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Ukraine refugees top 677,000 in what could be 'Europe's largest displacement crisis this century,' UN says
Fox News - 2 Mar 2022 03:27
At least 677,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries after Russian forces invaded last week, leading to what the United Nations says could be "Europe's largest refugee crisis this century."
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US to ban Russian flights from its airspace
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 03:25
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Biden delivers his State of the Union address: 5 takeaways for New Yorkers
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 05:44
President Biden gave a State of the Union Address on Tuesday with global implications, responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has seized the attention of the world. But much of Biden's 62-minute speech surely...
Woman throws ex-boyfriend's pet dog from 7th floor balcony during argument
IBTimes - 2 Mar 2022 05:54
The woman also threw her ex-boyfriend's cell phone and keys off the balcony and hit him.
How to end Britain's love affair with Russian money
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2022 05:00
Oliver Bullough has traced how the British financial system has sheltered ill-gotten Russian wealth over many decades. Can the system be cleaned up? In response to Vladimir Putin's escalating assault on Ukraine, the UK h...
Russia strikes civilian areas in Ukraine, including site of Kyiv's Holocaust memorial
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 03:21
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared poised to escalate the furious air fusillade that he has unleashed on his previously peaceful democratic neighbor.
Russia ready for peace talks while warning new world war would include nuclear bombs
New York Post - 2 Mar 2022 14:49
The invading nation's "delegation will be in place to await Ukrainian negotiators," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Everton suspend ties with Russian companies owned by Usmanov
BBC - 2 Mar 2022 15:57
Everton have suspended their commercial sponsorship arrangements with Russian companies USM, Megafon and Yota following the invasion of Ukraine.
As his attack falters, Putin could become more brutal - and even more irrational | Mathieu Boulègue
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2022 15:54
Russia is starting to reassess its objectives. Expect a return to tactics seen previously in the likes of Chechnya and Syria Russian military operations against Ukraine are moving beyond the initial period in which the a...
Ukraine: Putin has already carried out war crimes - Boris Johnson
BBC - 2 Mar 2022 15:44
Russia's bombing of "innocent civilians" in Ukraine already amounts to war crimes, prime minister says.
Mardi Gras tourist killed in hotel parking lot crossfire
New York Post - 2 Mar 2022 15:19
Brandon Bovain, a 33-year-old father who went to the Big Easy with his brother and girlfriend last week, was gunned down late Friday.
Rare 'leopard' coin found by Norfolk detectorist expected to sell for £140,000
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2022 14:47
1344 coin is one of three finds to be sold this month that auctioneer says signify a metal detecting 'golden age' For more than 20 years, Andy Carter spent his free time scouring muddy fields, stubbornly convinced that h...
Driver on a variety of drugs charged with crash that killed pregnant Alabama mother-of-four
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 14:33
The woman accused of plowing her vehicle into another car in Alabama, killing a pregnant body builder who was driving with her four sons at the time, has been charged in connection with deadly head-on collision.
Inflation in 19 nations using euro sets record for 4th month
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:21
Inflation in Europe hit a record high for the fourth month in a row.
Russian forces continue hammering major Ukrainian cities on seventh day of battling
Fox News - 2 Mar 2022 14:21
Russian forces have continued invading and attacking Ukraine for the seventh day
Germany to give $720 million to Holocaust survivors globally
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:18
An organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says Germany has agreed to extend another $720 million (647 million euros) to provide supportive services for vulnerable Holocaust surviv...
COVID cases, deaths continue to fall globally, WHO reports
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:18
The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week.
Ukrainian athletes join military after Russian invasion
ABC News - 2 Mar 2022 14:17
Many athletes have joined up with the Ukrainian armed forces.
Shirley Hughes, children's author and illustrator, dies aged 94
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2022 09:51
Beloved English author and illustrator behind more than 60 books, including Dogger and the Alfie series, was voted the most popular Kate Greenaway winner in 50 years Shirley Hughes, the author and illustrator whose every...
Alexei Mordashov: Russia's richest man is now an EU sanctions target
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2022 08:00
Oligarch has investments ranging from London-listed travel giant Tui to the 'personal bank' of senior Russian officials Russia: who is on the sanctions lists - at a glance He is the Russian oligarch who stepped in to kee...
A rehearsal for war: Volodymyr Zelenskiy's path from comic to symbol of courage
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2022 08:00
As the president of Ukraine, his defiance has made him a hero across the world. Could his success as a politician lie in his years as an entertainer? Hugh Bonneville was as surprised as anyone this week to learn of the e...
California snowpack drops below average despite early season deluge
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2022 05:50
There's snow chance of improvement.