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The Cabinet of Ministers will cease funding schools with fewer than 45 students starting September 1
One of the reasons is the high cost of education per student in such schools. Now, local authorities must decide whether to close the school or to keep it open and fund it from their budget.
The number of unpaid fines for traffic violations has increased by 2.5 times
In the Unified Register of Debtors, for the first half of this year, 375,810 cases were recorded due to unpaid fines for traffic violations – this is less than last year, but one-third more than in 2023.
The text of the bill has appeared on the Verkhovna Rada website, proposing to allow men of non-conscription age to travel abroad.
This was reported on the air of "Public.Studio" by People's Deputy and co-author of the bill Oleksandr Fedienko.
President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on Independence Day
August 24, the president traditionally addressed the Ukrainians with a speech on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day.
The Ministry of Health reported which region recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases
As of August 21, the highest number of COVID-19 cases registered since the beginning of the month is in Kyiv and Kyiv region.
In Ukraine, plans are underway to strengthen penalties for illegal departure abroad
The new bill provides for both administrative and criminal sanctions for illegal border crossing and exceeding the permitted stay outside Ukraine.
Internal rules allowed Meta's AI chatbots to flirt with children and spread fake news
Company rules regarding artificial intelligence that regulate chatbot behavior allowed flirting with children, generating false medical information, as well as racist statements.
In Ternopil region, 18 people lost their sight due to actions of ophthalmologists
In the city of Chortkiv, 18 patients of the district hospital suffered severe consequences after the administration of a banned drug. According to the investigation, 15 people lost their vision in one eye, and three became completely blind.
Canadian court ordered UIA to pay maximum compensation to victims
The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed MAU's complaint and ordered the airline to pay full compensation to the families of the victims of Flight PS752 disaster.
Ukraine launches Starlink satellite communication technology in every smartphone
In Ukraine, the Starlink Direct to Cell technology was tested, which provides direct satellite communication without antennas and additional equipment, via 4G and SIM cards.
A new COVID-19 outbreak in Ukraine
In Ukraine, the incidence of COVID-19 is sharply increasing. In seven regions and in Kyiv, medical professionals have confirmed cases of the new subvariant of the coronavirus infection Stratus. Also, the Nimbus subvariant is circulating worldwide, which is not yet present in Ukraine.
I am 16, and I live as if it were the 1940s right now.
While most 16-year-old boys play video games or football, Lincoln from Colchester prefers to immerse himself in everything related to the 1940s.
