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Soldiers of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade shout slogans as they stand in line near Bakhmut, the site of fierce battles with the Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says defense minister will be replaced this week

8:31pm September 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Umerov has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022.

Whatever happened to the 'period day off' policy?

12:13pm September 03, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

In 2017, two Indian firms began offering workers a day off for a painful period — earning much praise but also some criticism. We wondered if this policy is gaining favor in India and beyond.

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Paris is cleaning up the Seine in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games

8:04am September 03, 2023

by Rebecca Rosman

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games want to make use of the Seine River, even for some swimming events. Cleaning up the city's famous waterway is proving difficult though.

The Nobel laureates and the royal family of Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10 2022. The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year's award ceremonies.

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Foundation pulls invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend Nobel Prize ceremonies

9:42pm September 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Swedish lawmakers had said they would boycott this year's Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm after the foundation initially invited representatives of the three countries to attend.

Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Ivanova says her faith is what's helped her get through all of her trials. She brought her Bible with her when the family fled Kharkiv for a new home in Brazil. But a new crisis made her wonder if Brazil was the right place for her.

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Whatever happened to the Ukrainian refugees who found a haven in Brazil?

8:07am September 02, 2023

After fleeing the war in Ukraine, a family found a sense of belonging far away - in Prudentópolis, Brazil, known as "Little Ukraine." A year later, the family finds themselves starting over yet again.

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Paris says 'au revoir' to electric scooters as ban takes effect

7:22pm September 01, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

After five years of chaos in the streets, Paris is saying goodbye to electric scooters. One of the first major cities to embrace them is now the first major capital to fall out of love and ban them.

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An unwanted kiss from a Spanish soccer official has sparked a movement

6:42pm September 01, 2023

by Miguel Macias

The unwanted kiss a Spanish soccer official planted on a female player after the team won the FIFA World Cup has galvanized Spain's "se acabo" feminist movement: "That's enough."

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A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters.

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Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

5:56pm September 01, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths.

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A Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art on June 25, 2010.

Roman emperor statue seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in smuggling investigation

5:17pm September 01, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The headless statue is believed to depict Marcus Aurelius. The investigation into its origins comes over a decade after Turkey claimed that 21 objects at the museum were linked to an illicit trade.

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Firefighters struggle to contain severe wildfires in northern Greece

4:52pm September 01, 2023

by Lydia Emmanouilidou

Northern Greece is experiencing the worst wildfires the European Union has ever seen. Extreme weather attributed to climate change is partly responsible.

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