022

Ukraine, Briefly

Russia Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Bali, Indonesia, for a meeting of G20 foreign ministers that is expected to be overshadowed by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and profound disagreements inside the group over how to respond to the situation, the Guardian reported. The...

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Discoveries

July 08, 2022

Crisscrossing the Catwalk

Scientists in Australia recently discovered a strange "fluffy” crab that wears sea sponges as hats, the Guardian reported. Named after the HMS Beagle ship that carried Charles Darwin around the world, the Lamarckdromia beagle was initially found by a family off the coast of Western Australia. A...

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European Union Georgia Moldova Ukraine

The World Briefly

Party’s Over

United Kingdom

The World Briefly

Church Versus State

Nicaragua

The World Briefly

‘God’s Clock’

Mexico

Ukraine Briefly

Ukraine, Briefly

Russia Ukraine

Discoveries

Crisscrossing the Catwalk