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Saturday, 30 April 2022
A small group of women and children has made it out of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant.
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Mariupol civilians leave besieged Azovstal steelworks
Despite an order from Vladimir Putin to completely seal off the area, 20 civilians escape Azovstal.
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Sri Lanka hikes price of medicines 40% amid economic crisis
Prices rise 40% as an economic crisis bites, leaving some Sri Lankans cutting short treatments.
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Friday, 29 April 2022
May Vocabulary Challenge: Write a Story Using Our Words of the Day
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Thursday, 28 April 2022
States Sue Postal Service Over New Gas-Powered Mail Trucks
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Ukraine war: UN chief admits Security Council has failed
António Guterres criticises his organisation's Security Council, saying it failed to prevent or end the war.
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Russian forces still face logistical challenges in their offensive, a Pentagon official says.
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Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Poles and Bulgarians put up a resilient front in the face of Russia’s natural gas ‘blackmail.’
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New York’s Top Court Voids Democrat-Drawn House Map
By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/zqSlGVX
Cynthia Albritton, Rock’s ‘Plaster Caster,’ Dies at 74
By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/IPRS83k
Minneapolis Officers Found to Engage in Racist Policing
By BY SHAILA DEWAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/vX6ns3D
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
The maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses has sued JPMorgan over $272 million in fraudulent payments.
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Ros Atkins on… Finland, Nato and Russia
Ros Atkins looks why Nato’s border with Russia looks likely to expand significantly, as both Finland and Sweden consider applying to join the alliance.
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Monday, 25 April 2022
Musk’s deal for Twitter is worth about $44 billion.
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Texas Court Halts Execution of Hispanic Mother
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Ukraine: Facing the Russian Army on the frontline in Donbas
Ukrainian forces have been holding the line in Donbas since 2014, but what was sporadic fighting has now turned into a full-blown war.
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Sunday, 24 April 2022
How hated is Macron? The answer could decide the presidency.
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Saturday, 23 April 2022
Friday, 22 April 2022
‘Kamikaze’ drones are well suited to the fight in Ukraine, the manufacturer says.
By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT World https://ift.tt/j0AhnUp
Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach
The attack reportedly happened near a beach in the capital, Mogadishu.
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Hackers Claim to Target Russian Institutions in Barrage of Cyberattacks and Leaks
By BY KATE CONGER AND DAVID E. SANGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/pJxWhri
Marjorie Taylor Greene: I did not call for violent capitol insurrection
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is on trial for allegedly violating a Civil War era law.
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Thursday, 21 April 2022
Delta says it will allow people who refused to obey mask rules to get off its no-fly list.
By BY HEATHER MURPHY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/8VPwjoA
Former C.I.A.-Run Prison Emerges as a New Front in Guantánamo’s Legal Saga
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/uEYcmIl
Biden announces $800 million in new military aid and questions Russia’s hold of Mariupol.
By BY DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/EDqK607
The 2020 Census Says Some People Live Underwater. There’s a Reason.
By BY MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/L6pnDsR
Routine Childhood Vaccinations in the U.S. Slipped During the Pandemic
By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER AND JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lptnx6L
Mariupol: Satellite images suggest mass graves dug near besieged city
The satellite images suggest more than 200 bodies could be there, as Ukraine accuses Russian troops of mass killings.
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Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Bitcoin Mining Is a Tax on Our Electrical Grid
By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/sqUnGCY
This Novel Recounts a Haunted Sibling Relationship in Epic Verse
By BY JOHN WILLIAMS from NYT Books https://ift.tt/WKhbEd8
A German software giant is unplugging its Russia business.
By BY MELISSA EDDY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/0CreVg7
Three Ways to Cut Your Tech Spending, as Prices Rise Everywhere
By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/klwYUgF
Checking Out: Trump Hotel Sale Will End an Era
By BY ERIC LIPTON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/TWM5y76
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Father Doesn’t Know Best at New Directors/New Films
By BY MANOHLA DARGIS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/tQzRWh4
Chaos at Rikers Could Lead to Federal Court Control, U.S. Attorney Says
By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH AND JAN RANSOM from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2Kg38Z5
People flee Dnipro, once an island of calm, as the horrors of war approach.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv's allies pledge more weapons to help win war
Leaders pledge to send more artillery and other weapons as Russia launches a fresh offensive in eastern Ukraine.
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Monday, 18 April 2022
A federal judge strikes down the mask mandate on planes and public transit.
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Sunday, 17 April 2022
Saturday, 16 April 2022
Russian warship: Moskva crew 'shown for first time since sinking'
Russia's defence ministry releases a video purportedly showing the crew of the Moskva in Sevastopol.
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Friday, 15 April 2022
For Transit Workers, a Normal Tuesday Until Bullets Began to Fly
By BY MICHAEL GOLD from NYT New York https://ift.tt/q8yX3rp
Kathy Hochul Is Standing on a Very High Glass Cliff
By BY JESSICA BENNETT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/7y8zDrU
Twitter's board readies against hostile takeover
The so-called "poison pill" measure is in response to Elon Musk's $43bn cash buyout offer.
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Thursday, 14 April 2022
‘To Olivia’ Review: Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal Cope With Tragedy
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Russian warship Moskva has sunk - defence ministry
The warship is said to have sunk under tow a day after it was reported damaged by fire or a Ukrainian missile strike.
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Weekly Health Quiz: Mental Health Apps, S.T.I.s and Covid
By BY KNVUL SHEIKH from NYT Well https://ift.tt/gPZmrqk
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Is Investing in Defense Contractors Actually Immoral?
By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/ZyW6kIH
Cuba Gooding Jr. Pleads Guilty to Forcible Touching
By BY BENJAMIN WEISER AND COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/aRxk6Ms
Nasa scientists spy 'largest ever comet'
It's 85 miles wide, which is larger than the US state of Rhode Island. And it's coming this way.
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Biden tells Zelensky the U.S. is sending $800 million more in aid to Ukraine.
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT World https://ift.tt/BPat4bH
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
Tiny Love Stories: ‘We Never Asked; He Never Explained’
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In New Jersey, a coastal county has the state’s highest Covid death rate.
By BY TRACEY TULLY AND SHLOMO SCHORR from NYT New York https://ift.tt/sB3NqP5
Russian forces take photojournalists into the destroyed Mariupol theater where hundreds were believed killed.
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A Brooklyn electrician helped get a gunshot victim to an ambulance.
By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/XaJv52x
The federal consumer bureau sued TransUnion and a former executive over deceptive sales tactics.
By BY STACY COWLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/azYvxhw
Monday, 11 April 2022
A New Writing Job Brings Change
By BY TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/75SqxOa
Psilocybin Spurs Brain Activity in Patients With Depression, Small Study Shows
By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fZ4RPV2
Ukraine round-up: Austria pessimistic after Putin talks
Russia warns two Nordic nations against Nato membership, and the Austrian chancellor meets Putin in Moscow.
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With India on the fence over Ukraine, Biden meets with Modi.
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Sunday, 10 April 2022
City Ties Liverpool, Well Aware That One Point May Be Plenty
By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/R0pXFeM
Review: The Choreographer Kyle Marshall’s Spacious Slow Burns
By BY SIOBHAN BURKE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/vluAZJr
As Ukrainians fled into Poland, these Russians lent a hand.
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At the Masters, Tiger Woods Finishes, a Victory in Itself
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