Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
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We’re still a long way off nuclear escalation.
The Russians know a thing or two about long winters.
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The president’s regime has been planning for a trip to the international deep freeze for many years.
On Feb. 24, Russian tanks moving into Ukraine.
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Lost in the outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the fact that many in the West have long warned that widespread NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could spark just such a conflict.
The source of much confusion.
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Most media coverage has tended to focus on the Swift payments messaging system as the crux of Russia sanctions, but it’s actually peripheral.
Aggressor: Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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What Nato and its allies do next will be vital to the future security of Europe and the rest of the world.
‘Special Military Operation’ or invasion?
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The Russian leader’s assertion that Ukraine is an ‘artificial construct’ is not borne out by the historical record.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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A market crash may be more likely than at any time in a generation.
Dream of a caliphate as an Islamist homeland is receding.
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The caliphate has no territory, but plenty of hearts and minds.
The end of an era.
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The plans to destroy a space station as large as the ISS have never been carried out before.
The prince is often said to be the Queen’s favourite child.
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The agreement is not an admission of guilt or a finding of innocence, but the outcome of this case still has implications for the royal family.
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The threat of sanctions may have little effect.
TikTok now has over a billion daily users.
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The Chinese platform has become a major thorn in Mark Zuckerberg’s side.
Prices heating up.
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When entire sectors shut down, the demand for energy plummets.
It takes the biscuit.
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The laws about cookies are fairly clear in EU and UK, but many big companies are breaking them anyway.
Geoengineering aims to intervene in Earth’s climate to fight global warming.
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The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.
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The new EU rules on sustainable finance defeat their own objective.
AI is all about analysing huge amounts of data so why isn’t it used more in trading?
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Machine learning is based on analysing huge data sets and finding patterns in them, yet isn’t used much in financial market decisions.
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Russia has been developing sophisticated hybrid warfare tactics for some years now.
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Sue Gray’s “update” reveals that 16 separate incidents have been investigated as part of inquiries into the behaviour of government staff during pandemic lockdowns.
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Certain letters appear more frequently in words so starting with this one increases your chances of getting more correct letters on your first go.