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At NATO summit, allies move to counter Russia, bolster Ukraine

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2024 (Reuters) – The United States will start deploying longer range missiles in Germany in 2026, the two countries announced at a meeting of the NATO alliance on Tuesday, a major step aimed at countering what the allies say is a growing threat Russia poses to Europe. The decision will send Germany the most potent U.S. weapons to be based on the European continent since the Cold War, in a clear warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin. A U.S.-German statement said the “episodic deployments” were in preparation for longer-term stationing in Europe of capabilities that would include

How much sleep do you really need depends on age?

London, July 11 (Mirror): Sleep is an important part of helping your body recover and replenish for the day ahead. Throughout our lives, how much sleep we need will vary, but the NHS has shared exactly how long we should aim for. Young children who are still growing and developing need an early bedtime to rest each night, but adults can shave off a few hours with little impact. However, there is a fine balance of how much time we sleep and how we function on a day to day basis. A bad night’s sleep every so often is normal.

Jobs, rural India likely to be focus of new Modi government’s first budget, says Goldman Sachs

Mumbai, July 8 (Reuters): The first budget by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government may tilt towards, but not pivot to welfare spending, with a focus on rural economy and job creation, economists at Goldman Sachs said in a note on Monday. The budget proposal for the financial year ending March 2025 will be presented on July 23, the government said over the weekend. Goldman economists expect the government to stick to its fiscal deficit target of 5.1% of GDP set in the interim budget but said it will likely make an “overarching statement” about long-term economic policy. “We see

Keir Starmer officially becomes the new UK prime minister

After a ceremonial “kissing of hands” with King Charles III, Labour Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister and can form a majority government. Starmer has led Labour to a landslide election victory, and becomes the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. national election since Tony Blair, who won three in a row starting in 1997. Top jobs in Starmer’s new Cabinet announced Several other top jobs in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new Cabinet have just been announced. David Lammy has been appointed the foreign secretary, while Yvette Cooper is the home secretary looking after key

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