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Metro trains are running smoothly in Moscow, as usual, but getting around the city center by car has become more complicated, and annoying, because anti-drone radar interferes with navigation apps. There are well-off Muscovites ready to buy Western luxury cars, but there are not enough available. And while a local election for mayor took place as it normally would last Sunday, many of the city’s residents decided not to vote, with the result seemingly predetermined (a landslide win by the incumbent). Almost 19 months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Muscovites are experiencing dual realities: The war has faded into background noise, causing few major disruptions, and yet it remains ever-present in their daily lives.

Organizations: Metro Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine

Biden is trying to turbocharge the market for electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent China from solidifying its grip on a growing industry. However, some in the UAW fear the transition will cost jobs because electric vehicles require fewer people to assemble. China is the dominant manufacturer of electric vehicles and batteries. Some environmental groups, conscious of how labor remains crucial to securing support for climate programs, have expressed support for the strike. Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, sees an opportunity to drive a wedge between Biden and workers.

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☆ China’s Slumping Economy: What the Latest Numbers Are Signaling
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Keith Bradsher | More About Keith Bradsher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

China’s trains, planes, stores and beaches were a little fuller last month than a year ago, and the pace of activity picked up at factories, particularly those making mobile phones and semiconductors. A batch of numbers released on Friday by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed a modest improvement in the country’s overall retail sales and industrial production during August. A series of small steps taken by the government over the summer, including two rounds of interest rate cuts, seems to be yielding a slightly better-than-expected improvement in the country’s economy. “The national economy has accelerated its recovery, production and supply have increased steadily, market demand has gradually improved,” Fu Linghui, China’s director of national economic statistics, said at a news conference. “Some may be of the view that China’s economy has already bottomed out, but we remain cautious,” said a research note from Nomura, a Japanese bank.

Persons: ” Fu Linghui, ”, Nomura Organizations: China’s National Bureau, Statistics

And now, Shawn Fain is representing nearly 150,000 auto workers in one of the biggest labor strikes in decades. Referring to Biblical scripture, Fain asked union members: "Are you willing to have faith and move that mountain? The Wednesday before contract expiration, he said UAW members must fight for a better contract "by any means necessary" - one of Malcolm X's most quoted phrases. That six-week strike cost GM $3.6 billion and stressed the finances of UAW members. Company executives have said the UAW's demands will make them uncompetitive as the shift to EVs offsets the profits delivered by the combustion trucks UAW members build.

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But the flood of grains and oilseeds into neighbouring countries reduced prices there, impacting the income of local farmers and resulting in governments banning agricultural imports from Ukraine. The European Union in May stepped in to prevent individual countries imposing unilateral bans and imposed its own ban on imports into neighbouring countries. Under the EU ban, Ukraine was allowed to export through those countries on condition the produce was sold elsewhere. EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday countries should refrain from unilateral measures against imports of Ukrainian grain, but Poland, Slovakia and Hungary immediately responded by reimposing their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports. Farmers in the five countries neighbouring Ukraine have repeatedly complained about a product glut hitting their domestic prices and pushing them towards bankruptcy.

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☆ Morocco's king keeps regal distance even in earthquake crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Aidan Lewis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts and rights groups say the political class has been largely co-opted, while real power rests with the king and his "Makhzen", or Morocco's old political establishment. The tremor has, however, shown the unevenness of Morocco's economic development. Meanwhile, Forbes ranked the king in 2015 among Africa's richest men, with personal wealth valued at more than $5 billion. The king ordered Almada to donate 1 billion dirhams ($100 million) to an earthquake response fund. While the king has made few appearances since the earthquake, government officials have also kept a low profile.

Persons: King Mohammed VI, Hassan II, isn't, Aboubakr Jamai, Mohammed, Almada, Manar, Aidan Lewis, Edmund Blair Organizations: Royal Armed Forces, American College of, Forbes, Africa's, Thomson Locations: Rabat, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa, France, Tunisia, Egypt, Moroccan, Tangier, Casablanca, Almada, London

It marked the longest a genetically modified pig kidney has ever functioned inside a human, albeit a deceased one. “Two months is a lot to have a pig kidney in this good a condition. Political Cartoons View All 1160 ImagesSo-called xenotransplantation attempts have failed for decades — the human immune system immediately destroyed foreign animal tissue. Montgomery gambled that maintaining Miller's body on a ventilator for two months to see how the pig kidney worked could answer some of those questions. She recently got a card from a stranger in California who's awaiting a kidney transplant, thanking her for helping to move forward desperately needed research.

