Mon 21 March 2022: New Zealand said it plans to spend $3.46 million to help Ukrainian forces fight the Russians. The government in Wellington said the additional money would mostly contribute to a NATO Trust Fund that provides fuel, rations, communication equipment and first aid kits. The New Zealand military will also provide tactical equipment, […]
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Mon 21 March 2022: The war between Ukraine and Russia, two of the world’s top crop producers, could lead to a food crisis “on the global” scale, French farming minister Julien Denormandie said in Brussels on Monday ahead of a EU agriculture meeting. EU ministers will discuss the food situation with their Ukrainian counterpart in […]
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Mon 21 March 2022: Facebook’s decision to allow hate speech against Russians due to the war in Ukraine breaks its own rules on incitement, and shows a “double standard” that could hurt users caught in other conflicts, digital rights experts and activists said. Facebook owner, Meta Platforms, will temporarily allow Facebook and Instagram users in […]
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Mon 21 March 2022: Residents of the northern Ukrainian town of Novoselytsya should seek shelter after an ammonia leak at a nearby chemical factory, an official said Monday, as intense fighting with Russian forces in the area continues. Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said there had been an “ammonia leakage” at the Sumykhimprom facility, affecting […]
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Sun 20 March 2022: An abandoned order of guns worth $200,000 is being donated to Ukraine by a weapons manufacturing plant in Florida. Keltec, situated in Cocoa, Florida, received an order for 400 9mm carbine rifles from a client in Odesa, Ukraine, and set about completing the bureaucratic process of shipping the weapons. Last month, […]
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Sun 20 March 2022: In light of the recent spike in coronavirus cases in South Korea, China, and Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has compiled a list of common misunderstandings. This alert was issued after the number of new cases worldwide increased by 8% last week compared to the previous week. According to Maria […]
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Sun 20 March 2022: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has confirmed at least 902 civilian deaths and 1,459 injuries in Ukraine as of March 19. The actual toll is thought to be considerably higher since OHCHR’s monitoring team has not yet been able to receive or verify casualty […]
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Pope Francis visited Ukrainian children in the Vatican hospital 19 children who arrived from Ukraine after the start of the war were hospitalized there. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 20 March 2022: Pope Francis has denounced Russia’s “repugnant war” against Ukraine as a “cruel and sacrilegious inhumanity”. In some of his strongest words yet since Russia’s invasion on […]
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Sun 20 March 2022: The world’s coldest area has been experiencing high temperatures this week, causing meteorological specialists a great deal of alarm. Eastern Antarctica has experienced temperatures that are more than 30 degrees Celsius above usual, according to the statistics. According to Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist of France-Meteo, the Concordia research facility at Dome […]
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Russian airstrikes previously targeted a drama theatre sheltering hundreds of residents in Mariupol MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES VIA AP ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 20 March 2022: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we […]
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