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Oh ship! All the superyachts seized from Russian oligarchs so far

Around the world, superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs are being seized and impounded thanks to ongoing sanctions from Canada, the U.S. and the European Union in response to Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine.

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Canada’s UN mission sparks Twitter spat with Russia by editing Ukraine resolution

Russia accused Canada on Thursday of childishly annotating a letter it sent at the United Nations seeking support for its draft resolution on providing aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine, which Ottawa reacted to with pointed comments.

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West watches closely as Putin issues chilling message about ‘purge’ of society

Western rivals are keeping an eye on Vladimir Putin as the Russian president talks about his desire for a “purge” of society.

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Minnesota-born Jimmy Hill killed in Ukraine while trying to find food

Jimmy Hill (FOX 9) - The American killed during a military strike by Russia in Ukraine has been identified as Jimmy Hill. Family members confirm to FOX 9 that 68-year-old Hill, who was born in Eveleth, Minnesota and graduated from Mahtomedi High School, was killed in the city of Chernihiv in Ukraine while trying to find food.Family members confirm to FOX 9 that 68-year-old Jimmy Hill, who was born in Eveleth, Minnesota and graduated from Mahtomedi High School, was killed in the city of Chernihiv in Ukraine while trying to find food."He was only going out to try and find more food because the hospital ration on millet, and that's all they were getting every day was small portions of millet, so he was going out to get more food to bring back," said Katya Hill, Jimmy's sister.Hill's family told FOX 9 that he was working as a social worker in Ukraine. His longtime partner, who is from Ukraine, suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been in the hospital since the Russian invasion broke out.

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“This is an illegal war:” Arnold Schwarzenegger sends emotional message to Russians

American-Austrian politician and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a video on social media on Thursday where he implored the Russian people to understand the “illegal war” in Ukraine, and told Russia President Vladimir Putin to put an end to what he started.

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Rescuers continue to search Mariupol theater rubble as Russian attacks continue

ruins of a theater blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores of Ukrainians across the country were killed in ferocious urban attacks on a school, a hostel and other sites.Hundreds of civilians had been taking shelter in the grand, columned theater in central Mariupol after their homes were destroyed in three weeks of fighting in the southern port city of 430,000.More than a day after the airstrike, there were no reports of deaths. With communications disrupted across the city and movement difficult because of shelling and other fighting, there were conflicting reports on whether anyone had emerged from the rubble."We hope and we think that some people who stayed in the shelter under the theater could survive," Petro Andrushchenko, an official with the mayor’s office, told The Associated Press.

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Coronavirus cases on rise across Greater Manchester as one borough sees weekly increase of OVER 90 per cent

Coronavirus cases are still on the rise across Greater Manchester - with one borough, Trafford, recording a weekly increase of 92 per cent. Other areas also recorded increasingly high levels, including Stockport and Bury.

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New Jersey 'closely watching' global COVID rise, no plans to reimpose mandates

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American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine

WASHINGTON - The State Department confirmed Thursday that an American citizen was killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.The department did not immediately confirm the identity of the American, who was at least the second U.S. citizen to be killed in the conflict, after the killing of journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud last week.Chernihiv police said on Facebook there was a heavy artillery attack on the city and a U.S.

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Canada will allow Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war to stay for 3 years

The federal government has begun accepting applications from Ukrainians and their families fleeing Russian aggression who want to come to Canada while they decide their next steps.

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Rising covid cases abroad warrant caution, next 1 month crucial: experts

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame responds to Dolly Parton’s withdrawal from nomination

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Just days after country music legend Dolly Parton announced she was withdrawing her name from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s nomination to induct her, the foundation has issued a statement. "All of us in the music community have seen Dolly Parton’s thoughtful note expressing her feeling that she has not earned the right to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame," the foundation responded to FOX Television Stations Group. "In addition to her incredible talent as an artist, her humility is another reason Dolly is a beloved icon by millions of fans around the world."Parton was among 17 contenders announced last month, including Beck, Pat Benatar, Eminem and Dionne Warwick.

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Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner to be detained in Russia until May: report

PHOENIX - WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention has been extended by at least two more months after she was taken into Russian custody on drug charges, reports say."The court granted the request of the investigation and extended the period of detention of the U.S. citizen Griner until May 19," the court said, according to TASS.The Phoenix Mercury player had been detained at a Moscow airport after a drug-sniffing dog reportedly found vapes with cannabis oil in her luggage.The case of the 31-year-old Griner, one of the most recognizable players in women's basketball, comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The U.S.

