LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday the international community would be responsible for a mass “humanitarian catastrophe” if it did not agree a no-fly zone to …
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WASHINGTON – The United States has barred former Ecuadorean President Abdala Bucaram from entering the country, citing his alleged involvement in corruption, including accepting bribes and stealing public funds, the …
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By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine – Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee besieged cities, but there were only limited signs of progress providing …
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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will collaborate with Poland and Romania on next steps to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and reassure them of Washington’s …
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By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS – As Tunisia’s president prepares to rewrite the constitution after dismissing parliament last year and ruling by decree, he has called for citizens’ …
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HONG KONG -Hong Kong announced plans to devote more medical resources to elderly people on Wednesday as COVID-19 infections swept through care homes and deaths climbed rapidly among the mainly …
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TAIPEI – China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a third …
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– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call that Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of highly-specialized military equipment. Trudeau …
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By Andrew R.C. Marshall LVIV, Ukraine – Victoria Zaburyna had urged her 76-year-old mother to flee the Russian forces that now besiege Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. She replied that the …
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– U.S. congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement early on Wednesday to allocate $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine and provide $15.6 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The …
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By Phil Stewart, Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON -The United States rejected a surprise offer by NATO ally Poland on Tuesday to transfer its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to …
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DUBAI -Iran said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in Syria that killed four people including two Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers would be avenged. Syrian state media said the …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had sent back all seven North Korean sailors who were aboard a ship it seized after the vessel …
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-Attacks on hospitals, ambulances and other health care facilities in Ukraine have increased rapidly in recent days and the country is running short of vital medical supplies, the World Health …
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By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska -A days-long natural gas leak has forced a partial evacuation at one of the biggest oil fields in North Slope, Alaska, media reported on Tuesday, …
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By Vivian Sequera, Matt Spetalnick and Diego Oré CARACAS/WASHINGTON -Venezuela released two jailed U.S. citizens on Tuesday in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration following a visit to …
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By Brendan O’Brien – Minneapolis teachers and teacher aides picketed outside schools across the city on Tuesday in the first day of a strike after their unions failed to reach …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to provide the long loss-making Postal Service (USPS) with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and …
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DEL RIO, Texas –U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Station’s Marine Unit rescued a family in distress in the Rio Grande on March 7. Del Rio Border Patrol …
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Putin Takes Aim At Key Commodity, Raw Material Exports On The Heels Of Biden’s Russian Oil Ban Sebastian Hughes on March 8, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin will ban certain …
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‘Life Isn’t Worth Losing For A Cool Instagram Picture’: NYC Man Rescued Twice In As Many Days While Hiking In Arizona Laurel Duggan on March 8, 2022 A 28-year-old man …
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“[M]e enjoying my day, not reading the bad NYT op-ed,” former Vox editor and independent journalist Aaron Rupar tweeted. me enjoying my day, not reading the bad NYT op-ed pic.twitter.com/N6hlgmvpep …
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SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering 52 reptiles, tied up in small bags …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI – Taiwan’s military strategists have been studying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the country’s resistance, for the island’s own battle strategy in the event its giant …
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By Steve Holland and Pavel Polityuk WASHINGTON/LVIV, Ukraine – A U.S. ban on imports of Russia’s oil ratcheted up punishment for the invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday as McDonald’s and …