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"We're trying not to go crazy." Will Russians get back the money stuck in the bankrupt Serbian bank Alta?

At the end of last month, thousands of Russians living in Serbia lost access to their accounts at the local bank Alta - the Serbian regulator revoked its license. This bank remained one of the few that easily opened accounts for citizens of the Russian Federation. Some are promised a refund under the deposit insurance system, but some people kept more than the insured amount in Alta. The BBC spoke to some of them, as well as Serbian experts, to understand the chances of investors getting their money back.

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What do we know about birth complications that "never go away"?

The story reviews the experiences of women suffering from physical and psychological complications that persist for years, or even decades, after childbirth, from chronic pain, urinary and fecal incontinence, to serious intestinal problems, and highlights the difficulty for many women in obtaining diagnosis and treatment, in light of weak medical follow-up and lack of interest in maternal health after childbirth.

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Trilateral peace talks in Ukraine have ended, with no breakthrough

High-level talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States aimed at ending the war in Ukraine concluded two days in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 11th. Although the United States said it had seen "several opportunities," there were no signs of a breakthrough toward ending the nearly five-year war that began in the wake of the Russian invasion.

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