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Taliban cancels girls' higher education despite pledges

Taliban cancels girls' higher education despite pledges

In a surprise decision the hardline leadership of Afghanistan’s new rulers has decided against opening educational institutions to girls beyond Grade six, a Taliban official said Wednesday on the first day of Afghanistan’s new school year. 
by The Associated Press

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Biden and U.S. allies plan to step up sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine

Biden and U.S. allies plan to step up sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine

President Joe Biden will meet with NATO allies and G-7 leaders on Thursday before heading to Poland — a nation grappling with millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war in their country.
by Tamara Keith

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Ukraine thwarts Russian advances; fight rages for Mariupol

Ukraine thwarts Russian advances; fight rages for Mariupol

Ukrainian forces fought off continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol and claimed to have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv, mounting a defense so dogged that it is stoking fears Russia’s Vladimir Putin will escalate the war to new heights.
by The Associated Press

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Names on a list: Fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time

Names on a list: Fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time

A team of Associated Press journalists documented the agony of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol from inside the city center when they learned their names were on a Russian list. One of them tells his story of their rescue by Ukrainian soldiers as the Russian forces closed in on a hospital treating the wounded. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota owl center's auction of Ukrainian children’s art raises more than $100,000

Minnesota owl center's auction of Ukrainian children’s art raises more than $100,000

An auction of Ukrainian children's art sent to the International Owl Center in southeastern Minnesota has raised tens of thousands of dollars for relief efforts in Ukraine. More auctions are planned.
by Tim Nelson

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As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror not yet known

As Mariupol hangs on, the extent of the horror not yet known

As Mariupol’s defenders defiantly hold out, the number of bodies in the rubble of the bombarded and encircled Ukrainian city remain shrouded in uncertainty, the full extent of the horror not yet known.
by The Associated Press

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