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North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak as Kim orders lockdown

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak as Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.
by The Associated Press

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The U.K.'s Parliament opens for the first time in six decades without the queen

The U.K.'s Parliament opens for the first time in six decades without the queen

Britain's Conservative government laid out its plans for the next year in a tradition-steeped ceremony in Parliament — but without Queen Elizabeth II, who was absent for the first time in six decades.
by The Associated Press

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Russia pounds Ukraine's vital port of Odesa, Mariupol plant

Russia pounds Ukraine's vital port of Odesa, Mariupol plant

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have pounded away at the vital port of Odesa, as part of an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and weapons shipments. On the other end of the southern coast, they hammered a steel plant where Ukrainian fighters are preventing Moscow’s full control of another critical port. 
by The Associated Press

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No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails WWII Victory Day

No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails WWII Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or give a signal where the conflict is headed. His forces continued to pummel targets across the country with few signs of significant progress.
by The Associated Press

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Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school

Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school

Dozens of Ukrainians are feared dead after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people as Moscow's invading forces kept up their barrage of eastern and southern Ukraine.
by The Associated Press

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Ukraine braces for escalated attacks ahead of Russia's V-Day

Ukraine braces for escalated attacks ahead of Russia's V-Day

The Russians hope to complete their conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday. However, Ukraine’s military flattened Russian positions on a Black Sea island that has become a symbol of resistance.
by The Associated Press

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Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment

Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment

Ukraine is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Officials say 30 percent of farmland is now occupied or unsafe. "My fields were destroyed by the shelling," one farmer says.
by Franco Ordoñez

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Ukraine repels Russian attacks; Mariupol plant battle rages

Ukraine repels Russian attacks; Mariupol plant battle rages

Ukraine’s military says that it recaptured some areas in the south and repelled Russian attacks in the east. Meanwhile, a bloody battle rages at a steel mill in Mariupol where Ukrainian troops are holed up in tunnels and bunkers, fending off a Russian onslaught.
by The Associated Press

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