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The United States announced an aid package for Ukraine on Sept. 6 that for the first time included ammunition made with depleted uranium to Ukraine, raising concerns over the material’s potential health and environmental effects. The munitions — 120-millimeter anti-armor ammunition — are for use in 31 U.S.-provided M1 Abrams …

You may have a vague understanding that cowries were once used as currency in ancient times. You might even associate cowrie shells with the Western culture in Nigeria, particularly among the Yorubas. But let’s pause for a moment and reconsider; are our assumptions about cowries accurate? How has the common …

The giant robot arms and high-tech heaters at one of Europe’s largest ammunition plants have been whirring around the clock since the start of the war in Ukraine to produce more desperately needed 155-millimeter artillery shells. If all goes as planned, the factory’s parent company, Nammo, will be turning out …

Ukrainian president condemns attack on residential block in country’s second-biggest city, which he described as ‘despicable’. Ukraine’s president has condemned a Russian attack that the region’s governor said killed at least six people and wounded 16 in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, as “despicable and cynical”. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a …