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How war in Ukraine is affecting your superannuation account

Superannuation has turned down in 2022 because of rising interest rates and the effects of Russia's vicious invasion of Ukraine.

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2022

COVID-19’s global toll may be as much as four times higher than official figures

If the findings of a major new study, published in The Lancet, are correct, the COVID death toll accounts for around 20 million people worldwide.

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2022

‘Remain calm’: Financial war against Russia gets hotter, but don’t panic just yet

Just over two weeks into Russia’s expanded invasion of Ukraine, two very different wars are being waged across Europe’s renewed iron curtain.

The New Daily · Mar 11, 2022

We don't see all refugees the same way

Whether in Russia now or America after 9/11, for nations that make war, the victims of aggression become invisible

Salon · Mar 11, 2022

The cost of war: how Russia's economy will struggle to pay the price of invading Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine has placed Russia on the verge of bankruptcy. Interest rates have doubled, the stock market has closed, and the rouble has fallen to its lowest level ever.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2022

Trudy Rubin: Mariupol’s bombed maternity hospital exemplifies why NATO should protect Ukraine’s skies

Four weeks ago I visited the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and spoke with residents about a possible Russian invasion. None of them imagined they would soon be besieged by a Russian military that has cut off their water, electricity, and food supplies, and deliberately attacks civilian targets — including…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 11, 2022

Greg Cote: Why is Brittney Griner lost in Russia? Start with low WNBA pay — and NBA failing to help.

MIAMI — American basketball star Brittney Griner, one of the most prominent players in the WNBA, finds herself detained in Russia on drug charges that may well have been concocted to make her the political pawn she has become.

Miami Herald · Mar 11, 2022

Putin Says Russia to Use Volunteer Fighters against Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to be deployed alongside Russian-backed rebels to fight in Ukraine, doubling down an invasion that the West says has been losing momentum. The move, just over two weeks since Putin ordered…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

What do we know about Ukraine’s use of Turkish Bayraktar drones?

Ankara, which has good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv, has sold dozens of its combat drones to Ukraine since 2019.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022

History may explain South Africa's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution condemning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and demanding their withdrawal.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2022