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JSC Ukrzaliznytsia has simplified the procedure for purchasing train tickets for defenders of Ukraine through a special order service. The service is already available on the portal. Thanks to a special order, military personnel will be able to book tickets even if they are not on sale. From now on, servicemen can purchase a travel […]
The government reduced state payments to refugees in July 2023, after which people began to go into debt Many Ukrainian refugees, fleeing a full-scale war, ended up in the Czech Republic. They receive financial assistance that includes housing costs. But there is not enough money to cover basic needs, given the high cost of renting […]
Ukraine’s .ua domain, which has become a symbol of the country’s Internet independence, is celebrating its 31st anniversary. Its foundation in 1992 coincided with the time of Ukraine’s independence. On December 1, 31 years ago, Jonathan Postel, a prominent developer of Internet protocols and representative of the IANA, registered a top-level domain for Ukraine, adding […]
In infancy, the human brain is unable to combine information into complex neural structures known as memories. This is due to the immaturity of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Psychology professors Patricia Bauer and Nora Newcombe told Live Science about this. Patricia Bauer from Emory University (USA) explained that children have developed semantic memory, the […]
Three regions of Ukraine – Ternopil, Zhytomyr, and Chernivtsi – have recorded exceeding the high-level epidemic threshold, the Ministry of Health reports. Anti-epidemic measures may be intensified in the respective regions after analyzing the epidemic situation and by the decision of local authorities. For example, to declare local quarantine in certain classrooms or schools, to […]
On December 1, the National Bank revised currency restrictions for households and businesses, according to the regulator’s website. First, all restrictions on banks and other financial institutions on the sale of foreign currency in cash to households have been lifted. The NBU believes that this will help minimize the difference between cash and non-cash exchange […]
Ukrainian neobank monobank is developing a new app called Expirenza, which is designed to make it easier for customers to visit restaurants. The bank’s co-founder, Mykhailo Rogalsky, spoke about the main features of the app in an interview with DOU. According to him, Expirenza will allow users to pay bills in a restaurant, store a […]
At the end of the year, Bill Gates usually shares book recommendations on his blog. In 2023, he continued the tradition and talked about 3 books he would recommend to everyone. The list of recommendations also includes a course of lectures on economics, and a playlist of Christmas music with tracks from different countries to […]
Google has announced that it will allocate $10 million to launch a program of cybersecurity seminars for European students, including those in Ukraine. The project will be implemented in partnership with the European Cyber Conflict Research Incubator (ECCRI). The aim of the initiative is to overcome the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in Europe, which is […]
The Ukrainian government is planning to change the practice of conscription, and the changes will be announced this week. This was reported by The Guardian. According to the newspaper, citing a “high-ranking official,” the changes will include the use of commercial recruiting companies to conduct more targeted recruitment. Conscripts will be able to choose the […]