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A Russian police officer and national guard servicemen patrol Red Square next to Burberry shop in Moscow on Thursday. The U.K. imposed a new export ban that will likely affect luxury vehicles, high-end fashion and works of art.

New U.K. sanctions target Russian vodka, luxury vehicles, fashion and artwork

1:48pm March 15, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The U.K. announced new economic sanctions against Russia and sanctioned more oligarchs and politicians. Government officials say they've designated more than 1,000 entities since the invasion began.

A young soldier helps a mother carry her toddler as they cross the border into Poland.

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On the frontlines of Poland's makeshift response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis

1:00pm March 15, 2022

Nearly three million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion began — most of them to Poland. NPR visits two border crossings that highlight the differences in reception refugees are seeing.

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Residents queue to undergo tests for the coronavirus in China's northeastern Jilin province on Saturday.

A surge in COVID-19 spurs new lockdowns in China's cities

11:54am March 15, 2022

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

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Refugees fleeing Ukraine receive food from the International Red Cross and other organizations at the Vysne Nemecke border crossing in Slovakia on Sunday.

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How to help refugees when you've become one yourself

11:10am March 15, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Ukrainian refugee aid organization Right to Protection is continuing to help displaced people as much as possible, even as its own staff members are forced to relocate to safer areas.

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Diébédo Francis Kéré, this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner.

For the first time in its history, architecture's top award goes to a Black architect

10:00am March 15, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

The 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize honors Diébédo Francis Kéré, who comes from a village with no school in Burkina Faso. He has designed primary schools for "many children to be happy and learn."

Residents get tested for the coronavirus at an outdoor facility on Monday in Beijing.

Shares in China fall amid strongest COVID-19 lockdown yet

5:53am March 15, 2022

by Ayana Archie

A second consecutive day of losses comes while China faces a surging number of COVID-19 cases across the country.

A student takes photographs of placards during a protest against banning Muslim girls from wearing the hijab in educational institutions in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, in New Delhi on Feb. 8, 2022.

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India court upholds a ban on hijab in schools and colleges

2:48am March 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Some rights activists have voiced concerns that the ban could increase Islamophobia in a country where violence and hate speech against Muslims have increased in recent years.

Al Noor Mosque shooting survivor Temel Atacocugu gestures as he completes his walk from Dunedin to Christchurch on the third anniversary of the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday.

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Shot 9 times at New Zealand mosque, survivor walks for peace

1:19am March 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Three years after the deadly shootings, a victim of the shootings travels more than 200 miles on foot and by bike to retrace the gunman's journey.

An iPhone screen shows a Telegram account of OVD-Info, prominent legal aid group in Russia that tracks political arrests in Moscow.

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Telegram is the app of choice in the war in Ukraine despite experts' privacy concerns

11:06pm March 14, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The messaging app Telegram has been heavily used by both sides in the war in Ukraine. But privacy experts say people using the service should be wary of the app's level of security.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 14)

8:01pm March 14, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.