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Residents of a severely damaged apartment complex in Kyiv attempted to salvage belongings from their apartments after the attack. More than 4 million have fled Ukraine since Russia first attacked five weeks ago. The speed and scale of the exodus is unprecedented in Europe since World War II. (Photo by Lynsey Addario for The New York Times) Photo used under CC BY

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More than 4M Ukrainians flee their war-torn country

Some 4,019,287 Ukrainians have fled the country’s borders within five weeks, surpassing the worst-case United Nations estimate as Russia’s invasion continues.

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Al Jazeera

Putin demands Mariupol cede to end shelling

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when troops surrender.

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BBC

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Satellite images show apparent devastation, hunger in Mariupol

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NBCNews.com

World Bank freezes aid amid Afghan education ban

The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country’s ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools.

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CNN

Tigray waits for aid despite a government truce

Aid convoys have yet to reach Ethiopia’s war-ravaged Tigray region almost a week after the government announced a humanitarian truce.

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Saudi’s Yemen cease-fire rejected by rebels

The Houthis rejected the proposal as “meaningless” without the coalition fully reopening the country’s ports.

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Associated Press

WHO lays out plan to emerge from pandemic

The World Health Organization released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out key strategies that, if implemented in 2022, would allow the world to end the emergency phase of the pandemic.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling globally

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Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Germany repatriates female IS members, kids

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed that nearly all German women who are willing to return have done so. Many were taken into custody upon arrival.

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Russian forces killed 148 children, says Kyiv

Russian forces have killed 148 children during shelling and air strikes, fired 1,370 missiles and destroyed 15 Ukrainian airports since the start of the invasion on Feb. 24.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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War crimes watch: Russia’s onslaught on Ukrainian hospitals

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Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Russia shells areas where it vowed to recede

Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to scale back military operations in those places to help negotiations along.

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Associated Press

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Russia says its military is regrouping

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CNN

Mexico village a ghost town after cartel warning

Recently recaptured by the security forces, Palmas Altas in the northern state of Zacatecas is now a ghost town, apart from a few well-fed dogs walking under a blazing sun.

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CBS News

US sanctions Iranians after missile strikes

The United States sanctioned Iranian defense companies after a spate of ballistic missile attacks on targets in Iraq and the Gulf.

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CBS News

Armed ‘bandits’ terrorizing northwest Nigeria

Armed gangs have been terrorizing northwest Nigeria for years. But what does the catchall phrase “bandits” encompass?

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India bets on broadband to bridge rural divide

There are currently more than 800 million internet subscribers in the nation of 1.3 billion people, according to the telecom regulatory authority. Yet in rural India, only about 38% of the population is connected to the internet.

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Wind, solar supply 10% of world’s electricity

Wind and solar generated 10 percent of global electricity for the first time in 2021, a new analysis shows.

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BBC

How ‘frozen zoos’ could save dying species

The Frozen Zoo at San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research contains samples from more than 1,200 species and subspecies, and is the largest repository of its kind.

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CNN

GLOBAL HEALTH

Creating nasal sprays to protect against COVID

Researchers in Helsinki are working on a nasal spray that could help shield against COVID-19 infection. Preclinical tests have shown that the spray’s active ingredient provides temporary protection. But approval is a long way off.

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Russians leave Chernobyl plant after exposure

Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said.

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Associated Press

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Alex de Waal and Catriona Murdoch):

Russia could be guilty of starvation crimes in Ukraine. We must act

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Guardian

Column (Senator Markey and Mark Wolfe):

Ditching fossil fuels makes even more sense now

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CNN

Column (Dnyanesh Kamat):

Russia’s war on Ukraine destabilizing Middle East

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Asia Times Online

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GOOD NEWS

Women-only gem mine gives survivors hope

Workers at Africa’s first all-female mine say their jobs have given them a fresh start and financial independence

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Germany pledges to donate aid for Afghanistan

A U.N. donor conference seeking to raise $4.4 billion says the funds will go directly to aid agencies and not through the Taliban. Donors voiced concerns after the Taliban banned girls from returning to secondary schools.

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ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Thousands displaced in Senegal’s 40-year war

More than 6,ooo people have left their homes as renewed violence in the Casamance region spills into the Gambia.

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Guardian

UK slashes aid by 50% to African countries

The British government forced through £4.2 billion in aid cuts so quickly it had little time to plan the impact they would have, or consult partners, according to an official audit.

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Guardian

E. Africa faces worst hunger crisis in decades

Millions of people in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia face starvation due to delayed rains and a lackluster growing season. Aid organizations warn of a “catastrophe” if urgent action isn’t taken.

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Ukraine war threatens Horn of Africa’s food crisis

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ENVIRONMENT

Bangladesh climate refugees find a new life

These refugees from climate-impacted areas within Bangladesh lost their homes, land and livelihood, but found a new life in the riverside coastal town of Mongla.

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Associated Press

In first, microplastics found in human blood

Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80 percent of the people tested.

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Guardian

Food waste can reduce reliance on natural gas

As gas prices hit record highs, one renewable alternative to fossil fuel gas comes from food waste, farm sludge and sewage.

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BBC

Rare Sumatran rhino momentous for species

An extremely rare Sumatran rhino has been born in captivity at a sanctuary in Indonesia, according to the government, a triumph for conservation efforts to save the critically endangered animal from extinction.

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CNN

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A man walks by the aftermath of Russian shelling in Ukraine on March 26. (Photo by Just Click’s With A Camera) Photo used under CC BY

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