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Russian forces fired missiles at Vilnyansk, a town outside the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, on Saturday, killing seven people, including two children, and wounding 18, authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has repeatedly called on allies to provide Ukraine with more long-range weapons and stronger air defenses to thwart what he says are near-daily attacks. Ukraine's Prosecutor-General Andriy Kostin said two missiles were fired at the town, damaging infrastructure, shops and homes. Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said seven people were killed, including two children, and 18 were wounded, including four children. “Today the enemy committed another horrific terrorist act against…

The Kirkland Lake Multicultural Association and Blanche River Health are teaming up to keep medical staff in the area. Recruiting health care professionals to northern communities is the goal of a new Kirkland Lake partnership. Kirkland Lake Multicultural Society (KLMS) and Blanche River Health (BRH) are teaming up to showcase the unique benefits of Kirkland Lake and the surrounding Englehart area and to attract doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. Multicultural societies offer migrant families the opportunity to settle and learn more about their new home and future prospects. “Every family is different, so no two visits are the same,”…

If you want to play offensive lineman in college football, there's probably no better place to do it than Ann Arbor, but not everyone is drawn to Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan football team won the Joe Moore Award for the second straight year, but the following year may have been the best year for the position when the Wolverines won the national championship. The Wolverines have two offensive linemen in Avery Gach and Caden Strayhorn, but one player who was expected to eventually transfer to Ann Arbor is now trending toward transferring. The Wolverines were competing with Clemson…

Devi Poojari Last Updated: June 29, 2024Taste Atlas has released a much-debated list highlighting the top 10 best and worst rated Indian dishes this year. With only a limited number of dishes featured, the verdict has been divided and controversial among internet users. In a recent list of best and worst rated Indian dishes released by travel guide Taste Atlas, drinks mango lassi and jaljeera were ranked number one respectively. In a social media post showing the visual rankings of both lists, chai masala, butter garlic naan, Amritsar kulcha and butter chicken consecutively featured in the top five, while dishes…

Town Square Park on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Bill Ross/ADN) Some of you may remember when Anchorage's Town Square Park was dominated by old buildings, including a Burger King. Forty years ago, our community shared a vision to create a park in the heart of our city, a clean, safe open space where residents could enjoy and gather. At the time, we were learning lessons from other towns around the country that weren't thinking about the future of growing cities like ours. With the support of the community, then-Mayor Tony Knowles acquired the land, demolished the old buildings and created…

Istanbul The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported Saturday that hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip are deprived of basic necessities such as adequate housing, food, medicine and clean water. “Hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip are deprived of adequate housing, food, medicine and clean water,” the agency told X.He also noted that the number of border crossings into the exclave “remains very limited.””Waste and sewage disposal capacities are severely limited. Garbage continues to pile up,” UNRWA said.Later, in a separate statement, UN aid worker…

FILE – Workers repaint a Ten Commandments sign on Election Day along Interstate 71 near Chenoweth, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Louisiana has become the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms under a bill recently signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. (AP Photo/Carolyn Custer, File) First, let me be clear: there is nothing wrong with posting the Ten Commandments in a classroom — any classroom — but I don't want to be the teacher telling kindergarteners why they shouldn't covet their neighbor's wife. These commandments are not representative of every culture…

Applications are now open for the 2024 Visit Portugal Travel Trade Marketplace, one of the industry’s premier trade events.The event, taking place in the Algarve, Portugal from October 20-27, will provide agency and tour operator attendees from the U.S. and Canada with the opportunity to build new business and make connections with key partners. The Visit Portugal Travel Trade Marketplace, taking place from 20th to 27th October in the Algarve, Portugal, will offer travel advisor and tour operator attendees the opportunity to build new business relationships and connect directly with key partners.Delegates must pay 150 Euros before the event, which…

There's still time to register to play a fun round of golf while supporting Veterans Food Bank Alberta and Veteran Hunters. The “Nurture Your Body, Heal Your Mind” Best Ball Tournament will be held on July 17th at the beautiful Water Valley Golf Club. Todd Hisey, founder and executive director of Veterans Hunters, said the two nonprofits work together to ensure the most fun possible on the golf course. “Many of the programs that Alberta Veterans Food Bank does are about nourishing the body, and Veteran Hunters focuses on healing the mind. The two go hand in hand.” The goal…

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