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Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict simply explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Bless you! Meet the flu hunters trying to stop the next pandemic in its tracks

Remember flu? Despite lockdowns holding it at bay, a small group of scientists is searching the globe for deadly new strains – and to work out what to put in next winter’s vaccines

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022

Russian troops enter central Mariupol, air strikes take place in Mykolaiv

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for meaningful peace talks with Moscow on Saturday as Russia said its soldiers had entered the centre of the besieged city of Mariupol, "tightening the noose" around the key port.

France 24 · Mar 19, 2022

How Ukrainian parents are protecting their children while trapped in cities under Russian attack

Millions of children remain trapped in areas of conflict in Ukraine as Russia's bombardment intensifies. We spoke to mothers who are bunkering down, some facing days under siege, about how they are looking after their children while they are stuck in war zones.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

Russia Blasted by West at UN for Spreading Bioweapons ‘Nonsense’ over Ukraine

The United States and Western allies slammed Russia on Friday for spreading propaganda, disinformation and "nonsense" at the United Nations Security Council by alleging that parts of biological weapons were being made in Ukraine. Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia sent a lengthy document, seen by Reuters, to the council and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 18, 2022

UN warns Russian blockade of Ukraine’s grain exports may trigger global famine

Special rapporteur on right to food sees risk of deepening hunger crisis in countries such as Yemen and Ethiopia

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

Aid workers fear rise in Covid cases among Ukrainian refugees fleeing war

Many Ukrainian refugees escaping the country do so in packed vehicles and are either unvaccinated or have not received jabs that are approved in Europe, health workers say

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022

UNSC: West dismisses Russian claims of bioweapons in Ukraine

Renewed Russian claims of biological weapons programme in Ukraine face rebuke at UN Security Council meeting.

Al Jazeera · Mar 18, 2022

Democracies should unite in opposition to Russia’s ‘immoral war’ – Taoiseach

Micheal Martin made the comments following a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Iconic African game to be focus at world wildlife conference

At the World Wildlife Conference in Panama later this year, discussions are expected to center around African wildlife such as elephants, big cats and rosewood trees

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022