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RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR

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MULTIMEDIA
Mar 19, 2022
In Irpin, a last-ditch effort to evacuate from Russian attacks
As fighting intensifies northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, volunteer medics are risking their lives to try to rescue the last remaining residents in Irpin. Our cameras joined them on the three-mile journey.
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WORLD
Mar 18, 2022
Why Vladimir Putin invokes Nazis to justify his invasion of Ukraine
The 'Nazi” slur's sudden emergence shows how Putin is trying to use stereotypes, distorted reality and his country's lingering World War II trauma to justify his invasion of Ukraine.
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JAPAN
Mar 18, 2022
Japan slaps more sanctions on top Russian officials and companies
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova and several makers of military equipment are among those sanctioned in Friday's measures.
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COMMENTARY / World / Perspectives
Mar 18, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a cautionary tale for Beijing?
With staunch Ukrainian resistance keeping Russian forces at bay in Europe, what lessons can China learn when weighing possible military options against Taiwan?
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2022
Why China won’t bail Russia out over its invasion of Ukraine
By all indications, even China seems to be reassessing its economic relations with Russia, with Chinese companies and banks refusing to work with Russian companies.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2022
Two serious miscalculations: Strategic for Putin and tactical for Xi
A Vladimir Putin weakened by a failed Ukraine invasion would not necessarily be a bad thing for Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2022
BOJ maintains easing stance, highlighting policy divergence
The bank left its interest rates and asset purchases unchanged, according to a statement Friday, as predicted by all economists in a survey.
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BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2022
Energy shock hitting poorer nations reliant on imports hardest
Some countries don't have the fiscal buffer enjoyed by wealthier peers and can't count on increased revenue from their own exports.
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EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2022
Justice in Ukraine depends on our actions, as well as Russia’s
The foundational principles of international law are the sovereignty of states, the equality of states and the inviolability of borders. Russia's invasion has trampled on those pillars.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022
Russia’s ruined game plan for Ukraine is visible in the south
Mariupol risks acquiring the totemic status of Vukovar or Sarajevo during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, sieges whose destruction and cruelty sparked indignation around much of the world.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2022
Chinese military aid to Russia would be major role reversal, analysts say
China has developed armed drones, guided weapons and battlefield communications, systems that might help Russia fill gaps that are being exposed on the Ukraine front.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022
In some parts of the world, the war in Ukraine seems justified
Some people spread across a range of countries do not accept the good versus evil scenario presented by the United States and Europe.
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BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2022
Oil climbs near $104 after jumping on doubts over peace talks
Crude rallied after the Kremlin said a report of major progress in negotiations over Ukraine was 'wrong,” but that discussions will continue.
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WORLD
Mar 18, 2022
Russian missiles strike Ukraine's Lyiv, Biden to talk to Xi
Russian missiles struck an area near the airport of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early on Friday, while Japan and Australia imposed new sanctions on Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2022
U.S. gamble on China over Ukraine raises tensions with rival superpower
The White House made a carefully orchestrated gamble this week, issuing a series of threats to Beijing that it will face consequences if it supports Russia's invasion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2022
Russian ships seen in Japan strait may be carrying troops to Ukraine
Pictures of the amphibious transports, typically used for landing expeditionary forces ashore, showed what appeared to be military trucks loaded onto the deck of one of the vessels.

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