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'A question of time': experts fear Balkans measles outbreak

'A question of time': experts fear Balkans measles outbreak

Despite vaccinating her first child, Vanja drew a line when it came time to inoculate her second and decided he would not be receiving the measles shot.

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UK woman on 11-year mission to reproduce Bayeux Tapestry

UK woman on 11-year mission to reproduce Bayeux Tapestry

Curled up on her sofa in the east of England, former teacher Mia Hansson carefully adds another stitch to her life-size reproduction of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.

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Five scenarios for Ukraine after Russia invasion

Five scenarios for Ukraine after Russia invasion

Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 shocked the world but President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of pulling back.

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Minute's silence for Warne, black armbands as Australia Test resumes

Minute's silence for Warne, black armbands as Australia Test resumes

The Australian and Pakistan teams paid tribute to the legendary spinner Shane Warne Saturday with a minute's silence as play resumed in the first Test in Rawalpindi.

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Myanmar junta strips shadow gov members of citizenship

Myanmar junta strips shadow gov members of citizenship

Myanmar's junta has revoked the citizenship of several members of an opposition government dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi's toppled administration, it said Saturday.

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Ukraine port city Mariupol blockaded by Russian forces

Ukraine port city Mariupol blockaded by Russian forces

Invading Russian troops have blockaded the strategic Ukrainian port city Mariupol, its mayor announced Saturday, as Moscow and Kyiv aimed to hold new talks over the weekend.

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Neutral Switzerland's economy shaken by sanctions on Russia

Neutral Switzerland's economy shaken by sanctions on Russia

Switzerland's newly adopted tough stance on Russia has forced the Swiss economy to readjust to sanctions, blowing a wind of panic through the raw materials market in particular.

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Flowers, beers, ciggies and a meat pie: Australian fans mark Warne's death

Flowers, beers, ciggies and a meat pie: Australian fans mark Warne's death

Beneath Shane Warne's fittingly one-and-a-half times larger than life bronze statue, stunned fans in his native Melbourne made votive offerings of flowers, beer, cigarettes and a meat pie Saturday, remembering an imperfect hero whose outsized skill and personality transcended cricket.

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On Sweden's Gotland, Ukraine war revives fears of Russia

On Sweden's Gotland, Ukraine war revives fears of Russia

"You never know": like many other Swedes on the island of Gotland, Emelie Cedeskog has stocked up on canned foods and checked where the nearest air raid shelter is.

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To fight its war, Russia closing digital doors

To fight its war, Russia closing digital doors

Russia's blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of information that could imperil its internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine, experts say.

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