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Russia arrests US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charge
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Russia arrests US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charge

  By Paul Kirby BBC News   A US journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been formally arrested in Russia and accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an experienced Russia reporter, was working in Yekaterinburg at the time of his detention. The Wall Street Journal said it was “deeply concerned” for his safety and […]

Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat to protect food heritage
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Italy moves to ban lab-grown meat to protect food heritage

  By Paul Kirby BBC News Italy’s right-wing government has backed a bill that would ban laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic foods, highlighting Italian food heritage and health protection. If the proposals go through, breaking the ban would attract fines of up to €60,000 (£53,000). Francesco Lollobrigida, who runs the rebranded ministry for agriculture and […]

Cholera in Mariupol: Ruined city at risk of major cholera outbreak – UK
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Cholera in Mariupol: Ruined city at risk of major cholera

By Ben Tobias BBC News Russia-Ukraine war   The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, all but destroyed by weeks of shelling and now under Russian control, is at risk of a major cholera outbreak, the UK defence ministry says. Much of the city’s infrastructure is damaged or destroyed and water has mixed with sewage, according […]

Champions League: Chain of failures marred Paris final, French inquiry says
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Champions League: Chain of failures marred Paris final, French inquiry

A chain of failures marred the Champions League final in Paris last month, a French government report says. They included lack of preparation for travelling fans, huge numbers of people without tickets or fake ones, and security failures at the stadium. The report does not apportion blame, but recommends improvements which the government says will […]

Severodonetsk: Zelensky ties fate of east Ukraine to battle for city
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Severodonetsk: Zelensky ties fate of east Ukraine to battle for

By Patrick Jackson BBC News Russia-Ukraine war   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that fighting for the city of Severodonetsk may decide the outcome of the war in the east of the country. “In many respects, the fate of the Donbas is being decided there,” he said as combat raged in the industrial belt […]

Incubators for Ukraine as premature births rise
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Incubators for Ukraine as premature births rise

  At a glance More than 50 incubators partly funded by Jersey Overseas Aid are going to hospitals across Ukraine The lightweight machines are about the fifth of the weight of traditional incubators and can use multiple power sources They are being sent out after reports that the stress of the war was causing “a […]