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Author: Reuters

Ukraine said it would call for humanitarian corridors for its besieged citizens at peace talks with Russia on Thursday, as war entered its second week with Ukrainian cities surrounded and under bombardment.

Hundreds of Russian soldiers and Ukrainian civilians have been killed since President Vladimir Putin sent his troops over the border on Feb. 24. Russia itself has been plunged into isolation never before experienced by an economy of such size.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-to-seek-humanitarian-corridors-in-talks-with-russia.html
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Author: Jordan Bond

Active COVID-19 case numbers could be as high as half a million, or one in 10 New Zealanders, with many unreported positive results and others asymptomatic, according to new modelling.

The country set another record in daily cases today - 23,183 - the figure could be four times as high, or close to 100,000.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/covid-19-one-in-10-new-zealanders-could-be-active-cases-with-many-kiwis-not-reporting-positive-results-modelling.html
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Author: Molly Swift

A Russian businessman has placed a million-dollar bounty on Vladimir Putin as a part of his "moral duty" to bring the Russian president to justice.

Alex Konanykhin, an entrepreneur and former banker that lives in the United States after being granted political asylum. was the "wealthiest person in Russia" in 1992, NBC News reports.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russian-businessman-alex-konanykhin-places-million-dollar-bounty-on-president-vladimir-putin.html
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Author: Reuters

A Texas software developer and a cook in British Columbia are among dozens of Americans and Canadians answering Ukraine's call for foreign volunteers to fight Russia's invasion.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/462531/americans-canadians-answer-ukraine-call-for-foreign-fighters
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Author: Joel Gunter in Lviv, Ukraine, and Yaroslav Lukov in London

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taken a heavy toll on civilians as residential neighbourhoods were bombed and key cities surrounded.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/462618/russian-forces-claim-control-of-key-port-city-in-ukraine-and-begin-to-surround-others
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Author: Emile Donovan

Russia has invaded Ukraine: for the first time since the end of World War Two, a large-scale war of territorial conquest has been declared in Europe.  

So what are Russia’s motives and justifications and potential goals with this invasion? Why is it invading now? What levers does the international community have yet to pull? And is nuclear war potentially on the horizon?  

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018832624/what-we-don-t-want-is-world-war-iii-clark-on-ukraine
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Author: Hannah Martin

The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 is on the rise in New Zealand, and is projected to increase further, raising the question: how many can we handle?

Modelling last month showed peak hospital admissions could range from 200 to 800 per day, and peak demand for hospital beds ranging from 800 to 3300; with RNZ today reporting we could have 800 Covid in-patients in under a week.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300530304/new-zealands-hospital-and-icu-beds-in-numbers-as-omicron-cases-rise
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