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Rolex Worn during WWII 'Great Escape' Sells for $189,000 in New York

A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp sold for $189,000 on Thursday in New York. The final sum for the timepiece, sold to an anonymous buyer, was less than the $200,000 and $400,000 expected by Christie's,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Women, low-income areas 'most generous'

Women and low-income earners are among Australia's most generous when it comes to donating to a good cause, new research by the Australian Red Cross shows.

AAP

Two Red Cross workers killed in attack in western Mali

Two Red Cross workers were killed on Wednesday when their car was attacked by unidentified armed men in western Mali, the global humanitarian organisation said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Protest against Rwanda in DRCongo capital draws hundreds

A recent upswing in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebel group M23 brought out hundreds on the streets of Kinshasa, the capital, on Monday. The protesters blame Rwanda over its alleged support for the rebels, calling for the Rwandan ambassador to be expelled.

Radio France Internationale

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Relations have been strained since the mass arrival of Rwandan Hutus in eastern DRC after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Al Jazeera

Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack

ADF fighters accused of killing civilians with machetes in DR Congo’s Beni region.

Al Jazeera

Traffic curbs likely on Red Cross Road in Central Delhi during Parliament sessions

NEW DELHI: The normal traffic movement on Red Cross Road in Central Delhi may be restricted during Parliament sessions after completion of the New Parliament Building project due to security reasons, sources said.

The Times of India

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Lifeguard shortage threatens full opening of Chicago beaches and pools this summer

CHICAGO — As Friday marked the official start of summer beach season, the city continues to face a severe, widespread lifeguard shortage that could result in closed beaches and pools later this year.

Chicago Tribune

DR Congo: Soldiers, civilians sentenced to death for selling arms

Those sentenced were found guilty of criminal association, war crimes, and participating in an insurrectional movement.

Al Jazeera

Andhra Pradesh: Red Cross contract employee ‘attempts suicide’ in Kurnool

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The Hindu

What might happen to Ukraine’s Azovstal prisoners of war?

Attention now is turning to how the Mariupol POWs might be treated and what rights they have as prisoners of Russia.

Al Jazeera

EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs?

The Red Cross says it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainians POWs who have left the giant Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces

The Independent UK

As Red Cross moves to pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice

Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood supply.

Tribune News Service

RTE Liveline listeners hear kind-hearted Dublin man offer home to Ukrainian family

Mike's wife sadly passed away in 2020 and they always wanted to help a family in need

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The Conversation

We all lose when charities compete with each other. They should join forces

You want to help Ukrainians in need. Should you donate to UNICEF, UNHCR, Red Cross, World Vision, Caritas, Save the Children or some other charitable organisation?

ABC News

Response to war in Ukraine provides glimmer of hope to veteran aid worker

Jessica Letch says the compassion shown for people displaced by the war in Ukraine is unlike anything she has seen in her 22-year career. She'd like to see everybody supported with "the same amount of heart".

The Independent UK

Ukrainians make gains in east, hold on at Mariupol mill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s military has made small gains near the eastern city of Kharkiv

The Guardian - UK

Threat of being sent to Rwanda ‘harming health of UK asylum seekers’

Rights organisations say refugees going into hiding as Home Office admits LGBTQ+ people could face persecution in African country

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The Independent UK

Fighters appeal for evacuation of wounded from Mariupol mill

Fighters of the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit holed up in the besieged Azovstal steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol, have released photos of their wounded comrades in arms who they say are in the plant, along with an appeal to the United Nations and Red Cross…

Reuters

Spain rescues 13 migrants off Gran Canaria, twice as many said missing

Two Spanish coast guard helicopters rescued 13 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands on Monday, authorities said, but those rescued told Red Cross workers that about twice as many were missing and probably drowned.

The Hindu

Governor inaugurates IRCS’s thalassemia centre at Paderu, old age home in Kakinada

Harichandan lauds Red Cross services during the pandemic

Irish Mirror

FAI to gift 2,000 tickets to Ukrainian refugee community and €100k to Irish Red Cross Ukraine Crisis appeal

2,000 Ukrainians will get to attend their country's Nations League clash with Ireland on Wednesday June 8

Chronicle Live

Northumberland breweries' anti-imperial stout for Ukraine launches this week after raising around £4,000

The beer, named Resist, has raised around £4,000 for the Red Cross in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Unleashes Rockets at Steel Plant, Some Evacuees Reach Safety

Russia unleashed rockets on Tuesday on an encircled steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city, after a ceasefire broke down with some civilians still trapped beneath the sprawling site despite a UN-brokered evacuation. However, scores of exhausted-looking evacuees who managed to leave under UN and Red…

Reuters

Civilians still trapped in 'hell' after Mariupol evacuation - Red Cross

The head of the Red Cross in Ukraine said on Tuesday that an unknown number of civilians remained trapped in Mariupol and surrounding areas after it evacuated more than 100 civilians from the Azovstal plant.

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