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Odessa is a major port on the Black Sea and the main naval base for Ukraine. It focused on Russian forces because, if taken, it would allow Moscow to build a land corridor to Transnistria, a Russian-speaking breakaway region of Moldova that hosts Russian troops. The Russian Defense Ministry said its military missile strikes destroyed an oil refinery and three fuel storage facilities near Odessa on Sunday, adding that the facility was used by Ukraine to supply its troops near the city of Mykolaiv....

This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to mobilize a harsh response from allies to the crisis in Ukraine, as Russia is accused of massacring civilians, with scenes that look like a “horror movie.” On his 73rd birthday, Johnson will hail NATO as the “largest security alliance in the history of the world” – adding that he has a responsibility to support Ukrainians as they fight for freedom with “all their might”....

Reaction To Oscars Slap: Deadline’s Full Coverage Earlier in the day, Smith resigned as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after her board of trustees filed disciplinary proceedings against him. “I have responded immediately to the disciplinary hearing of the Academy and I will fully accept all the consequences for my behavior,” he said. “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards were shocking, painful and unforgivable,” he said, adding that he would accept any further consequences the Board of Governors deems appropriate....

The story goes on under the ad The panel tied 11-11, but according to Senate rules, it can now proceed to the Senate floor. At the beginning of the sitting, the Chairman of the Committee on Justice Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) Described the committee vote as a “historic moment” in a nod to the groundbreaking nature of Jackson’s candidacy. He praised her “impeccable qualifications” and said she would bring “the highest level of skill, integrity, courtesy and grace” to court....

Until this week, the big city – also China’s most populous – has adopted a gradual lockdown approach. Initially, the east side of the Huangpu River entered a lockdown between March 28 and April 1, then the west side followed suit for another four days. But this approach did not work as the number of cases continued to rise. On Monday, the number of new daily positive cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time....

Photo: The Canadian Press / Adrian Wyld Secretary of Defense Anita Anand gets up during the question-and-answer session on March 30, 2022 in Ottawa. Anand promises to introduce a “strong investment package” for North America’s aging defenses in the coming months. Defense Secretary Anita Anand promises a “strong investment package” for North America’s aging defenses in the coming months, as Ottawa comes under increasing pressure to boost military spending and work with Washington to protect the continent....

Ali Harbi Ali stabbed the veteran Conservative politician more than 20 times in his constituency surgery in Essex’s Leigh-on-Sea last October, according to a jury. The 26-year-old is on trial in Old Bailey on charges of murder and plotting terrorist acts – charges he denies. How it happened: Live updates from the trial for the murder of Sir David Amess Image: Sir David Amess was stabbed to death in October last year On Friday, jurors watched videos of police interviews with Ali following Sir David’s death, in which the accused calmly described in detail how he had carried out the attack....

Unfortunately, the same is unlikely to happen for the rest of us, according to research suggesting sleepless nights make us more selfish. The study, conducted by researchers in the US, found losing just one hour of rest could kill people’s desire to help others, even relatives and close friends. The team noted that a bad night appeared to dampen activity in the part of the brain that encouraged social behaviour....

Kimberly Huyser, an associate professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia, has been studying the health of indigenous peoples in relation to the pandemic since it began. She said it was not the particular virus that interested her, but the way in which she highlighted how health care often fails in the Native American population. “Exposure to disease and illness does not happen in a vacuum, it does happen within a social context,” Huyser told a Q&A with UBC....

Reuters Sam Nussey and Dawn Chmielewski Content of the article TOKYO / LOS ANGELES – The upgrade of the PlayStation subscription service by Sony Group Corp. is an important step towards equalizing the competition with Microsoft’s rival Game Pass, although the suspension of new releases may dampen the excitement, analysts say. Sony said its expanded PlayStation Plus service will offer hundreds of games, including recent hits such as “Spider-Man: Miles Morales,” for a fixed monthly fee when released in the United States, Europe and Japan in June....

Firefighters from three stations responded to a fire on Coronation Street in the city center after 11pm, which destroyed a dollhouse and damaged neighboring houses. The regional fire service of St. John’s confirmed that there was a man in the house at the time of the fire and that he was sent to the Health Science Center after first aid was called. The Telegram reports that the man died as a result of the fire....

The S&P 500 fell about 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 130 points. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3%. The moves come after all three key benchmarks recorded their second consecutive week of gains on Friday to close at a month high. Meanwhile, bond yields continued to rise, with the 10-year US Treasury close to 2.5% on Monday morning. Investors are starting to push up interest rates this year, following recent remarks by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell that he noted a 50 basis point rise as officials tilted higher borrowing costs to curb rising inflation....

Zahawi’s hint came amid reports that Sunak would reconsider a further council tax cut in the autumn, after the chancellor was widely criticized for a statement that seemed to ease easing pressures on rising energy prices and inflation. Sunak announced an increase in the national insurance payment limit, as well as a reduction in the fuel tax by 5 percentage points, but no additional increase in benefits. The Resolution Foundation predicts that half a million children could be driven below the poverty line next year....

The team of bullies descended on the 21-year-old victim in front of 5 Gerry St. in Williamsburg, punching and kicking the man without “previous words or provocation,” the NYPD reported. The man was forced to fall to the ground as the perpetrators fled, police said. The victim was treated by an ambulance at the scene of the attack on Friday afternoon, for minor injuries to his mouth, police said. The teenager, who was not identified by name, was charged with gang assault and hate crime, the NYPD reported....

The Xiaomi 12S Ultra may finally be launched globally This information comes from a tipster, however, it is not official or anything like that. It has been reported by Mukul Sharma. He just said that the phone could eventually go global. He doesn’t seem to be 100% sure about that. As some of you know, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra is Xiaomi’s flagship smartphone with a 1-inch sensor and Leica lenses. The phone has been praised for its photography prowess many times and some users were quite disappointed to find out that it will not be released globally....

Fishing and ship strikes are also among the reasons dugong activity has declined, said Professor Samuel Turvey of ZSL’s Institute of Zoology, who described the findings as a “wake-up call” to prioritize conservation efforts. Since 1988, the dugong has been classified by the Chinese State Council as a grade 1 national protected animal, which gives it the highest level of protection. However, there are no records of dugong presence in China since 2008....