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Maryna Viazovska, Ukrainian Fields winner 'changed forever' by war
Maryna Viazovska, Ukrainian Fields winner 'changed forever' by war
by  AFP

Ukrainian maths professor Maryna Viazovska, who on Tuesday won the top mathematics prize, the Fields Medal, said her life "changed forever" when Russia invaded her home country. Viazovska and three other mathematicians received the Fields Medal, dubbed the Nobel prize in maths, in Helsinki after the ceremony was moved from Saint Petersburg to the Finnish capital in response to Moscow's war.

French troops in Sahel to play 'support' role, says chief
French troops in Sahel to play 'support' role, says chief
by  AFP

French anti-jihadist forces in the Sahel will switch operating mode after they leave Mali, acting more "in support" of local forces rather than substituting for them, their commander says. "Sometimes we acted in the place" of the local armed forces in mounting operations against the jihadists, he said.

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