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Nikolai Pastuchenko crosses himself as he takes a dip into the Dnipro River in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday.

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A tradition of plunging in an icy river persists in Ukraine, despite the war

7:00pm January 19, 2023

For many in Ukraine, the tradition of plunging into an icy body of water on Epiphany, which marks the day of Jesus' baptism, serves as a reminder that the new year represents a fresh start.

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Thousands in France strike and march in protest of raising the age of retirement

5:52pm January 19, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

Thousands of French workers went on strike and many more marched across the country to protest President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.

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U.K. blocks Scottish gender ID bill

6:26pm January 18, 2023

by Willem Marx

The Scottish government and Westminster are clashing after the U.K. government blocked the bill to allow people in Scotland to self-ID their gender. Scotland's first minister vowed to fight the veto.

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A helicopter carrying Ukrainian officials crashed outside Kyiv, killing 14

4:51pm January 18, 2023

by Lauren Migaki

A helicopter carrying Ukraine's interior minister and other senior officials crashed outside Kyiv Wednesday, killing 14 people, including at least one child at a kindergarten.

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People light candles at the funeral. Hundreds of people came to the cemetery to pay their respects.

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Funerals begin for dozens of people killed in an attack on a Dnipro apartment complex

4:06pm January 18, 2023

Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Mykhailo Korenovsky, a beloved boxing coach and father who was killed in a missile strike on an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine.

A boy lays a flower at the scene of a helicopter crash crash in Brovary, Ukraine, where at least 14 people died, including Ukraine's interior affairs minister Denys Monastyrsky.

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Ukraine's interior minister is among the dead as his helicopter crashes at a school

11:53am January 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Authorities say 14 people died, including one child, along with 25 people who were injured, including 11 children. Officials initially said the death toll was even worse.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by German police at a protest over the expansion of a coal mine.

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Greta Thunberg was detained by German police while protesting a coal mine expansion

6:08pm January 17, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Thunberg had traveled to Germany to join protests in the tiny village of Lützerath, which for years has been slated for demolition to make way for the expansion of a nearby open-pit coal mine.

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Remembering legendary Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, dead at 95

5:14pm January 17, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Legendary Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has died at age 95. The star was often compared to Marilyn Monroe.

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Germany's chancellor said he'd boost military. How is the German army doing now?

5:14pm January 17, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Nearly a year after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a $100 billion boost for Germany's military, here's a look at the state of the armed forces and the industry that depends on their survival.

French museum finds a missing painting in Madonna's personal collection

4:43pm January 17, 2023

When Amiens, France, was bombed during World War I, a painting was believed to have been destroyed — until it was spotted behind pop star Madonna when she appeared in Paris Match magazine.

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