I also feel the need to remind people that while most combatants are male, not even close to all males are combatants. If only women and children (probably almost all civilian) made up 60% of all deaths, then the remaining 40% includes all male civilian deaths, which very well could be higher than combatant deaths.
A “competitiveness crisis” is raising alarms for officials and business leaders in the European Union, where investment, income and productivity are lagging....
Yup, if someone works “harder” they’re either being exploited or they live in a less advanced society where technology doesn’t help the working class as much.
“Northern Europe” but Belgium/France/Germany. Welp, I guess the Nordics don’t exist.
To be fair though, there are also about to be some severe floods in Lapland quite soon, albeit for a completely different reason: exceptionally warm spring weather melts the snow faster than usual causing rivers to flood.
Also in all other languages where I know how to say the date it’s some form of 5th (day of) June. While it is possible to have it the other way around it’s really only found in old writings (June’s 5th day).
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Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds (apnews.com)
Europe Has Fallen Behind the U.S. and China. Can It Catch Up? (www.nytimes.com)
A “competitiveness crisis” is raising alarms for officials and business leaders in the European Union, where investment, income and productivity are lagging....
Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe (www.euronews.com)
Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....
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Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
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