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Many Russian ‘traitors’ are showing themselves amid Ukraine war, Kremlin claims

The Kremlin said on Thursday that many people in Russia were showing themselves to be “traitors” and pointed to those who were resigning from their jobs and leaving the country.

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Russian oligarch's superyacht stuck in Norway because no-one will sell it fuel

Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, chief executive officer of OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel, reacts while speaking to the media after an annual general meeting with shareholders at the President hotel in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, June 29, 2012.

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Survivors begin to emerge from Mariupol theatre bombed by Russia, officials say

Russian airstrikes in the besieged city of Mariupol, while ferocious Russian bombardment killed dozens in a northern city over the past day, the local governor said.The strikes the previous evening had left a large section of the grand, three-storey theatre building in the centre of Mariupol collapsed in a smoking ruin, according to photos released by the city council.Inside, hundreds of men, women and children — up to 1,000 according to some officials — had taken shelter in the basement, seeking safety amid Russia’s strangulating three-week siege of the strategic southern port city in Ukraine.Rescuers worked to clearing rubble that had blocked the entrance to the basement, despite new strikes reported elsewhere in the city Thursday. Miraculously, the shelter stood firm, officials said.“The building withstood the impact of a high-powered air bomb and protected the lives of people hiding in the bomb shelter,” Ukraine’s ombudswoman Ludmyla Denisova said on the Telegram messaging app Thursday.She and Ukrainian parliament member Sergiy Taruta said some survivors had emerged.

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Ukrainians in anguish as Russian attacks kill more civilians

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. Despite denials from the Kremlin, Russian assaults on Ukraine’s civilian locations are growing deadlier in the conflict.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Bombed Mariupol theater sheltering hundreds had 'children' written on grounds

Zelenskyy invoked 9/11 during an urgent appeal to the U.S. Congress for more weapons to stem the Russian assault.

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Child collides with sloth on zip line in Costa Rican rainforest

LA FORTUNA, Costa Rica - It was a wild ride for one child, who ran into an unlikely obstruction while zip lining: a sloth.A child zooming on a zip line through a rainforest in La Fortuna, Costa Rica collided into a sloth clinging to the cable on March 13.RELATED: ‘Very exciting’: Killer whale caught on camera by Alaskan boatersIn the video, captured by a tour guide at Go Adventure Arenal Park, the tour guide can be heard telling the boy "no break," before the child hits the slow-moving sloth and abruptly stops. "I just clocked him straight in the face. What do I do about the sloth?" the boy asks in the video. The tour guide answers, "We just wait." Flavio Leiton Ramos, the owner of the park, told Storyful they did not expect a sloth to be on the cable, since the child was the last of eight customers to leave the platform."So seven people went on that cable and there was no sloth on it, and within 30 seconds a sloth got on the cable," Ramos said.

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US Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike after Covid-19 outbreak, signals more hikes ahead

Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2020 outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and said there could be another six hikes this year if inflation remains high. This comes at a time when economists warn that if inflation does not begin to subside in response to these initial moves, policymakers will end up raising rates too high, sending the economy into a recession and financial markets into a slump, as per news agency ANI report.

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Ukraine says 10 civilians shot dead by Russian forces while waiting in bread line

Ukraine’s general prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of 10 people who were allegedly shot by Russian forces while waiting in a line for bread in the northern city of Chernihiv.Graphic photos and video showed what appeared to be lifeless bodies lying in the street. The bodies themselves have been blurred by the prosecutor’s office and media outlets, including Global News.The office said the civilians were shot around 10 a.m.

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Video shows moments after Russian troops allegedly shoot civilians standing in line for food in Chernihiv

WARNING: Video contains graphic images not suitable for all viewers. Footage broadcast on Ukrainian TV on Wednesday alleged to show bodies lying on the ground after Russian forces shot and killed 10 people waiting in line for bread in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

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Kid runs into sloth while zip-lining in Costa Rica

A tour guide captured the moment a child zooming on a zip-line through a rainforest in La Fortuna, Costa Rica, collided into a slow-moving sloth clinging to the cable.

