I also feel the need to remind people that while most combatants are male, not even close to all males are combatants. If only women and children (probably almost all civilian) made up 60% of all deaths, then the remaining 40% includes all male civilian deaths, which very well could be higher than combatant deaths.
"Northern Europe" but Belgium/France/Germany. Welp, I guess the Nordics don't exist.
To be fair though, there are also about to be some severe floods in Lapland quite soon, albeit for a completely different reason: exceptionally warm spring weather melts the snow faster than usual causing rivers to flood.
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media and the country’s mission to the United Nations, but has yet to be found by search-and-rescue workers because of heavy fog.
I think they had quite a valid question. First of all, it's not obvious how this affects Ukraine, if in any way at all. Second, not everyone can know about Iran's involvement in the war (people are born, grown up, and informed every day).
Almost as if it's possible to improve even the largest cities' infrastructure to be more human friendly. Almost as if there's no reason bad urban design should remain bad forever. Huh, who knew...
Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds ( apnews.com )
Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe ( www.euronews.com )
Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports ( www.nytimes.com )
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media and the country’s mission to the United Nations, but has yet to be found by search-and-rescue workers because of heavy fog.
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision ( www.euronews.com )
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
Google searches for 'en passant' by state ( lemmy.world )
French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris ( www.forbes.com )