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US announces over $3.75 bn in new military assistance to Ukraine

Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine, Washington’s largest drawdown yet for the war-torn nation, the State Department said.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Department said the new assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defense to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to build the long-term capacity and support modernization of the country’s military.

It also includes $682 million in Foreign Military Financing for European partners and allies to help incentivize and

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German Finance Minister Calls For Reverse Of Fracking Ban

Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine and a European energy crisis, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner is calling for a lifting of the tire on fracking, citing the high prices the country is paying for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Fracking was banned in Germany in 2017.

Speaking to Germany’s Bild am SonntagLindner said Germany should lift the fracking ban and “then private investors can decide whether extraction is economical.”

“Compared to gas from other regions of the world, I expect competitive advantages.” Lindner said.

In his call to allow fracking, Lindner is breaking ranks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of

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To a Mouse – RoSPA Workplace Safety Weblog

This yr the start of Robert Burns and the Lunar New 12 months fell on the an identical date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and forward planning.

My favorite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest whereas ploughing a space, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter merely throughout the nook, its world in disarray .

There is a line throughout the poem, ‘The simplest laid plans o’mice an’ males gang aft

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psychological properly being and wellbeing inside the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Weblog

Higher than ever sooner than, psychological properly being is a topic for open dialogue inside the media, inside our social circles and naturally at work. Psychological properly being and wellbeing is all about how we anticipate, actually really feel and behave, and is commonly attributable to a response to a difficult life event, which may very well be prompted or made worse by work-related factors. Notably, working in isolation away from managers and colleagues can add stress to a workforce that is already going via an enormous amount of stress.

The scale of the difficulty

Globally, an estimated 264 million

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