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While Germany’s Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine will “improve the situation”, what Kyiv really needs are fighter jets, Ukraine’s former president told Euronews.”The real game changer now is the jet fighter. We should immediately launch training programmes for Ukrainian pilots and prepare to deliver them to Ukraine,” said Petro Poroshenko.NATO countries have spent months debating whether to send modern battle tanks to Ukraine because of concerns it could be seen as an escalation by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to do so on Wednesday and invited other countries to send theirs too. The US also announced plans to send…

I’ve always been an introvert. When I got my first job after earning my PhD in neuroscience, I was concerned that I’d have a tough time communicating with others.But I quickly learned that I didn’t need to force myself to be extroverted. The most underrated skill that successful people, especially introverts, have is the ability to write clearly.It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in. If you are a thoughtful and strategic writer, you’ll be more confident in your interactions — in emails, public speaking or even just small talk.Here’s my best advice:1. Pick the right format for your message.Before you…

Two of the biggest unions representing French ski resort workers are planning “unlimited” strike action from 31 January.The dispute is over pension reforms, pay and working conditions.It could cause chaos for skiers looking to get away during the February holiday season, hitting ski resorts in what is one of the busiest times of year for the industry.When are ski resort workers going on strike?In France, the holiday season stretches from 4 February to 4 March with hundreds of thousands of people choosing to hit the slopes during this period.Force Ouvrière (FO), which represents ski lift operators, has issued a notice…

Share on PinterestScientists have found a new link between multiple sclerosis and depression. Guido Mieth/Getty ImagesResearchers investigated the link between brain lesions from multiple sclerosis and neural circuits in the brain associated with depression. They found that patients with MS and depression were more likely to have brain lesions on neural circuits linked to depression. The researchers say that further studies are needed to see if brain stimulation targets useful for depression may help those with MS and depression. In multiple sclerosis (MS), immune cells attack myelin sheaths that encase nerves, including those in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin…

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There was a tone shift this season at the menswear shows. In advance of the collections, I spoke to some of my favorite menswear prophets and experts, looking for a vibe-check. Most of them agreed that the fall 2023 season was going to usher in a return to tailoring, and that the overall mindset would lean into classicality and a renewed outlook on traditional elegance. This was true of some of the season’s most-talked about shows: At Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello established an uncompromising symbiotic relationship between his women’s and men’s collections, the decadent glamour of the former informing the latter,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual meeting of the Defence Ministry Board in Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2022. Sergei Fadeichev | Sputnik | ReutersRussia expressed mounting fury at the prospect of modern Western tanks being sent to Ukraine, calling it “extremely dangerous” and saying previous “red lines” were now a thing of the past.Germany announced earlier Wednesday that it was ready to send 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, and to allow other countries to send their own German-made tanks to Kyiv. The U.S. is also expected to announce its own intention to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine imminently.The…

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A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants like FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year.STR | Nurphoto via Getty ImagesCryptocurrency exchange Luno is the latest company in the industry to make layoffs, setting out to cut 35% of its global workforce.The London-based firm’s CEO, Marcus Swanepoel, informed employees of the redundancies at 12 p.m. London time on Wednesday in a live-streamed town hall.”2022 has been an incredibly tough year for the broader tech industry and in particular the crypto market,” Swanepoel said in an internal memo which shared with CNBC Wednesday.”Luno unfortunately hasn’t been…