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New Jersey man trying to bring Ukrainian daughter, granddaughter to U.S. has hit visa snags

PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey native is trying to bring his daughter and granddaughter stateside from Ukraine, but he said they haven't been able to get visas cleared despite the U.S. government's promise to welcome refugees. Bruce Ahrens said he is trying to get temporary tourist visas for his daughter Yullia and his granddaughter Dasha.

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Scooters, e-bikes rise in popularity amid historically high gas prices

PHILADELPHIA - Gas prices in the Delaware Valley continue to hover around $4 per gallon which has forced some people to seek alternative forms of travel to relieve the pain inflicted at the pump. Cars aren't the only thing going electric, electric bikes have also exploded in popularity since gas spiked to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon. The bikes have a range of 40-50 miles on a single charge and retail for around $1,500."As the gas prices as they increase people do cycle more," John Weniter from Cycle Fit said.

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Uncertainty as COVID-19 cases rise in some countries

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more information on the increase in cases of COVID-19 health officials are seeing around the world.

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Netflix to launch test that requires subscribers to pay for users outside household

OCTOBER 23: In this photo illustration, user profile logos of the Netflix media service provider's is displayed on the screen of a television on October 23, 2018 in Paris, France. The US video-on-demand company Netflix announced Monday it wants to ra LOS ANGELES - Netflix will soon launch a test that would prompt subscribers to pay an additional fee to allow users outside their households to use the account. According to the subscription streaming service's current "Terms of Use" agreement, any content accessed through its service for personal use "may not be shared with individuals beyond your household" — a condition that Netflix has looked over or dismissed for years.Now the company says it will launch and test a new feature for its members in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru, which will require members to add "sub accounts" for up to two people they don’t live with at a cost of 2,380 CLP in Chile, 2.99 USD in Costa Rica and 7.9 PEN in Peru. No announcement has been made whether the features will eventually be tested in the United States.RELATED: 'Squid Game' tops 'Bridgerton' as Netflix's biggest series launch ever"We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account, with features like separate profiles and multiple streams in our Standard and Premium plans," the company wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

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World Court orders Russia to cease “military operations” in Ukraine

The UN’s top court for disputes between states on Wednesday ordered Russia to immediately stop “military operations” in Ukraine, saying it was “profoundly concerned” by Moscow’s use of force.

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Coronavirus cases double in one Greater Manchester borough as infection rates rise across the region

The number of coronavirus cases in Trafford has doubled in a week as infection rates continue to rise across Greater Manchester.

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Billionaire supermarket CEO: Buy now, food inflation will only get much worse

John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner and CEO of New York City supermarket chain Gristedes, urged Americans to "buy" now because food inflation will only get much worse."I've seen price increases coming through for the month of March. I've seen them coming through April and May.

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Federal Reserve hikes interest rate to fight inflation, more to come

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling up to seven rate hikes this year.The Fed's quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it had pinned near zero since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, marks the start of its effort to curb the high inflation that has followed the recovery from the recession. The rate hikes will eventually mean higher loan rates for many consumers and businesses.The central bank's policymakers expect inflation to remain elevated, ending 2022 at 4.3%, according to updated quarterly projections they released Wednesday.

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US retail spending slows as inflation starts to bite

COSTA MESA, CA - JULY 13: Shoppers wear masks while shopping at South Coast Plaza Monday, which will be closed down Tuesday for a second time by Gov. Newsom in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus on Monday, July 13, 2020 in Costa Mesa, CA.

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Signs of progress being made as Russia-Ukraine peace talks resumes

The Russian invasion of Ukraine nears its third week, as Russian forces inch closer to Kyiv. Europe bureau chief, Crystal Goomansingh discusses the latest developments on the war, as negotiations between the two countries continue.

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Travel: Transport Canada cruise rules to keep passengers safe

Cruise ships will be returning to Canadian waters in April. Claire Newell joins Paul Haysom to talk about what new COVID-19 rules will be in place to keep passengers safe.

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World court orders Russia to pull troops out of Ukraine

Russia on Wednesday to immediately halt its military operations in Ukraine, saying it was “profoundly concerned” by Moscow’s use of force.Although the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are binding, it has no direct means of enforcing them, and in rare cases in the past countries have ignored them.“The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on Feb 24, 2022 on the territory of Ukraine,” the ICJ judges said in a 13-2 decision. Russia is accused of war crimes in Ukraine.

