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Trump’s Greenland Tariffs: Eight EU Nations Face New US Duties
The United States is set to slap a 10 % duty on imports from eight European nations next February, with a steep jump to 25 % by June – a move that…
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Hospice Care in Uzbekistan: A Silent Crisis in Central Asia
The promised national hospice that was unveiled on 11 February 2025 still sits idle, a stark emblem of a system that cannot deliver dignified end‑of‑life care to the thousands of terminally ill…
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Russian Container Ship Stopped by Swedish Customs – A New Front in Maritime Sanctions
The first crack in the Baltic’s quiet waters came at 1 a.m. on 1 March 2025, when a Russian‑flagged container ship, the Adler, was boarded by Swedish customs officers in the Øresund Strait.…
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Orban’s ‘Digital Citizen’ Pitch: Hungary’s Tech‑Driven Populism
Hungary has just sealed a two‑pronged digital masterplan that turns the internet into a state‑run surveillance tool. The Cybersecurity Act, rubber‑stamped on 19 December 2024 and slated to kick in on 1 January 2025,…
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Kazakhstan’s Dark‑Winter: How the Time‑Shift Upended Power Use
The clock jumped forward at midnight on 1 March 2024, thrusting Kazakhstan’s western provinces into a de‑facto summer‑time that the country has never otherwise observed. By moving civil time from UTC +5 to…