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Carlos III receives Zelenski at Buckingham Palace in a special meeting
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, visited the United Kingdom by surprise on Wednesday, for the first time since the outbreak of the war, to thank the help received so far by London, his second largest donor following Washington, and to redouble his efforts to obtain fighter jets. of combat.
He King Charles III received this Wednesday the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, for the first time in a “very special audience” in Buckingham Palace.
Until then, the politician and president conveyed the gratitude of all Ukrainians to the monarch for supporting his country once morest Russia.
The sovereign received the Ukrainian leader in the famous 1844 room of the palace with a wide smile and a handshake.
This, following Zelensky had met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the conservative Rishi Sunak, in the morning and appeared before Parliament.
King Charles greeted Volodymyr Zelensky at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
The monarch told the Ukrainian president: “we’ve all been worried regarding you and thinking regarding your country for so long”. pic.twitter.com/JZb0msNAMg
— The Royal Family Channel (@RoyalFamilyITNP) February 8, 2023
Before his meeting with the monarch, in his previous speech before the deputies in Westminster Hall, Zelenski had highlighted that “The king is an air force pilot and in Ukraine today every air force pilot is a king.”
The politician anticipated that his scheduled meeting with Carlos III would be a “truly special moment” for him and for his country.
This, then, would transfer “The words of gratitude from all Ukrainians for the support shown by His Majesty when he was still Prince of Wales.”
In May 2022, the still Prince Charles spoke regarding the “nightmare situation” who lived in Ukraine.
The above, following the Russian invasion during a trip to Romania to meet with refugees who had fled the war.
For Zelensky, the UK is the third foreign country he has visited since the start of the war on February 24, 2022. This, following last December he moved to the United States and Poland.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision is still stuck in Britain
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc faces a major decision in Britain, as the country’s merger watchdog, as the global regulator, will set a date for the unveiling of a ruling that will determine who During which the path of completing the huge deal, or canceling it.
In the coming days, the Competition and Markets Authority is expected to issue its initial ruling, which will indicate whether it aims to block the deal or complete it through specific measures such as sales. The regulator has already reported concerns that the deal might cause competition issues in the console and subscription market, as well as the promising cloud gaming sector.
Microsoft first announced the deal last year, as part of its aspirations to add popular games such as Call of Duty to a portfolio that already includes the Xbox console and franchise.hello(Halo), the virtual world building gameMaine Craft” (Minecraft).
But this connection has hurt global regulators, who fear that it will prompt Microsoft to make it difficult for competing platforms to gain unfettered access to Activision’s most popular titles. Crucially, the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision will come before decisions made by both the European Union and the US Federal Trade Commission, which will be subject to a lengthy legal process following a formal lawsuit is filed to block the deal.
Britain investigates Microsoft’s purchase of Activision
Possible judicial annulment
“The CMA’s decision is key because if it decides to block the deal, there is no way for the two companies, as the UK courts rarely overturn a CMA merger decision,” said Jennifer Ray, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. And she added, “The conditions must be comprehensive, so that they go beyond just licenses for the game (Call of Duty),” noting that “obtaining an unconditional permit is unlikely.”
Researchers warn that earwax affects the sense of hearing | Health
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
A scientific study conducted in Britain highlighted a problem that increasingly affects the sense of hearing, which is earwax blockage.
The study, conducted by a research team from the National Institute for Health and Care Research at the University of Manchester, found that more than two million people in Britain alone suffer from an accumulation of wax inside the ear, and need to be removed on a regular basis.
Earwax consists of fallen skin cells and secretions of wax glands that are located inside the outer ear.
The study included 500 adults who resorted to the National Health Care Service in Britain, because they complain of the problem of wax accumulation, as they feel clogged inside the ear and have difficulty hearing.
The study team confirmed that earwax affects the ability to communicate with others, makes it difficult to listen to television or hear the sounds of the surrounding environment, and can lead to a feeling of discomfort or ringing in the ear.
Wax removal
60% of the study participants stated that they find the earwax problem very annoying, and 80% said that they felt immediate improvement once the wax was removed from the ear.
And the “Medical Express” website, which specializes in medical research, quoted researcher Kevin Monroe, a specialist in ear diseases and hearing problems at the University of Manchester, as saying, “If someone wants to simulate the feeling of wax in the ear, he has to put his finger inside his ear for several days, and then he will know how dangerous this is.” the problem”.
He stressed that “the traditional method of removing wax by injecting water with a syringe into the ear is no longer recommended,” noting that “there are other, newer and safer methods for wax removal.”
He added, “There is a misconception that relying on wax-melting drops alone is enough to get rid of this problem, but in fact, the melted wax must still be suctioned from the ear, which cannot be done from home, and must be undertaken by specialized doctors.”