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  Servicemen of the 115th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces use an RPG-7 grenade launcher during training between combat missions, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Russia’s top military commander, General Valery Gerasimov, has declared that Russian forces are conducting a non-stop offensive along nearly the entire front line in Ukraine, asserting that the “strategic initiative” now lies with Moscow. According to Gerasimov, Russian troops have intensified airstrikes on Ukrainian cities far from the battlefield, including a recent attack on Kyiv that killed at least 23 people and wounded 38. He reported that since March, Russia has seized more than 3,500 square kilometers of territory , captured 149 villages, and now controls the vast majority of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. The offensive has also pushed into Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, with seven villages reportedly under Russian control. Moscow says it has carried...

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Your daily horoscope: November 9, 2024

 

HOROSCOPES IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

Financial matters will figure prominently this year and if you need to make a quick buck you should be able to find a way. You must, however, make sure you play the money game within the rules. Don’t give your rivals a reason to attack you.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20):

You may have to dig a little to get at the truth this weekend but the effort will be worth it. Someone you have dealings with on a professional level is being less than honest with you about their intentions. Find out what they are up to.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21):

You may not be the sort to scare easily but you would not be human if what you are expected to do this weekend does not send a thrill of fear up your backbone. Still, the best things in life are those worth fighting for, so get to it!

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21):

If you are not much in the mood for work over the next 48 hours that’s quite all right. You have pushed yourself hard in recent weeks and deserve a break. Make sure it is the kind of break that rests your mind as well as your body.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23):

You need to understand that just because someone occupies a position of authority does not mean they know what they are talking about. If what a senior colleague tells you sounds like nonsense then you must treat it as such. Trust your instincts.

LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23):

It should be obvious by now that a friend or workmate is wasting your time and you need to sideline them so you can get on with the serious things that need to be done. Deal only with people whose drive and determination match your own.

VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23):

Put whatever has been bothering you in recent days out of your mind and focus only on what makes you glad to be alive. You can be a little too gloomy at times and need to balance that with regular periods of fun and games and laughter.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23):

The fact that you have been finding it hard to get along with certain people of late is of no real importance. What matters is that you deal with them with the same degree of fairness as you do everyone else. You cannot afford to play favourites.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22):

Face the fact that if there is something you want to get done this weekend you will have to do it yourself. For some reason even your closest friends seem reluctant to make an effort to help you. They will regret it when you win big on your own.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21):

If you allow other people to set the rules this weekend they will undoubtedly bend them to suit their own purposes. Make it clear that you are not going to play their game and that if they stand in your way you won’t be playing with them again!


CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20):

You may be tempted to end a partnership that has worked well in the past but which is now a drain on your resources but think carefully before you do. The planets indicate there is still life in the old connection. Give it some extra time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19):

If you get through the next 48 hours without losing your temper it will be little short of a miracle. The attitude of certain individuals has been driving you mad for weeks now and you’ve just about had enough. Just don’t go to extremes!

PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20):

The weekend is likely to be busier than you anticipated, so hopefully you haven’t made any hard and fast plans and, if you have, they will have to be changed. Luckily, Pisces is one of the more adaptable members of the zodiac, so go with the flow.

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