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"It's like a musical in which none of the songs became hits and a comedy in which there are no discernible jokes."

Kyiv's energy infrastructure was badly hit, leaving some buildings in the capital without heat, officials said.

This compares with $102 million and $2.2 billion the company reported for the respective year-earlier periods, when its results took a hit from an increase in U.S. liability reserves to cover future obligations.

According to the researchers, this pattern demonstrates that even the most highly trained athletes eventually hit a metabolic limit, and sustaining anything above that boundary is extremely difficult.

"My mental health took a hit. I couldn't cope with all the paperwork so I ended up getting a solicitor, which is about £200 an hour," she said.