Persons: gurney, Maurice “ Mo ” Miller, “, Dr, Robert Montgomery, Montgomery, ”, Mary Miller, Duffy, Miller, ” Miller, Sue Duffy, Montgomery’s, immunologist Massimo Mangiola, Jeffrey Stern, Karen Maschke, Mangiola Organizations: NYU Langone, Food and Drug Administration, Associated Press, University of Maryland, FDA, NYU, Hastings Center, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Newburgh , New York, California

The Friday walkout would start with targeted strikes designed to "create confusion," among automakers, Fain said, leaving the door open for last-minute agreements. Referring to Biblical scripture, Fain asked union members: "Are you willing to have faith and move that mountain? On Wednesday, he told UAW members they must fight for a better contract "by any means necessary" - one of Malcolm X's most quoted phrases. That six-week strike cost GM $3.6 billion and stressed the finances of UAW members. Like the Hollywood unions, the UAW members at the Detroit Three face threats from new technology that a richer contract will not resolve.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Malcolm X, they’ve, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Malcolm X's, Joe White, Ben Klayman, Bianca Flowers, David Shepardson, Matthew Lewis, Diane Craft Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, automakers, General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, UAW, Wall, Detroit, GM, Teamsters, United Parcel Service, UPS, Hollywood, Thomson Locations: Hollywood, Detroit, Chicago, Washington

☆ Mitt Romney doesn't respect JD Vance — but he sure is willing to work with him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Mitt Romney said he couldn't "disrespect someone more" than his GOP colleague, JD Vance. On Wednesday afternoon, less than an hour after Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced that he would not seek re-election next year, The Atlantic published the first excerpt of a forthcoming biography of the Utah senator. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I don't know that I can disrespect someone more than JD Vance," Romney said in the summer of 2021, according to the excerpt. Romney, the genteel Never-Trumper and 2012 presidential nominee, has partnered with Sen. Vance on major pieces of legislation more than once. AdvertisementAdvertisementVance, who loudly laughed when asked about Romney's comments, also offered something of a challenge to the retiring senator.

Persons: Sen, Mitt Romney, JD Vance, Vance, Republican Sen, Romney —, —, JD Vance —, Trumper, Romney, It's Organizations: GOP, Service, United States Senate, Republican, United, Railway Locations: Wall, Silicon, Utah, United States, Ohio, cosponsor, East Palestine

☆ Singapore is the world's 6th Blue Zone — and a look at its urban planning helps explain why
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Singapore is the world's sixth Blue Zone, according to Dan Buettner, a journalist who popularized the term. In the Netflix series "Live to 100," Buettner shows how the country is designed to encourage its residents to live healthier. Policies on housing, transportation, and hawker centers come together to create what he calls a "Blue Zone 2.0." The original five Blue Zone regions include Okinawa in Japan, Ikaria in Greece, Sardinia in Italy, Nicoya in Costa Rica, as well as Loma Linda in California. "You share tables and you're interacting with the stall user, interacting with the person next to you," Buettner told Fortune.

Persons: Dan Buettner, Buettner, Amanda Goh, Chan Heng Chee, Chan Organizations: Netflix, Service, World Bank, Housing Development Board, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Transportation, Singapore, Hawker Locations: Singapore, Wall, Silicon, Okinawa, Japan, Ikaria, Greece, Sardinia, Italy, Nicoya, Costa Rica, California

☆ South Korea Rail Workers Launch First Strike in Four Years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Korean Railway Workers' Union demands improved pay and working conditions and an expansion of the KTX bullet train services to include lucrative routes such as in southern Seoul. Company chief Han Moon-hee criticised the strike as "illegitimate" and urged the workers to return to work. Labor Minister Lee Jeong-sik on Wednesday also called for the union to cancel the planned strike, citing an economic impact and public inconvenience. According to the Korea Cement Association, rail accounts for 40% of cement transportation, and if the strike lengthens, the reduced ability to deliver could affect firms' profitability during the fall's peak building season. If the strike lengthens, we will have to convert to land transportation, which will drive up costs and hit profitability," the official said.

