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One child becoming a refugee every second in Ukraine - UN

One child becoming a refugee every second in Ukraine - UN

Some 1.4 million children have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on Feb 24, meaning nearly one child a second has become a refugee, the UN said Tuesday.

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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges

Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges

BEIJING: Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic.

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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges

BEIJING: Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic.

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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges
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One child becoming a refugee every second in Ukraine - UN

Some 1.4 million children have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on Feb 24, meaning nearly one child a second has become a refugee, the UN said Tuesday.

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One child becoming a refugee every second in Ukraine - UN
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Palestinian teen shot, killed by Israel troops

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest in a flurry of deadly clashes in the territory.

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Palestinian teen shot, killed by Israel troops
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Court upholds school hijab ban in India's south

BANGALORE, India: An Indian court upheld a local ban on the hijab in classrooms on Tuesday, weeks after the edict stoked violent protests and renewed fears of discrimination against the country's Muslim minority.

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Court upholds school hijab ban in India's south
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Blasts rock Kyiv as talks with Russia to resume

A series of powerful explosions rocked Kyiv early Tuesday even as talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume.

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Blasts rock Kyiv as talks with Russia to resume
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Paris graffiti legend C215 on his Ukraine mural

PARIS - The huge blue-and-yellow mural covering the side of a Paris apartment block is a reminder, says Paris-based artist C215, of the human cost of the war in Ukraine.

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Paris graffiti legend C215 on his Ukraine mural
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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges

BEIJING - Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to city streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic.

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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as virus surges
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Japan to permit evacuees from Ukraine to work upon arrival

TOKYO: The Japanese government will allow Ukrainian evacuees displaced by Russia's invasion to work after they are accepted into the country, the justice minister said Tuesday.

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Japan to permit evacuees from Ukraine to work upon arrival
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Once-starving lions roar back to life in Sudan sanctuary

AL-BAGEIR (SUDAN) - Kandaka the lioness was once sick and emaciated in a rundown zoo in Sudan's capital, but thanks to wildlife enthusiasts she now thrives in a reserve watching her cubs grow.

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Once-starving lions roar back to life in Sudan sanctuary
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Mass brawls, attacks as football violence spreads in Latin America

SAO PAULO - A string of outbreaks of violence, several deadly, suggest that fan unrest in Latin American football is spiralling out of control.

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Mass brawls, attacks as football violence spreads in Latin America