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Putin: Russia Hopes to Broaden Cooperation with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS
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Putin: Russia Hopes to Broaden Cooperation with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 7, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Moscow could cooperate with Washington in a broader range of fields.

"We have dialogue at the work level and on the level of the special services, the defense ministries, the foreign ministries. We achieve joint results," Putin said at a forum with scholars. "We have to expand our cooperation to other spheres."

Putin also said that Moscow was not concerned about a US military build-up in the Baltic region.

"We are analyzing it, watching this closely. Every one of their steps are known and clear to us," Putin said at a forum with scholars. "This doesn't worry us. Let them train there, everything is under control."

Commenting on the chances of closing of Russia's borders with rebel regions in eastern Ukraine, Putin said it would result in a "Srebrenica-like massacre", referring to the mass killing of Muslims during the 1992-95 Bosnian War.

He said Europe was to blame for the Ukraine crisis and that only European powers could act to change the situation.

Putin added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was being pressured by the US to prevent Russia from taking part in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

"We are seeing that the IOC is under strong pressure," Putin said at a forum with scholars.

"It relies on advertisers, television channels, sponsors, and so on. And these sponsors are receiving unambiguous signals from certain American institutions."

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Which Does More for Your Skin: Vitamin C or Vitamin E?

Vitamin C and vitamin E are essential for maintaining healthy, glowing skin. (University of Iowa)
Vitamin C and vitamin E are essential for maintaining healthy, glowing skin. (University of Iowa)
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Which Does More for Your Skin: Vitamin C or Vitamin E?

Vitamin C and vitamin E are essential for maintaining healthy, glowing skin. (University of Iowa)
Vitamin C and vitamin E are essential for maintaining healthy, glowing skin. (University of Iowa)

Walk down any skincare aisle, and you’ll see vitamin C and vitamin E everywhere—serums, oils, moisturizers, you name it. They’re both often credited for helping skin look its best, but when it comes to choosing vitamin C vs. vitamin E, which is better for your skin?

Dermatologists and nutritionists affirm the benefits of both vitamins. However, they said, each has a different role, and the best results are often obtained when they are used together, according to Prevention magazine.

One of the most obvious ways in which vitamin C is beneficial for skin is that it helps with the production of collagen.

“[Collagen] is important for skin structure, wound healing and firmness,” said Marissa Beck, MS, RDN, owner of REVV Health in Seattle, Washington. “It also helps protect against oxidative stress from UV light, and also pollution.”

Beyond those extremely necessary functions, there’s also evidence to suggest vitamin C may help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and raised scars, as well as assist with tightening up sagging skin.

Vitamin C also helps to brighten the skin and improve discoloration to even skin tone.

A recent study even suggested vitamin C might help reactivate genes related to skin growth and repair.

Unlike vitamin C, vitamin E is actually already produced by our body; it’s part of the sebum that serves as a barrier to help skin stay moisturized. This is also why you’ll often find vitamin E as an ingredient in popular moisturizing products. Vitamin E oil, in particular, might be useful for treating dry, flaky skin or improving symptoms of eczema.

“Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, and because of this, it works primarily within the cell membranes of the skin by helping reduce UV-induced free radical damage and supporting the skin barrier,” Beck explained. “It might also help with inflammation as an antioxidant.”

When it comes to ensuring you’re getting enough of each vitamin to support skin health, you can look to both diet and topical application.

For vitamin C, nutritionists recommend oranges, bell peppers, tomatoes, kiwi, strawberries and broccoli. To increase vitamin E intake, they suggests looking to plant-based oils such as wheat germ oil, nuts, seeds, and avocados.

Experts conclude that the two vitamins will serve best working in tandem, while keeping all the other important aspects of skin health in mind.

Of course, eating a balanced diet is important for overall health, but adding vitamin C or vitamin E-infused products to skincare routine has its own benefits.

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Iraq’s Newly Elected Parliament Holds First Session

A view of the Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP)
A view of the Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP)
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Iraq’s Newly Elected Parliament Holds First Session

A view of the Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP)
A view of the Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP)

Iraq's newly elected parliament convened ​on Monday for its first session since the November national election, opening the ‌way for ‌lawmakers ‌to begin ⁠the ​process ‌of forming a new government.

Parliament is due to elect a speaker and ⁠two deputies ‌during its first meeting. ‍

Lawmakers ‍must then ‍choose a new president by within 30 days of ​the first session.

The president will subsequently ⁠ask the largest bloc in parliament to form a government, a process that in Iraq typically drags on for ‌months.

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Chile to Restore Global Leadership in Lithium Production

Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. (AFP)
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. (AFP)
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Chile to Restore Global Leadership in Lithium Production

Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. (AFP)
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. (AFP)

Chile's state-owned copper producer, Codelco, together with Chinese-backed private miner, SQM, announced on Saturday the creation of a giant company to exploit lithium, often referred to as "white gold."

The South American country is the world’s second-largest producer of lithium, a key component of EVs and other clean technologies and has about 40% of the world’s lithium reserves.

The partnership between the firms will allow them to jointly ramp up the exploration of lithium in the Atacama region of northern Chile.

The public-private partnership will be named Nova Andino Litio SpA, said Codelco, which described the agreement as one of the most significant deals in Chilean business history.

The Chinese firm Tianqi holds 22% stake in SQM.

In a statement, Codelco said the new partnership will carry out lithium exploration, extraction, production, and commercialization activities in the Atacama salt flat until 2060.

The agreement was approved by more than 20 national and international regulatory authorities, including those in China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and the European Union.

Chile was the last of the countries to clear the deal. Last month, China gave the green light to the planned partnership between Codelco and SQM.

The new venture is intended to help Chile regain global leadership in lithium production, a position it lost to Australia nearly a decade ago.

The partnership aims to expand lithium output in the Atacama region, with plans to increase production by around 300,000 tons per year. In 2022, Chile produced 243,100 tons of lithium.

The partnership also aligns with Chile’s National Lithium Strategy, announced in 2023 by the leftist government of President Gabriel Boric, aimed at reclaiming Chile’s global leadership in lithium production.