A Shuttered Bar’s Low-Alcohol Drinks Live On in a New Book

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A European bank forecasts that Ukraine’s economic output will contract by 20 percent in 2022.

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Stephen Merchant Is an Unsmooth Criminal

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‘Morbius’ Review: The Other Bat, Man

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Biden orders the largest release from the U.S. oil reserve since it was created.

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The African Artist-Writer Who Mapped New Worlds

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Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

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U.S. intelligence suggests that Putin’s advisers misinformed him on Ukraine.

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Ukraine conflict: Russia to allow unauthorised imports from West

The decision is in response to Western sanctions and surging inflation since the war in Ukraine.

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A New Wave of Covid-19 Is Coming. Here’s How to Prepare.

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Hubble Space Telescope Spots Oldest and Farthest Star Known

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The Biden administration plans to stop turning away immigrants under a public health rule in May.

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Spam Texts From Your Own Number? ‘Bad Actors’ Sent Them, Verizon Says

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The W.H.O. says attacks on medical workers in Ukraine have left dozens dead.

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Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence on Oscars slap

Ticket sales for Chris Rock's shows have spiked after Will Smith struck him on-stage at the Oscars.

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Britain detains a Russian superyacht in London.

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Why the Red Cross has to be neutral in the Ukraine conflict

The ICRC is worried that its operations might be undermined by misinformation about its work.

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Palestinian Gunman Kills 4 in Israel’s Fifth Attack in Recent Days

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Ukraine war: Snake Island soldier receives a medal from his region

The soldier and his colleagues were thought to have been killed on the first day of the war.

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War in Ukraine: Graphic protest by Russian artist Yevgenia Isayeva

Yevgenia Isayeva doused herself in fake blood and chanted, "my heart bleeds" in the solo protest.

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DeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’

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Oscars condemns Will Smith slap and launches review

The Oscars film academy says it "condemns" the slapping of Chris Rock and launches a formal review.

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Biden’s ‘Gaffe’ About Putin: Was It the Truth?

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Would Putin Strike NATO Supply Lines to Ukraine? History Suggests No.

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Museum of Natural History’s New Science Center Takes Shape

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Education budget would increase aid for high-poverty schools and address labor shortages.

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Army boss raises partition fears: Ukraine round-up

Ukraine's military intelligence chief fears a Korea-style outcome as Biden's jab at Putin makes further waves.

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Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules

Radio and online are unaffected as the regime stops local TV showing international partner content.

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El Salvador: State of emergency after 62 gang killings in a day

The 62 deaths recorded on Saturday make it the country's most violent 24-hour period for 30 years.

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In a Fiery Speech Rallying Allies, Biden Denounces Putin and Seemingly Calls for His Ouster

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War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power - Biden

A White House official says the US president was not calling for a regime change.

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Ukraine war: Five wounded after explosions hit western city of Lviv

Lviv has become a hub for thousands of refugees fleeing other parts of Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

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War in Ukraine: Musicians perform emotional concert in Kharkiv metro station

Musicians performed the concert at a metro station in Kharkiv, being used as a makeshift shelter.

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North Korea Hwasong-17 launch gets Hollywood-style effects

The Hwasong-17 is a new, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile - and the country's largest weapon.

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Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian Gas

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Boyfriend ordered pregnant woman's murder

Tshegofatso Pule was found hanging from a tree, provoking outrage across South Africa.

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Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a primary school in the Bahamas on the last day of their trip.

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Ukraine war: The dangers faced by front line fighters in Kharkiv

A month into the war, Mark and Vlad, both 22, show the BBC the perils they face every day in Kharkiv.

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With a change in one of N.Y.C.’s vaccine mandates, the M.L.B. avoids the issue for now.

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Ukraine war: Digging a grave for my stepfather, killed in Mariupol

Viktoria’s stepfather died when the car taking him to hospital was blown up during fighting in Mariupol.

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Why Can’t Spy Agencies Predict a Country’s Will to Fight?

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Albright - a trailblazer for women on the world stage

Originally born in Czechoslovakia, Albright became a trailblazer for women on the world stage.

