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Thursday, March 31, 2022
Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief
Nearly 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Ukraine conflict: Russia to allow unauthorised imports from West
The decision is in response to Western sanctions and surging inflation since the war in Ukraine.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Why the Red Cross has to be neutral in the Ukraine conflict
The ICRC is worried that its operations might be undermined by misinformation about its work.
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Ukraine war: Snake Island soldier receives a medal from his region
The soldier and his colleagues were thought to have been killed on the first day of the war.
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Monday, March 28, 2022
War in Ukraine: Graphic protest by Russian artist Yevgenia Isayeva
Yevgenia Isayeva doused herself in fake blood and chanted, "my heart bleeds" in the solo protest.
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Oscars condemns Will Smith slap and launches review
The Oscars film academy says it "condemns" the slapping of Chris Rock and launches a formal review.
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Sunday, March 27, 2022
El Salvador: State of emergency after 62 gang killings in a day
The 62 deaths recorded on Saturday make it the country's most violent 24-hour period for 30 years.
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Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules
Radio and online are unaffected as the regime stops local TV showing international partner content.
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Saturday, March 26, 2022
War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power - Biden
A White House official says the US president was not calling for a regime change.
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Ukraine war: Five wounded after explosions hit western city of Lviv
Lviv has become a hub for thousands of refugees fleeing other parts of Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
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War in Ukraine: Musicians perform emotional concert in Kharkiv metro station
Musicians performed the concert at a metro station in Kharkiv, being used as a makeshift shelter.
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Friday, March 25, 2022
North Korea Hwasong-17 launch gets Hollywood-style effects
The Hwasong-17 is a new, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile - and the country's largest weapon.
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Boyfriend ordered pregnant woman's murder
Tshegofatso Pule was found hanging from a tree, provoking outrage across South Africa.
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Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a primary school in the Bahamas on the last day of their trip.
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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Ukraine war: The dangers faced by front line fighters in Kharkiv
A month into the war, Mark and Vlad, both 22, show the BBC the perils they face every day in Kharkiv.
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Ukraine war: Digging a grave for my stepfather, killed in Mariupol
Viktoria’s stepfather died when the car taking him to hospital was blown up during fighting in Mariupol.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Ukraine war: Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in Kyiv shelling
Oksana Baulina died while filming destruction caused by Russian shelling in a Kyiv neighbourhood.
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Madeleine Albright: First female US secretary of state dies
Tributes are being paid to the Czech immigrant who became the first woman to hold the top post in US diplomacy.
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Albright - a trailblazer for women on the world stage
Originally born in Czechoslovakia, Albright became a trailblazer for women on the world stage.
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US tornadoes: What the storm aftermath in Louisiana and Texas looks like
Homes are left destroyed by storms that tore through southern states, including Louisiana and Texas.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
A bomb hit this theatre hiding hundreds - here's how one woman survived
The BBC speaks to survivors of the Mariupol theatre attack, who describe for the first time what happened.
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The 3 Russian cyber-attacks the West most fears
US intelligence says Russia could launch cyber-attacks on the West. What is the worst-case scenario?
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Las vacaciones en Venezuela terminan abruptamente y los turistas regresan a casa a una Rusia diferente
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Monday, March 21, 2022
Ukraine war: Russian soldiers fire on Kherson protesters
Protesters in Kherson scattered as explosions are heard and shots were fired by Russian soldiers.
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Mariupol: Four reasons the city matters so much to Russia
The most bombarded city in Ukraine’s war with Russia is key to Moscow’s military campaign.
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Sunday, March 20, 2022
Ukraine conflict: The wounded children of Putin's war
Survivors from the bombardment of Mariupol are bearing the physical and mental scars of the conflict.
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Inside a children's hospital and pressure on Russian artists - Ukraine war round-up
Ukrainian children suffer in hospital, and musicians are banned from Russian radio for opposing the war.
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War in Ukraine: Backlash in Russia against anti-war musicians
Banned from radio stations and rumoured black lists, artists against the war face a difficult moment.
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Saturday, March 19, 2022
Friday, March 18, 2022
Ukraine war: Drone footage shows level of devastation in Mariupol
Video shows destroyed blocks of flats and a shopping mall in the besieged Ukrainian port city.
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Morad Tahbaz, released in Nazanin deal, back in Iran jail
Morad Tahbaz's family say they are "distraught" after hoping he would be permanently freed.
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Abramovich's jet among 100 planes grounded by US
The US government has grounded 100 Russia-affiliated aircraft believed to have violated US export controls
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Thursday, March 17, 2022
Ukraine conflict: Putin lays out his demands in Turkish phone call
Russia's president revealed his peace conditions in a phone call - the BBC spoke to someone who listened in.
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War in Ukraine: Life on the Kharkiv frontline
BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Ukraine's second biggest city, torn apart by war.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
War in Ukraine: Fourth Russian general killed - Zelensky
The news raises questions on why senior Russian officers are getting so close to the fighting.
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Ukraine war: Russia attacks theatre sheltering civilians, Mariupol says
The building in the besieged city of Mariupol was sheltering up to 1,200 people, the deputy mayor says.
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