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Hong Kong is struggling to contain an outbreak of COVID

4:27pm March 08, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Hong Kong kept the pandemic mostly in check for two years, but now the territory is struggling with a wave of COVID-19 cases that's testing the government's ability to react.

Protesters in Boston call for a ban on Russian oil at a rally for Ukraine on Sunday.

Biden announces Russian oil import ban and warns gas prices could increase even more

3:15pm March 08, 2022

by Scott Detrow

President Biden described the move as a critical step to punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, but said as a result, Americans should prepare for price hikes at the pump.

Gold medalist Iryna Bui (center) silver medalist Oleksandra Kononova (left) and bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko celebrate after the women's biathlon middle distance standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics on Tuesday.

Ukrainian athletes are dominating the Paralympics, despite the uncertainty at home

3:13pm March 08, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

They swept the podium in two separate biathlon events on Tuesday and are second in the medal count. But the troubles at home are never far from their minds.

People wait to board buses taking them further into Poland or abroad from a temporary refugee shelter in a former shopping center near the Polish city of Przemysl on Tuesday.

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More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine, 12 days after Russia invaded

2:20pm March 08, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The number of refugees has has increased exponentially in the last few days as Russian forces amped up their shelling of critical and civilian infrastructure.

Yo-Yo Ma played Ukraine's national anthem and brought the audience to its feet at the Kennedy Center on Monday.

Yo-Yo Ma performs a musical protest outside the Russian Embassy

2:20pm March 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The world-famous cellist made a personal stand with Ukraine on Monday, setting up his instrument on the sidewalk in Washington, D.C., next to an improvised street sign reading, "Zelensky Way."

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 26.

Russia's invasion puts a new light on Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign

11:42am March 08, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

With Russia's brutal invasion and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being hailed as a hero, Trump's infamous 2019 call to Zelenskyy is put into a very different light.

Supporters of South Korea's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party cheer during an election campaign rally in Seoul on Tuesday.

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As South Koreans go to the polls, a backlash against feminism has become political

10:42am March 08, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

Young voters are considered a key voting bloc as the ruling Democratic Party and the conservative opposition People Power Party vie to secure the presidency. But gender issues divide South Koreans.

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After the invasion, The Manhattan restaurant Russian Samovar posted signs showing support for Ukraine.

At a Russian restaurant in NYC, the terrors of war hit home

10:31am March 08, 2022

by Camille Petersen

Russian and Ukrainian workers at Russian Samovar are united in their opposition to the war.

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Refugees fleeing the military operation zone from the Mariupol area of Ukraine sit in a bus as they arrive at the border crossing in Veselo-Voznesenka, Russia, on Monday.

What the war in Syria tells us about Russia's use of humanitarian corridors

10:11am March 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Observers say Russia's use of such corridors were effective in attaining the goals of regaining control of opposition areas.

A health worker gives out rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday.

New Zealand changes its tack on surging COVID-19 cases

1:38am March 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Experts say New Zealand's actions have likely saved thousands of lives by allowing the nation to mostly avoid earlier, more deadly variants and buying time to get people vaccinated.