Morning bird: Singer and actress Anna Julie Slováčková has died. Ukraine resumes talks with the United States on mineral resources
The musical singer and actress Anna Julie Slováčková died of cancer yesterday. Her father, Felix Slováček, confirmed the information The artist fought the disease for the last six years. Ukraine will send a team to the United States to start new negotiations on a proposal for a treaty on its mineral resources.
Cancer was the cause of death of young Anna Julie Slováčková
At the age of 29, singer and actress Anna Julie Slováčková passed away. The artist, who had been battling cancer for several years, was primarily known as a musical singer and actress. Musicals like Alice in Wonderland or The Pied Piper were her main domain. In addition, she also performed as a presenter, TV actress, and singer. In 2019, she was diagnosed with malignant breast tumor, due to which she underwent chemotherapy and surgery. However, in September 2023, the disease returned, as reported by Ceskenoviny.cz.
Ukraine plans to negotiate a new proposal for a mineral resources agreement
Ukraine will send a team to Washington to begin negotiations on a new proposed agreement that would allow the United States access to its mineral resources. The delegation from Kyiv will include representatives from the Ministries of Economy, Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Finance, according the AP news agency.
"The new draft agreement from the USA shows that the intention to create a fund or invest together remains,"
said Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenkova.
Both sides were already preparing to sign a framework agreement in February. However, this did not happen due to problematic negotiations between US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Elon Musk supports a "free trade zone" between the USA and Europe
Billionaire Elon Musk has called for unrestricted trade between the United States and Europe and argued for an economic zone without tariffs, reported Al Jazeera. An advisor to US President Donald Trump said that he supports the removal of trade barriers. His comment came just a few days after Trump announced tariffs on imports into the United States, including plans to impose a 20 percent tariff on imports from EU member states.
"In an ideal case, Europe and the United States should move to a situation of zero tariffs, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North America,"
Trump said.
North Korea held its first marathon in six years
North Korea held its first international marathon in Pyongyang. Runners from China, Romania and other countries arrived in the country for the races. It happened six years after the country closed its borders in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. But since 2023 it has been slowly lifting restrictions. Before this race, tourist expeditions from Russia visited the capital city of the communist dictatorship, also wrote the CNN television website about this.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, AP, CNN, Al Jazeera
