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Russia denies ISS cosmonauts wore yellow and blue suits to support Ukraine
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 13:25
Cosmonaut says colours represent his university, after earlier saying they were chosen because they had a lot of yellow material Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates What we know on day 25 of the invasion Russia has rubbis...
Marina Ovsyannikova, Russian TV protester, decries Putin propaganda
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 18:09
'I could see security dragging people away,' says editor fined for walking into shot with sign saying 'No War' Ukraine: live coverage The Russian TV editor who interrupted a news broadcast to protest the Ukraine war said...
In brief: Constable: A Portrait; Wivenhoe; The Enemy Within - reviews
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 18:00
A revisionist biography of the English landscape painter; a murder mystery in Essex; and an inventive counterfactual detective story James HamiltonWeidenfeld & Nicolson, £25, pp472
At least one dead, 10 hurt in mass shooting at Arkansas car show: cops
New York Post - 20 Mar 2022 05:33
The shooting was reported to authorities outside a local business where the show was underway in Dumas, a small town located roughly 90 miles southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 25 of the invasion
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 05:06
Mariupol councils says residents are being deported to Russia, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges Switzerland to turn off the taps funding Moscow's war Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates
Video shows Kenosha cop kneeling on 12-year-old girl's neck after school fight
New York Post - 20 Mar 2022 04:22
Kenosha Unified School District released redacted footage Friday that shows Shawn Guetschow kneeling on the 12-year-old's neck for over a minute.
Sri Lanka cancels school exams over paper shortage as financial crisis bites
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 04:15
Colombo unable to fund import of printing paper, leaving millions of students unable to take part in term assessments Sri Lanka has cancelled school exams for millions of students after running out of printing paper, as ...
Ukraine orphans evacuated by Scottish football fans' charity to travel to UK
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 15:12
Group of 50 children who were taken to Poland by Dnipro Kids due to arrive in Britain on Monday Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A group of 50 orphans evacuated from Ukraine by a charity established by Scottish footbal...
President Zelensky says what Russian forces have done to the besieged city is an 'act of terror that will be remembered for centuries'
CNN - 20 Mar 2022 06:09
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Vladimir Putin in 'better shape than ever,' Belarus' Lukashenko gushes
New York Post - 20 Mar 2022 04:45
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko offered effusive praise of his pal Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian leader is in "better shape than ever" despite reports he's in a diminished mental state.
William and Kate arrive in Belize after protests forced them to cancel trip on Caribbean tour
Sky News - 20 Mar 2022 04:44
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Belize as demonstrations over land rights forced them to cancel their first big engagement of their tour.
Ukrainian woman in NY recounts harrowing six-day odyssey to escape war-torn homeland
NY Daily News - 20 Mar 2022 04:00
Natalia Voloshina endured a 21-hour train ride from her home city of Dnipro, a six-hour minivan trip from Lviv to Warsaw in Poland, and finally a 9½-hour flight into Newark International Airport.
Russian Rocket Attack Turns Ukrainian Marine Base to Rubble, Killing Dozens
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2022 03:54
More than 40 marines were killed, an official said, but there were signs the toll could much be higher. At the Mykolaiv morgue, dozens of bodies were laid out in a storage area.
At least 5 injured after helicopter crash in national forest
ABC News - 20 Mar 2022 03:35
At least two people were taken to a trauma center.
Coronavirus: Spring booster offered to elderly and vulnerable in England
BBC - 20 Mar 2022 03:27
Up to five million elderly and vulnerable people will be eligible, with the first invites sent this week.
US father desperate to have 2-year-old son returned from Ukraine
New York Post - 20 Mar 2022 03:02
Cesar Quintana has not seen his 2-year-old son Alexander since they last FaceTimed on March 2, six days after Russia invaded.
Calls for removal of Arkansas sheriff after ex-deputy convicted in unarmed teen's death
New York Post - 20 Mar 2022 02:45
Now-fired Lonoke County Sgt. Michael Davis was sentenced Friday to a year in prison on a negligent homicide charge for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain on June 23.
Police name woman killed in London student flat and seek 22-year-old man
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 15:39
Met name 19-year-old woman as Sabita Thanwani and appeal for information about Maher Maaroufe A young woman who was killed in a student flat in London over the weekend has been named by police as 19-year-old Sabita Thanw...
Heatwaves at both of Earth's poles alarm climate scientists
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 15:36
Antarctica reaches 40C above normal at same time as north pole hits levels usually seen later in year Startling heatwaves at both of Earth's poles are causing alarm among climate scientists, who have warned the "unpreced...
Durbin defends decision on fighter jet deliveries to Ukraine
ABC News - 20 Mar 2022 15:27
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.
'It was hard rediscovering myself': Judith Tebbutt on escaping Somali kidnappers
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 15:00
Freed 10 years ago after seven months held hostage, Tebbutt watched homecoming of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with joy and trepidation Ten years ago on Monday, Judith Tebbutt walked onto a plane and out of the hands of the...
Prioritise mental health support for Ukrainians arriving in UK, experts say
The Guardian - 20 Mar 2022 15:00
Many refugees will require emotional support as soon as they arrive in countries such as Britain Civilians fleeing conflict in Ukraine must be given immediate access to mental health support when they reach the UK, exper...