Persons: Hyonhee Shin, Joyce Lee SEOUL, KORAIL, Han, Lee Jeong, sik, it's, Stephen Coates Organizations: Korean Railway Workers, Union, Korea Railroad Corp, Company, Labor, Korea Cement Association Locations: Seoul

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's government deployed army troops at railroad stations as railway employees continued with their strike that paralyzed train services across the country for a second day Wednesday, a day after two passengers were killed while attempting to travel on a packed train. Tens of thousands of passengers have been greatly inconvenienced because of the strike. The strike was launched by the Sri Lanka Locomotive Operating Engineers Union, which includes engine drivers. Sri Lanka's train services are substandard, with poorly maintained compartments and tracks because of years of mismanagement and a lack of proper planning. Ravi Herath said armed troops were deployed “to provide security for the public, railway passengers, employees of the railway and also to protect the government property.”

Persons: Bandula Gunawardena, S.R, Senanayake, Ravi Herath, ” Organizations: Passengers, Sri, Sri Lanka Locomotive Operating Engineers Union, Trade, Military Locations: COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sri

☆ China’s growth is buried under great wall of debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Most of these 3,000-plus entities were created by local governments during the 2008 crisis to skirt a central government ban on direct state borrowing. These vehicles had already accumulated 80 trillion yuan of liabilities at the end of 2022, according to analysts at Guosheng Securities. At a more optimistic 30% discount, the proceeds would jump to 55 trillion yuan, which would cover all outstanding interest-bearing debt. S&P analysts calculate that about 20 trillion yuan of LGFVs’ loans may be at risk of restructuring. If Xi won't boost property wholeheartedly and is not able to count on consumers, his efforts to revive China’s growth have to focus on smashing the great wall of local debt.

Persons: Wen Jiabao, Xi Jinping, Wen, Xi, Peter Thal Larsen, Sharon Lam, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: Reuters, HK, Guosheng Securities, Citi, Finance, Reuters Graphics, Financial Times, Investment, Oxford Economics, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Shanghai, New York, China's Southwestern Guizhou, United States

☆ I became a nomad in my 60s and have traveled to 37 countries. I want to show others that international travel is not something to fear in your 60s.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

His fear during that trip inspired him to travel abroad more often, and encourage others, too. "Regardless of your age, you are not too old to travel," he said. I was born and raised in the Philadelphia area but have lived in California for most of my adult life. Courtesy of Norman Bour)Since 2019, my wife Kathleen and I have lived in and traveled to 37 different countries. The dollars we spend go towards lodging, travel, and food.

Persons: Norman Bour, Kathleen Plumley, Kathleen, we've, We're, Katheen, we're Organizations: Service, Social Security Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, Europe, Philadelphia, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Prague, Romania, Southern California, Costa Mesa, Bour, Plumley, Egypt, London, Paris, Stockholm, Balkans, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, United States, Auschwitz

☆ This green armored train has carried the Kim family for decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In the background, women in dresses and traditional clothing can be seen cheering and waving the North Korean flag. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves before departing Pyongyang for Russia on September 11, 2023. Armored train of luxuryThe train has long been the subject of intrigue, carrying generations of the Kim family across the country and on rare overseas trips. The same train – green with yellow striping – was seen in footage from Russian state media when Kim Jong Il visited Russia in 2002. Information from inside the country slowed to a trickle, even more so in recent years under Kim Jong Un’s rule.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Choe Sun Hui, Chol, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Konstantin Pulikovsky, Kim Jong Il’s, Pulikovsky, ” Pulikovsky, Xi Jinping, KCNA, KCNA Kim, Donald Trump, Putin Organizations: CNN, North, KCNA, Central Military Commission, Workers ’ Party, Reuters, Russian, Ministry, New York Times, Times, South, South Korean, Chosun Ilbo, Nuclear, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, North Korean, Yonhap Locations: North Korean, Russia, United States, Russia’s, Pyongyang, Korean, Switzerland, North Korea, Bordeaux, Burgundy, South, Korea, China, Beijing, Vietnam, Hanoi, Vladivostok, South Korean

