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War baby reminds us of what Christmas really means

Your classic nativity scene has Mary and Joseph, a baby in a manger and animals choreographed in an arc around them. There may be shepherds, including a child with a lamb, and even wise men bearing expertly-encased gifts.

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022

Frontline reports from Ukraine, Africa among winners at Bayeux awards

The conflict in Ukraine was central to six out of ten winning reports at the Bayeux Calvados Normandy Awards for war correspondents this weekend. The civilian revolution in Sudan, and the plight of women in Afghanistan and Burkina Faso also drew the jury's praise.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2022

Ruins of Mariupol could become Russia's first big prize in Ukraine. Here's what's happened there so far

Mariupol, where a maternity hospital and a theatre packed with sheltering families were bombed, is the site of the worst humanitarian catastrophe of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

Ukrainian woman who fled Mariupol hospital bombing gives birth during Russian assault

Mariupol's Deputy Mayor says Russia wants a "Ukraine without Ukrainians" as women who fled a hospital bombing give birth under a continued assault.

ABC News · Mar 12, 2022

Amid Mariupol horror, a newborn rests in her mother's arms

Images of the desperate mothers and medical workers from the stricken Children’s and Women’s Health hospital in the city of Mariupol shocked the world, as the bombing took Russia’s war against Ukraine to a sickening new level

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022

Ukraine woman who escaped Mariupol maternity ward gives birth

Mariana Vishegirskaya, wearing same dotted pyjamas, is photographed holding newborn daughter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022