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Covid cases are on the rise in Renfrewshire

Covid cases have spiked in Renfrewshire as part of an increase in spread thought to be driven by the rise of the new Omicron sub variant.

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Zelenskyy asks for U.S. to ‘do more’ as Russia bombs Ukraine: ‘We need you right now’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia, but acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to “close the sky” over his country may not happen.

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Biden expected to announce $800M in aid for Ukraine hours after Zelenskyy’s plea to Congress

plea for help to Congress earlier in the day.Biden, who has resisted Zelenskyy's requests to send warplanes to Ukraine fearing escalating the war with Russia, is expected to announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine, according to a White House official. He's scheduled to deliver remarks at 12:30 p.m.

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Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall safely out of Ukraine after suffering serious injuries

Benjamin Hall, who was injured this week while covering the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine when the vehicle he was traveling in came under attack, is alert and in good spirits, the network announced on Wednesday. Hall was wounded in the same attack outside Kyiv that took the lives of Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and journalist Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova. Fox News journalist Benjamin Hall was injured in Ukraine Monday while reporting on the Russian invasion. (Fox News) FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott updated staffers about Hall’s condition in an internal memo, and Bill Hemmer informed viewers shortly afterward on Wednesday morning."This is some news we’ve been waiting on, an update on our colleague Ben Hall, he is now safe and out of Ukraine," Hemmer said."Ben is alert and said to be in good spirits.

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9 killed, including 6 University of the Southwest students, in Texas crash

ANDREWS, Texas - Nine people died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authorities said.A pickup truck crossed the center line of a two-lane road in Andrews County and crashed into a vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest men’s and women’s golf teams, said Sgt. Steven Blanco of the Texas Department of Public Safety.Six students and a faculty member were killed in the crash along with the driver and a passenger in the pickup truck, Blanco said.

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McCormick, ex-hedge fund CEO, aims to be hometown boy in Pennsylvania's key Senate race

HARRISBURG, Pa. - As CEO of the world's largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast, talked up bipartisanship and described China as America's most important "bilateral relationship."Now, as a Republican running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, McCormick wears jeans and casual dress shirts.

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Severe COVID-19 tied to long-term depression, anxiety

A new observational follow-up study in six European countries published in The Lancet Public Health links severe COVID-19 to long-term depression and anxiety.

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Model who called Putin psychopath found dead in suitcase

NEW YORK - A Russian model who had called Vladimir Putin a "psychopath" has reportedly been found dead with her body stuffed inside a suitcase.Gretta Vedler, 23, went missing a year ago after an anti-Putin social media rant but they appear to not be connected.Her ex-boyfriend, 23-year-old Dmitry Korovin, has confessed to strangling her, the Daily Star reports.Korovin told authorities that he slept in a hotel room for three nights with her dead body, which was stuffed in a newly-bought suitcase.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy to plead for more help against Russia in US Congress address

WASHINGTON - Amid a tumultuous and deadly battle against invading Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to speak virtually before the United States Congress on Wednesday to potentially discuss stronger sanctions and more meaningful action against Russia.Zelenskyy has used his public campaign to help ensure a global spotlight that might have faded amid the coronavirus pandemic and fatigue after the end of the long U.S. war in Afghanistan. The Ukrainian president’s video appearances are beaming the boyish but unshaven president into households and smartphones around the world as he speaks from undisclosed locations in Kyiv while Russia bombards his country, a heroic figure at the center of what many view as the biggest security threat to Europe since World War II.

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Further rise in numbers with Covid-19 in hospitals

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has risen again, and is at its highest level in more than 13 months.

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‘A lot’ of Canadians have joined fight against Russian invasion of Ukraine, says spokesperson

The international volunteer force assembled to fight the Russian invasion of Ukraine has recruited a significant number of Canadians, according to the group’s spokesperson.

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Trudeau to join Biden, NATO leaders in Brussels for summit on Ukraine war: source

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to Brussels next week for a special summit of NATO leaders that will address Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Global News has learned.

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Ukraine’s president addresses parliament and calls again for a no-fly zone over his country

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Canadian lawmakers in parliament Tuesday, and again called for NATO to establish a no-fly zone over his country as Russian attacks continue to target civilians. Aaron McArthur reports.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia attacks multiple targets, including residential neighbourhoods near Kyiv

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