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Olympic Games pool evacuated after chlorine gas leak

A swimming pool in London’s Olympic park was evacuated Wednesday and several people were treated by ambulance workers after an incident involving the “release of a gas.” The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, built for the 2012 Games in London, said on Twitter that the incident took place… Read More

9 million African children to be vaccinated against polio

A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries in southern and eastern Africa after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi. The urgent vaccination campaign has started in Malawi where drops of the inoculation are being placed in the mouths… Read More

Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb as battle for Mariupol rages

Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital and their attack on the embattled southern port of Mariupol raged unabated. Explosions and bursts of gunfire shook Kyiv, and black smoke rose from a spot in the north…. Read More

Russo-Ukrainian War imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot

Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota. Worldwide, farmers like Kessel are weighing whether to change their planting patterns and grow more wheat this spring as the war has choked off or thrown into question grain supplies from… Read More

China place crash: Investigators find IDs but no survivors

Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up by rescue workers scouring a remote Chinese mountainside Tuesday for the wreckage of a China Eastern flight that one day earlier inexplicably fell from the sky and burst into a huge fireball. No… Read More

Egypt displays newly discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara

Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and date back to the Old Kingdom — a period spanning roughly from around 2700 BC to 2200 B.C., as well as to the… Read More

Baker makes ‘peace bread’ for Ukrainian refugees

A small bakery in northern Italy is trying to do its part to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. Baker Matteo Cunsolo is making and selling “peace bread” in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag, with proceeds going to a charitable fund helping refugees who cross… Read More

Report: Putin targeted for assassination by Russian elites

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has become increasingly paranoid about those around him, threatening purges and replacing his entire 1,000-strong personal staff to keep himself safe. Reports say it may not be enough to save his life from Russia’s angry oligarchs. According to an unconfirmed report from Ukrainian intelligence, Russia’s elite… Read More

Shocking video: Plane crashes inside China with 132 aboard

A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Teng county. The flight was traveling from Kunming in the… Read More

Russian astronauts: We inadvertently wore the Ukraine flag

When three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, some saw a message in them wearing the colors of the Ukrainian flag. They shot that down on Saturday. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said each crew picks the color of the flight suits about… Read More