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Today in On Tech: There’s no global shopping mall.

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US tornadoes: What the storm aftermath in Louisiana and Texas looks like

Homes are left destroyed by storms that tore through southern states, including Louisiana and Texas.

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Expanding child care is New York’s next big-ticket budget priority.

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Disney staff stage walkout over Florida gender law

Protest organisers want the company to do more to oppose the recently passed "Don't Say Gay" bill.

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Empty City Was Our Playground’

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A bomb hit this theatre hiding hundreds - here's how one woman survived

The BBC speaks to survivors of the Mariupol theatre attack, who describe for the first time what happened.

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Leaders of Israel, U.A.E. and Egypt Meet for Their First Summit

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The 3 Russian cyber-attacks the West most fears

US intelligence says Russia could launch cyber-attacks on the West. What is the worst-case scenario?

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Amanda Bynes, Former Child Star, Is Released From Conservatorship

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As Big Shows of Russian Art End in Europe, Some Wonder What’s Next

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Ukraine war: Russian soldiers fire on Kherson protesters

Protesters in Kherson scattered as explosions are heard and shots were fired by Russian soldiers.

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The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone

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U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ With Continued Use of Fossil Fuels

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The F.D.A.’s expert panel on vaccines will discuss the U.S. booster strategy in April.

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Mariupol: Four reasons the city matters so much to Russia

The most bombarded city in Ukraine’s war with Russia is key to Moscow’s military campaign.

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Here’s a look back at two years of the pandemic in New York City.

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Religion-Fueled Mobs on the Rise Again in Pakistan

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Inside a children's hospital and pressure on Russian artists - Ukraine war round-up

Ukrainian children suffer in hospital, and musicians are banned from Russian radio for opposing the war.

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Hospitalizations of young children with the virus surged during the U.S. Omicron wave.

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War in Ukraine: Backlash in Russia against anti-war musicians

Banned from radio stations and rumoured black lists, artists against the war face a difficult moment.

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Omicron’s BA.2 version is rising, complicating hopes of living with the virus: The week in Covid news.

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Overlooked No More: Louise Little, Activist and Mother of Malcolm X

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Russian Rocket Attack Turns Ukrainian Marine Base to Rubble, Killing Dozens

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Some U.S. states are reducing daily reporting of coronavirus data, raising fears of blind spots.

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Spain, Seeking Better Ties With Morocco, Shifts Stance on Western Sahara

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Ukraine war: Drone footage shows level of devastation in Mariupol

Video shows destroyed blocks of flats and a shopping mall in the besieged Ukrainian port city.

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As diplomacy drags on, peace seems far off in Ukraine.

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Morad Tahbaz, released in Nazanin deal, back in Iran jail

Morad Tahbaz's family say they are "distraught" after hoping he would be permanently freed.

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With Zero Notice, U.K. Ferry Company Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Over Video

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Abramovich's jet among 100 planes grounded by US

The US government has grounded 100 Russia-affiliated aircraft believed to have violated US export controls

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Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call

Russia's president revealed his peace conditions in a phone call - the BBC spoke to someone who listened in.

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N.L.R.B. sues Amazon over labor practices at a Staten Island facility.

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In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections

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Ukraine: The troops holding the front line as Russia pounds Kharkiv

BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from alongside the troops defending Ukraine's second city.

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‘Life & Beth’ Review: Further Inside Amy Schumer

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After another big quake, memories of 2011 are resurfacing.

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War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky

The news raises questions on why senior Russian officers are getting so close to the fighting.

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Videos show a destroyed Mariupol theater that Ukrainian officials say sheltered hundreds of civilians.

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Ukraine war: Russia attacks theatre sheltering civilians, Mariupol says

The building in the besieged city of Mariupol was sheltering up to 1,200 people, the deputy mayor says.

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NATO defense ministers vow to enhance deployments near Russia.

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A Russian Ballet Star, Opposed to the Ukraine War, Quits the Bolshoi

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Russia sanctions Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and others

The measures block their entry into Russia but will not impede necessary high-level contacts.

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Russia, increasingly isolated, withdraws from the Council of Europe.

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