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Half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed, and 10 million are currently without power, said Dr Hans Henri P Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. Temperatures are predicted to plummet as low as -20C (-4F) in some areas. The WHO has documented 703 attacks on health infrastructure since Russia's invasion began. Last week, Russia hit more energy installations and civilian buildings in one of its heaviest aerial bombardments of the war. This has been a recent Russian tactic following setbacks on the battlefield, and its impact is starting to be felt more acutely as winter sets in. "Put simply, this winter will be about survival," Dr Kluge told a news conference in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. ...

On their agenda are missions to the Moon and Mars, and, closer to home, satellites to monitor the weather and encrypt global communications. The proposed budget for the European Space Agency is a near-25% increase. Finding the cash will be a challenge, however, given the big rise in the cost of living across the continent. Governments may well be tempted to pull back on their space spending. "This is true, but let me say the package we have on the table is found by every member state of Esa to be very attractive," said agency director general, Dr Josef Aschbacher. "No-one is saying 'this is not what we should be doing', and every country is making huge efforts to find the money, despite the economic situation," he told BBC News. ...

Wales drew 1-1 with the USA in Qatar, in their first World Cup match in 64 years. Thousands of fans travelled to Qatar, with many more heading to pubs and fan zones back home. The Prince of Wales showed his support by tweeting in the Welsh language, with a picture of his Wales supporters bucket hat. Prince William wrote: "Ar ôl cyrraedd Cwpan y Byd #FIFAWorldCup am y tro cyntaf ers 1958, mae'n rhaid gwylio gêm gyntaf @Cymru mewn steil." Translated, it read: "Having reached the World Cup #FIFAWorldCup for the first time since 1958, the first @Cymru match must be watched in style." The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on Twitter One fan who also watched the match in style was...

Earlier this month, the federal government announced an aggressive plan to take in 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025, with almost 1.5 million new immigrants coming to the country over the next three years. This plan would see Canada welcome about eight-times the number of permanent residents each year - per population - than the UK, and four-times more than its southern neighbour, the United States. But a recent poll shows that there is also anxiety about welcoming in so many newcomers. Canada bets big For many years, Canada has tried to attract permanent residents - landed immigrants who have the right to stay in the country indefinitely but who are not citizens - to keep the population and the economy growing. Last year, the country took in 405...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine's snow-blanketed capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The air-defense package, which Britain valued at 50 million pounds ($60 million), comes as Russia has been pounding Ukraine's power grid and other key infrastructure from the air, causing widespread blackouts for millions of Ukrainians amid frigid weather. The package includes radar and other technology to counter the Iran-supplied exploding drones that Russia has used against Ukrainian targets. It comes on top of a delivery of more than 1,000 anti-air missiles that Britain announced earlier this month. The U.K. has been one of the staunchest W...