☆ The Surprising Places Where Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot, and Winning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Emily Bazelon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Ohio advocates knew from focus-group testing that they would have to address the misgivings that many voters have about “abortion on demand,” as groups that oppose abortion put it. “There are some concerns even among pro-choice voters about abortion being used as birth control,” says Angela Kuefler, a partner at Global Strategy Group, which has run message testing for campaigns in several states. Mason, an affluent suburb north of Cincinnati, is in Warren County, which Donald Trump won with nearly two-thirds of the vote in 2020. On a weekend in June, Jeni Keeler, who is 46 and owns a small communications business, met up with volunteers from Mason outside a small clubhouse. The candidates she and her friends backed succeeded that November, creating a new majority to repeal the ordinance.

Persons: ”, Angela Kuefler, “, — “, Ashley All, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Kuefler, Donald Trump, Jeni Keeler, ” Keeler, Keeler Organizations: Global Strategy Group, Families United, Freedom, ” Volunteers, Republican, Council Locations: Ohio, Kansas, ” In Ohio, ”, Michigan, Mason, Cincinnati, Warren County

☆ Apple's plan for climate-friendly watches: Clean energy in factories
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The biggest single reduction in the emissions from the new watches came from using clean electricity to manufacture them. Apple on Tuesday said that 300 of its suppliers have now committed to using clean energy for Apple production. But another emissions source was Apple's speedy transportation network, which relies heavily on planes. The company has said previously that a Series 8 watch created 33 kg (73 lb) of carbon emissions, from raw materials to delivery to end customers. Apple has been focused on cutting carbon emissions for some time.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Loren Elliott, Lisa Jackson, Jackson, John Ternus, Apple, Stephen Nellis, Peter Henderson, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Steve, Apple, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, Rights CUPERTINO , California, China

☆ Explainer-Inside North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's Armoured Train
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

It is unclear how many trains North Korean leaders have used over the years, but Ahn Byung-min, a South Korean expert on North Korean transportation, said multiple trains were needed for security reasons. "Even if it is slow, train is safer and more comfortable than anything else for a North Korean leader," Ahn said. In the 2002 book "Orient Express", Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky described a three-week journey to Moscow by Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. The wheels of Kim Jong Un's train must be changed in Russia or a North Korean station bordering Russia, because the two countries use different rail gauges, Ahn said. The train was "a sweet home and an office," for Kim Jong Il, state television has said.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Putin, Ahn Byung, Ahn, " Ahn, Konstantin Pulikovsky, Kim Jong Il, Georgy Toloraya, Toloraya, Kim Il Sung, Kim's, Kim family's, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, NK News, WHO, THE Locations: SEOUL, Russia, China, Vietnam, Korean, North Korean, Moscow, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Paris, Russian, North Korea, Koreans

☆ Inside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armoured train
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ju-Min Park | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a private train as he departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, September 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023. It is unclear how many trains North Korean leaders have used over the years, but Ahn Byung-min, a South Korean expert on North Korean transportation, said multiple trains were needed for security reasons. "Even if it is slow, train is safer and more comfortable than anything else for a North Korean leader," Ahn said. In the 2002 book "Orient Express", Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky described a three-week journey to Moscow by Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. The wheels of Kim Jong Un's train must be changed in Russia or a North Korean station bordering Russia, because the two countries use different rail gauges, Ahn said.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Putin, Ahn Byung, Ahn, " Ahn, Konstantin Pulikovsky, Kim Jong Il, Georgy Toloraya, Toloraya, Kim Il Sung, Kim's, Kim family's, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, NK News, WHO, THE, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, Russia, Rights SEOUL, China, Vietnam, Korean, North Korean, Moscow, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Paris, Russian, Koreans

☆ What travelers to Morocco need to know following the recent earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Thousands of people are known to have killed in the Morocco earthquake, with the death toll expected to rise as rescuers continue to search for survivors. Zdenek Kajzr/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesHow about the High Atlas Mountains? “Many hotels in the High Atlas Mountains have had considerable structural damage with some of them closing,” he says. “I would say that the only part to avoid is the High Atlas mountains, to help the authorities with the rescue process. Santiago Urquijo/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIs there an an alternative to the High Atlas mountains?

