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Mini figurines based on Molotov cocktails, featuring the Ukrainian flag sold for $20 each, with proceeds donated to a non-profit aid group, Direct Relief.

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A toymaker raised $145,000 for Ukraine by creating a Lego-based Zelenskyy figurine

A custom LEGO store in a Chicago suburb has raised more than $145,000 for Ukraine relief by selling figurines of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Molotov cocktails.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Linah Mohammad,
  • Ayen Bior,
  • and 1 more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Since the war began, he has been appealing to world leaders for more support for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.

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  • World

Americans have more confidence in Zelenskyy than Biden when it comes to world affairs

Some 72% of Americans have confidence in the Ukrainian president's handling of world affairs, a Pew Research Center survey finds. Meanwhile, just 48% say the same about U.S. President Biden.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier in a village on the frontline of the northern part of the Kyiv region on Monday. Russia says its troops are starting to withdraw from Kyiv, thought the Pentagon believes they will likely be deployed elsewhere in Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Russian troops leaving Kyiv area as Moscow focuses more on eastern Ukraine

The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? U.S. and Ukrainian officials suspect Moscow may just be pausing before another big offensive.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep,
  • Greg Myre,
  • and 1 more
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In Barcelona, a record attendance for a women's soccer game

It's called El Clásico: Each time Barcelona FC and Real Madrid face one other. On Wednesday, it is a women's game that is breaking an attendance record in Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell,
  • Miguel Macias,
  • and 2 more
Angelina Voychenko (left) and her children and Yuliya Bortnik (right) and her son fled Mariupol after hiding for weeks in the basement of Voychenko's parents' home, with no electricity, phone service or heat, as the building shook from fighter jets and explosions. When they emerged to buy food, what they saw made them decide to leave: destroyed buildings, looted stores, no food in sight.

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  • World

Ukrainians navigate a perilous route to safety out of besieged Mariupol

"It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
A man pushes a wheelbarrow full of wood on a street in Khurvaleti, a village split in two by the boundary of South Ossetia.

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  • World

Russia's war in Ukraine reminds Georgians of what they survived in 2008

In Georgia, people living on the frontlines of Russia's 2008 invasion say they worry about what Putin's war in Ukraine will mean for them.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Karen Zamora,
  • and 2 more
Customers queue to enter a re-opened Zara clothes shop at Colombo shopping center in Lisbon, Portugal, on in April 2021.

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  • Business

Europe has designs on making the 'fast fashion' industry more sustainable

Under the proposal, the European Commission would set new durability standards and require companies to include how sustainable and recyclable a clothing item is on its label.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
The Lady Justice statue stands atop the Final Court of Appeal in Hong Kong after a ceremony to mark the opening of the legal year on Jan. 24, 2022 in Hong Kong.

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  • Asia

Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong's top court

The two British judges resigned after citing concerns about the court being as endorsing "an administration that has departed from values of political freedom, and freedom of expression."

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Vita Linnik (left) and Sofia Bretl smile and pose in a photo booth during happier times.

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  • Europe

When deciding to flee Ukraine means leaving a family member behind

Sofia Bretl lives in New York City but she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. As conditions in Kharkiv worsened, Sofia's family faces a difficult decision

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Nellie Gilles and
  • Joe Richman
This aerial view taken near Kyiv on Wednesday shows a destroyed house in the village of Lukianivka.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 30)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Firefighters continue working on Tuesday to cool down a destroyed logistics warehouse where thousands of tons of food became unusable after Russian shelling hit the facility on March 13 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 29)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff
Sanctions have had a dramatic impact on the Russian economy when it comes to things like the value of the ruble, but they can't stop the tanks, says Juan Zarate, a former assistant secretary of the Treasury.

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  • Europe

How sanctions factor into negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

Sanctions can't stop the tanks, but they have had a dramatic impact on the Russian economy and could pressure President Vladimir Putin to change his behavior, says a former Treasury official.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Olga and Oleksandr hug as they wait beside a vehicle painted with the word "volunteers" at an evacuation center in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Olga's father is stuck in Mariupol, and Oleksandr is hoping to get in a volunteer convoy to the city, now under Russian siege.

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  • Europe

Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says

More than 70 hospital patients and staff members from the besieged Ukrainian city have been sent to Russia against their will, officials say, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Joey and Paula Reed protest in Lafayette Park near the White House on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Their son, Trevor Reed, just started a second hunger strike to protest his treatment in a Russian prison.

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  • Politics

The parents of an American detained in Russia are protesting outside the White House

Trevor Reed started his second hunger strike in Russian prison after being sent to solitary confinement instead of getting treatment for tuberculosis. His parents want to meet with President Biden.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A man with a bicycle walks near a tram which got destroyed by a rocket strike in the area few weeks ago on Monday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • World

Kyiv is urging companies to resume bike rentals so residents can move around the city

The announcement comes a day after Russia said its military is shifting forces away from Ukraine's capital and is the latest hint that Kyiv might be heading toward some stability.

March 30, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
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