NASA is abandoning its existing $11 billion plan to collect and return soil samples from Mars by 2040 due to high costs and delays. The US National Aerospace Agency is looking for new innovative and cheaper approaches.
In the first quarter of 2024, 131 organ transplants were performed in 19 medical institutions across Ukraine, of which 67% were from deceased donors and 33% from living donors, which demonstrates the efficiency and development of the transplantation system.
Lviv has received 10 new low-floor trams as part of a €200 million framework loan from the European Investment Bank to modernize urban public transport in 10 Ukrainian cities.
According to former US presidential adviser John Bolton, Ukraine faces a "freezing" of the conflict and a new border with Russia along the contact line due to possible delays in US military aid and the upcoming US election.
In Chernivtsi region, a large-scale tax evasion scheme that caused UAH 290 million in losses to the state was uncovered involving a criminal organization that illegally imported goods from Turkey by falsely declaring trucks as empty or disguising goods with a lower customs value.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in the Odesa region of Ukraine, more than 120 cultural monuments, including 18 of national importance, have been destroyed or damaged.
Due to the overflow of a private reservoir on the border with Kazakhstan, the Russian city of Orsk is again under the threat of flooding - residents are urged to evacuate to temporary accommodation centers.
The meeting of the G7 foreign ministers will focus on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, reducing tensions between Israel and Iran, and reaffirming full support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
The son of the mayor of the flooded Russian city of Orsk bought a luxury apartment in Dubai worth $353,600 a month before the dam broke.
The US and G7 privately urge Israel to refrain from retaliating against Iran's attacks to avoid escalation, but Israel is considering options for retaliation.
Ukraine has effectively improved freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, and Russia's maritime advantage has been broken, but Ukraine needs to expand its efforts to launch strategic strikes against Russian military targets to secure a strategic victory, according to Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oscar Bolin.
4 Russian officials were charged with aiding and abetting Russia's aggression against Ukraine by ensuring the unimpeded transportation of Russian military personnel and equipment by rail.
Poland has received its first major disbursement of €6. 3 billion from an EU fund previously blocked due to a dispute over the rule of law, after the new coalition government began to resolve a dispute over strengthening the independence of the Polish judiciary.
The number of Russian troops in Belarus remained unchanged at about 2,000, while Russian aviation activity increased 2. 5 times due to inspections, repairs, and modernization of aircraft.
Since the beginning of 2024, nearly 7,000 entrepreneurs have received affordable loans worth UAH 27. 3 billion, with one in five loans issued to businesses operating in high-risk areas.
Belarus has launched a large-scale test of its army's combat readiness, calling up at least 6,000 reservists in response to NATO's Resilient Defender 2024 and Dragon 24 exercises.
The Government has appointed Serhiy Oleksandrovych Perkhun as acting director of the Bureau of Economic Security (BES).
Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupants attacked 104 settlements and 155 infrastructure facilities in 10 regions of Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties.
the Russian armed forces completely destroyed the village of Robotyne, leaving not a single house standing.
China has launched a satellite communication system called Tiantong, which allows smartphones to directly connect to satellites, providing access to communication in areas without cellular coverage, solving the problem of communication interruptions during natural disasters.
Archaeologists have discovered rare and detailed frescoes depicting Greek mythology and Roman culture in a banquet hall in the ancient city of Pompeii, opening a fascinating window into life more than 2,000 years ago.
China strongly condemned Israel's military attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria, and the United States called for deterrent actions against possible retaliation by Iran.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo said that Belgium supports the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16s and hopes that the first delivery will take place in May, but Belgium still needs the F-16s themselves until they are replaced by F-35s.
There have been no emergency power outages in Kharkiv, and electric transport is operating at 90% capacity as the authorities seek to avoid unplanned outages in the city.
Kharkiv region has begun forced evacuation of families with children from 47 frontline settlements near the Russian border for security reasons.
During the Russian occupation of Kherson, about 23,000 exhibits and some technical equipment were stolen from the Kherson Museum of Local Lore. Currently, Ukrainian experts are addressing the issue of evacuating the museum collection and storing museum objects in storage facilities in other regions of Ukraine.
Finland warns of an increased risk of environmental disaster due to the fleet of Russian "ghost tankers" transporting oil through the Baltic Sea in violation of sanctions: about 100,000 tons of crude oil passes through the Gulf of Finland every week.
The Russian occupiers plan to forcibly involve the staff of penitentiary institutions in the occupied Luhansk region in combat by signing contracts for work in "special conditions" and raising the age limit for service in the occupation forces.
Ukrainian police officers who were delivering aid to residents of Makiivka, Luhansk region, came under fire from Russian troops while distributing food and construction materials.
Researchers say that a diet based on forage fish instead of red meat could prevent 750,000 deaths a year. It would also significantly reduce the number of diet-related diseases.