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☆ New Mideast corridor would include trains to India, Delhi says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman inspects the honour guard during his ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2023. Asked about the proposals, Ausaf Sayeed, a secretary in the Foreign Ministry, spelled out that the corridor would include trains to India and not just links by port. Saudi Arabia is among the top exporters of petroleum to India. Sayeed said that new corridor will include ports, railways, better roads and also power, gas grids and optical fiber network. During their talks earlier in the day the Indian leader and the Saudi crown prince also discussed cooperation in space, semiconductors and collaboration in defence manufacturing as well.

Persons: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Stringer, Ausaf, Khalid Al Falih, Prince Mohammed bin Salman's, Sayeed, Shivam Patel, Krishn Kaushik, Ed Osmond, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Saudi, Crown, REUTERS, Foreign Ministry, European Union, United Arab, Initiative, Saudi Investment, Gulf Cooperation Council, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, DELHI, East, South Asia, Indian, Delhi, United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Saudi

☆ Award-winning actor, director Debbie Allen's daily habits for staying healthy at 73, including climbing the Santa Monica Stairs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Debbie Allen is a legend in her own right for her various talents like acting, dancing, choreographing, directing and producing. Diet is extremely important to Allen because she has a history of diabetes in her family and is pre-diabetic. Thankfully, Allen has great examples in her family on how to approach health and wellness. "Part of mom's routine — she lives with me and my husband — is going to regular visits to the eye doctor," says Allen. "I'm pre-diabetic and so I'm one of those who could be at risk [of certain retinal diseases].

Persons: Debbie Allen, Deborah Kaye Allen, Allen, retinopathy, Phylicia Rashad, —, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Prevent

☆ How the ‘model minority’ myth led one Indian American family to unravel
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

In a deeply vulnerable book that combines personal narrative, history and cultural reporting, Gupta examines how the weight of the “model minority” stereotype led her family to unravel. I didn’t know how to tell her that, so I felt like I had to write to her. Growing up Indian American, I didn’t know Asian American history. We didn’t learn that in schools, so I didn’t really understand where I fit into America’s racial hierarchy. I saw this story as if it were my identity, because I didn’t really see an alternative.

Persons: Yush, Gupta, ”, estranging, Jezebel, Ruben Chamorro, —, I’m, I’ve, it’s, she’s, America who’s, we’re, We’re, there’s Organizations: CNN Locations: United States, Philadelphia, He’s, America, White America, Indian, South Asia

BERLIN (AP) — A series of fires hit railway infrastructure in the German city of Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption to trains between Hamburg and Berlin and between the port city and the Baltic Sea coast. Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said that trains on the main high-speed route between Hamburg and Berlin were canceled because of vandalism. It said it was running some trains on an alternative route that takes up to an hour longer. Hamburg police said that cable ducts next to railway lines were set on fire at three locations in the city between 2:30 and 4 a.m. They said in a statement that they suspect “a political motive as the background” and are seeking witnesses, but gave no further details of the reasons for their suspicions.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: BERLIN, Police, Deutsche Bahn, Hamburg Locations: German, Hamburg, Berlin, Baltic, Rostock

☆ 4 buses were driven from London to Ukraine to become a field hospital and rest areas for soldiers fighting Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A UK transport company donated four buses to Ukraine to support its war effort. The others, which used to ferry passengers to an airport, are now rest areas for troops. The buses are no longer needed as they've been replaced by a new rail connection between Luton Parkway station and Luton airport. Soldiers are now using the other three buses as rest areas, and to transport Ukrainians to and from military training sites. Volunteers with one of the buses donated to Ukraine.

Persons: Andrew Clark, Craig George Organizations: Service, Luton Parkway, Volunteers Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, London, Calais, France, Europe, Luton, They're, Plymouth, England, Kiev, Lviv

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