Saturday, 26 February 2022

Thousands Flee Ukraine Into Romania


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Swift payments crackdown on Russia edges closer

Germany, the main opponent of excluding Russia from the Swift banking system, now says it favours curbs.

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Demetrios Papademetriou, Top Immigration Scholar, Dies at 75


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More than 150,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries.


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‘Everybody in Our Country Needs to Defend’


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Stranded Soccer Stars, Frantic Phone Calls and a Race to Flee Kyiv


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Combate en Kiev: la resistencia ucraniana retrasa la invasión rusa


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Ukraine invasion: Kyiv imposes curfew amid sabotage fears

Citizens of the capital are told to stay indoors until Monday morning as Russian forces close in.

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Friday, 25 February 2022

Eurovision: Russia banned from competing at 2022 Song Contest

The organisers said the inclusion of Russia could bring the competition into disrepute.

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Though Clyburn’s favored candidate fell short, he claims partial credit for a historic Supreme Court choice.


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Ukraine conflict: President Zelensky vows to defend independence

The president filmed himself surrounded by his advisers on the streets of Kyiv.

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Venus Shows Its Hot, Cloudy Side


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Ukraine: Woman confronts armed Russian soldier

The woman angrily asks the soldier, seen holding a large machine gun, why he has come to the city.

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Thursday, 24 February 2022

Ukraine-Russia invasion: Europe prepares for wave of refugees

Roads out of Ukraine's major cities are jammed as many pack up and flee Russia's military invasion.

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Thousands of Russians protest President Vladimir V. Putin’s assault on Ukraine. Some chant: ‘No to war!


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Ukraine crisis and Africa: The effects on oil, students and bread

The war in Ukraine could threaten the economies and the stability of some African states.

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Five Ways to Cook a Can of Chickpeas


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WATCH: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine started

Russia launches a full-scale attack on Ukraine - after previously saying it wouldn't. Here's how it unfolded.

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Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What's Putin's next move?

The Russian leader has been keeping the world guessing. The BBC's Moscow correspondent looks for clues.

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Supreme Court Weighs Whether States May Defend a Trump Immigration Policy


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Ukraine-Russia crisis: The soldiers on the front line

BBC International correspondent Orla Guerin met Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russian-backed separatists.

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Ukraine conflict: Where are Russia's troops?

Up to 190,000 troops are positioned near Ukraine's borders.

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The Ukraine Crisis: Will Sanctions Against Russia Work?


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Why We Dream About Past Loves


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Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Monday, 21 February 2022

‘Barococo’ Review: Fop Till You Drop


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Vladimir Putin makes Donetsk and Luhansk recognition announcement

President Putin says Russia will sign treaties of friendship and support with the breakaway Ukrainian regions.

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Gregory McMichael’s lawyer notes that he had not used racist slurs.


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Russia recognises Ukraine separatist regions

The move from Vladimir Putin raises fears that Russian troops could be sent into the regions in eastern Ukraine.

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Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62


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In Margaret Atwood’s Essays and Speeches, Some Hazards of the Trade


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Saturday, 19 February 2022

U.S. Lifts Temporary Ban on Avocados From Mexico


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Ukraine will not respond to provocations, Zelensky says

But President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to defend itself, amid a deadly rise in fighting.

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Russia has been laying groundwork online for a ‘false flag’ operation, misinformation researchers say.


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Ukraine


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See some of the best photos from the Olympics.


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Storm Eunice carves deadly trail across Europe

At least 14 people have died as high winds leave homes without power and transport systems in disarray.

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Wednesday, 16 February 2022

One-word gaffe invalidates thousands of US baptisms

Some Church members come to the defence of a Catholic priest in Arizona after he resigns.

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A truckers’ outpost outside of Ottawa remains a mystery.


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Britain will extend Covid vaccine eligibility to all children 5 to 11.


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Beverly Ross, Teenage Songwriter in Rock ’n’ Roll’s Youth, Dies at 87


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Behind Olympic Walls, a Quest for the Great Food of China


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The Myth of the Magic Sports Beard


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Brazil: Torrential rain triggers deadly mudslides

Landslides and flash flooding have left a trail of destruction and many dead in Petrópolis, Brazil.

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Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Hackers attack Ukraine’s defense ministry, army and state banks, agency says.


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Russian attack on Ukraine still possible - Biden

The US president says invasion is "still very much a possibility" but the human cost would be "immense".

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Is a troop drawdown meaningful? It is too early to tell, analysts warn.


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Rust shooting: Lawsuit alleges Baldwin 'recklessly shot' Hutchins

Halyna Hutchins died on 21 October on the set of "Rust" after Alec Baldwin discharged a live weapon.

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Senate Republicans Move to Stall Critical Vote on Fed Nominees


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Novak Djokovic: Reaction from my colleagues 'hurt me a lot'

Novak Djokovic speaks exclusively to the BBC about his time in Covid detention in Australia last month.

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Monday, 14 February 2022

Chagos Islands: Mauritian flag raised on British-controlled islands

The Mauritian government has led a trip to the disputed islands, which are controlled by Britain.

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Satellite images and videos show the scale of Russia’s military buildup.


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U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

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