President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to attack Russian territory. Procedures related to the payment of compensation to flood victims are dragging on. Scientists have presented the first detailed results of testing samples from the far side of the Moon. Here are five things to know on Monday, November 18.
1. Ukraine received the green light from the US to strike deep inside Russia
President of the USA Joe Bidentwo months before the end of his term, he gave Ukraine green light to use US-supplied long-range weapons for deep strikes Russia – The New York Times reported, citing American officials. The daily writes that such a step constitutes a “major change” in White House policy when it comes to… war in Ukraine. “The missiles will speak for themselves,” commented the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russian missiles shot down over KievReuters
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2. Flood victims are still waiting for benefits for reconstruction and renovation
They are ongoing procedures related to submitting applications and paying benefits for flood victims. This does not happen without problems. Voivodes point to the stagnation on the part of municipalities, while local governments explain the insufficient number of officials. According to the Lower Silesian Voivode, so far only 27 out of over 130 affected communes “have submitted any applications” for assistance. – I am convinced that this process must accelerate rapidly – he assured Marcin Kierwińskigovernment representative for post-flood reconstruction.
Only 27 out of over 130 communes in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship submitted “any applications for aid”TVN24
3. US-China summit conversation
US President Joe Biden met with the leader on Saturday China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Community (APEC) summit. The bilateral meeting lasted approximately two hours.
It was the first conversation between the leaders of the world's two largest economies in seven months. During the meeting, they both described Washington-Beijing relations as “the most important” in the world and said they needed to be managed responsibly to prevent conflict, CNN reported. “China's goal of a stable, healthy and balanced China-US relationship remains unchanged,” Xi said, referring to the recent US elections won by Donald Trump.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping meetingReuters
4. Three people died, three others were injured. Tragic accident near Brodnica
On Sunday, two passenger cars collided in Obórki (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship). The Provincial Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Toruń announced that three people died as a result of the accident. According to Paweł Dominiak, press officer of the Police Headquarters in Brodnica, a woman and a man from the Opel and a 9-year-old child traveling in the Nissan died.
Tragic accident in Obórki. Three people are deadTVN24
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5. Secrets of the far side of the moon. There are test results
Scientists presented the first detailed results of examination of samples from the far side of the Moon provided by the Chinese Chang'e 6 probe. Analysis of their composition indicated that volcanic activity took place there between three and four billion years ago. This is crucial information for understanding the distinct differences between the hemispheres of the Silver Globe.
Moon – missions, science
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