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Russian combat engineers have been busy building formidable defenses. They’re layered with treacherous obstacles like mines, ditches, and anti-tank dragons teeth. The US is sending more “demolition munitions” to help Ukraine’s combat engineers break through. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Ukraine’s military isn’t the only one that’s been gearing up for its counter-offensive.Russian combat engineers have been busy building fortified networks layered with treacherous obstacles that Ukraine’s forces will have to shatter rapidly as they likely come under attack by artillery,…

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Tuesday that it would be a mistake for the United States to try to “decouple” from China and called for deepening economic ties between the world’s two largest economies.The comments came as the Biden administration has been seeking to improve relations with China, which faced a setback this year when a Chinese surveillance balloon was found flying across the United States. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is planning to travel to Beijing next week, and Ms. Yellen hopes to make a trip there soon.Speaking at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on…

(Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Medicare is always facing a fiscal cliff. It consistently faces higher expenses every year, often worsening its outlook for the future. In the most recent Medicare trustees’ report, a more nuanced — and slightly more optimistic view — is on hand. The near-term view is not positive, but fairer winds are blowing that are helping the insurance program for the elderly and permanently disabled, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRRC). “Headlines from the 2023 Medicare Trustees’ Report focused on…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Advanced Micro Devices production of a new artificial intelligence chip to challenge market leader Nvidia (NASDAQ:) Corp will ramp up in the fourth quarter, the company said on Tuesday. At an event in San Francisco, AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su said the new MI300X chip will have 192 gigabytes of memory, more than any current Nvidia chip and a key performance measure for how well the chip will handle the…

Image Source: PixabayBank of China’s investment arm BOCI has utilized the Ethereum blockchain network to issue $28 million worth of digital structured notes. The bank has become the first Chinese institution to issue this type of tokenized security in Hong Kong, global investment bank UBS said in a recent press release. The notes, which were worth CNH 200 million, were initiated by UBS and distributed to clients in the Asia-Pacific region. This transaction marks the first product of its kind in Asia-Pacific, established under Hong Kong and Swiss law and tokenized on the main Ethereum blockchain.”Working together with UBS, we are driving the simplification…

My family member was clear: She wanted her life to end without extreme measures — to go when it was “her time” with no life support, no CPR, no intubation. Though my family and her spouse knew this and loved her dearly, the reality of letting her go and following her wishes without “doing more” became difficult as her condition progressed. At the time of her death, medical interventions had sustained her life for several years — against her wishes.  Unwanted, aggressive medical care at the end of life can not only rob you of a peaceful death, it can…

Stephanie Vollmer moved to Germany from South Korea about 18 months ago. Vollmer is from Sacramento, California, and said that she experienced culture shock in Germany. She said that she also experienced weekly microaggressions and missed being closer to family. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stephanie Vollmer, a 34-year-old freelance marketer from Sacramento, California, about moving her experience moving to Germany. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was teaching…

Some of Donald J. Trump’s Republican rivals in the 2024 race have made a subtle shift since the details of his federal indictment were unsealed, expressing a new eagerness to emphasize the severity of the charges he faces.Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who was an ambassador to the United Nations under Mr. Trump, simultaneously criticized her one-time boss in a Fox News interview on Monday while saying that the Justice Department had lost credibility with the American people.“Two things can be true at the same time,” Ms. Haley said, adding that if the indictment was accurate, “President Trump…

The global crop merchant Bunge is to buy competitor Viterra in a $8.2bn cash and shares deal, creating an agricultural behemoth to rival the largest trading houses that move grains, oilseeds and pulses from farm to consumers.The combined group will compete with industry leaders Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland, strengthening Bunge’s presence in some of the world’s principal food supplying regions such as Canada and the US.Shareholders in Glencore-backed Viterra will receive about $6.2bn in Bunge shares and $2bn in cash, and will control one-third of the company’s stock post-transaction.The consolidation comes after a year of bumper profits for Bunge…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, attends a press conference in London, Britain, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Pool LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that official data published earlier in the day showed the labour market was “very tight”, and added that inflation had been slower to fall than the central bank had hoped. Economists expect the BoE to raise its main interest rate to 4.75% from 4.5% next week, and after the latest jobs data markets now see a 50% chance that BoE rates will peak at…