Heavy Shelling Resumes in Eastern Ukraine

    Heavy shelling reportedly resumed overnight in Ukraine’s separatist-held Donetsk, raising fears about a return to full-scale conflict. The bombardment was the worst since the September 5 signing of a shaky ceasefire that halted all-out confrontations across most of the conflict zone but hasn’t stopped shelling in certain hotspots, witnesses said. Reuters reports: A two-month-old ceasefire…

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      ‘Who knows what spark might ignite Bosnia?’

      BELGRADE — Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said growing political extremism in the Balkans threatens the stability of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the wider region, and warned that recent war trial verdicts at The Hague have left the environment more volatile than it had been in years. “My biggest worry is the situation in Bosnia…everything that is in and around…

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        Improving anaerobic fitness could be key to faster run times

        Increasing your anaerobic capacity in addition to your aerobic capacity help long distance runners improve their times new research shows. Advertisement The researchers from Simon Frasier University (SFU) in British Columbia measured aerobic and anaerobic capacity in 10 male mountain marathon runners and found a runner’s pre-race anaerobic fitness capacity is a key factor in…

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