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'Worried about the future': Russians despair in uncertain times
When President Vladimir Putin announced in February that Russian forces were entering Ukraine, a wave of shock washed over 22-year-old student Vasilina Kotova that turned quickly to despair and then depression. In the first nine months of the year, spending on drugs to cope with depression jumped 70 percent year-on-year, official figures show.
Brussels under pressure to tighten car pollution rules
The European Commission on Thursday unveiled new proposals to tighten vehicle emissions standards, but immediately ran into fresh criticism that Brussels officials are too close to the car industry. On Thursday, the EU executive unveiled its proposed Euro 7 vehicle emissions standards to apply from 2025.
US inflation eases in October but still near decades-high
US consumer prices cooled in October but remained at decades-high levels, according to government data released Thursday, keeping the pressure on President Joe Biden's administration as Democrats struggle to retain control of Congress. While headline data "surprised to the downside in October," consumer prices "remain uncomfortably high," said economist Rubeela Farooqi of High Frequency Economics.
'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson
Few Ukrainians shopping for socks and extension cords on the main market of the biggest city near the Kherson front Thursday could believe the Russians really were pulling back. Mechanic Kosorotov said he was certain the Russians would destroy Kherson before allowing Ukraine to take it back.
'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut
In a supermarket car park in Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city at the centre of the fighting for the Donbas region, Anatoliy is rushing to load up his truck with coal for him and his neighbours, determined to stay dug in for the winter. Behind him, cars with trailers are coming and going to pick up the coal that authorities have piled up to help residents ahead of the cold winter.
Senegal to gamble on Mane fitness, says federation source
Sadio Mane will be included in Senegal's squad for the World Cup despite suffering a leg injury this week, a source within the country's football federation told AFP on Thursday. Augustin Senghor, president of the Senegalese football federation, told AFP he was "worried".
ArcelorMittal net profit plummets
ArcelorMittal, the world's number-two steel maker, saw its net profit tumble by 78 percent in the third quarter of 2022 as metal prices fell from "exceptional" levels during the post-Covid recovery and energy prices soared.
Lashing out at Italy, France allows Ocean Viking to dock
France said Thursday that it would allow a rescue ship carrying more than 200 migrants to dock on its southern coast and disembark its passengers, harshly criticising Italy for failing to take them in. Earlier Thursday, France said it was disembarking four of the 234 migrants aboard the Ocean Viking via helicopter for health reasons.
Moscow says Kherson pullout starts as Ukraine claims gains
Moscow announced Thursday it had begun retreating from Ukraine's southern city of Kherson as Kyiv said it had recaptured a dozen villages in the strategic Black Sea region. Ukrainian troops have for weeks been capturing villages en route to the main city in the eponymous region, while Kremlin-installed leaders in Kherson have been pulling out civilians in what Kyiv has called illegal deportations.
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