People gather to stage anti-war protest in Saint-Petersburg, Russia on March 1, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As the U.S. and Europe impose economic sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and businesses from McDonald’s to Starbucks shut down operations in the country, tech platforms must weigh a more complex equation. Unlike certain
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Eugene Parker, a pioneering American astrophysicist whose mathematical prediction that charged particles streamed from stars in a solar wind was met with disbelief before he was ultimately vindicated, has died aged 94, NASA said on Wednesday. Parker was hailed as a visionary who laid the groundwork for the field of heliophysics, the science of understanding the
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Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskyy says millions of people could die if the world does not stop the bombing of his country. Watch Sky’s Alex Crawford exclusive interview with him in full. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
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Retired General David Petraeus talks with Wolf Blitzer about reports that Russia has lost up to 10% of military assets used in the invasion. Russia Invades Ukraine: Live Updates https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-08-22/index.html US officials warn Russia will increasingly hit civilian targets and seek ‘slow annihilation’ of Ukraine’s military https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/politics/us-russia-ukraine-civilians-warning/index.html The shifting map of Ukraine makes Russia’s intentions
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been aligned to produce the first unified image of a single star, reaching a critical milestone in its journey to unravel the mysteries of the world far beyond our reach. Most traditional telescopes have a single primary mirror that collects light from distant stars. But Webb has 18 hexagonal
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Rescue workers have been digging survivors out of the rubble of a theatre which was reportedly bombed in a Russian airstrike in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to officials. Prior to Wednesday’s attack, up to 1,000 men, women and children were thought to have taken shelter in the Drama Theatre’s basement seeking safety
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The death toll from the bombing of a theatre where hundreds of people – including children – are said to have been sheltering is still unknown, Ukraine’s president has said. Foreign ministry officials said civilians were buried under rubble after Wednesday’s attack in Mariupol and shelling was preventing them from assessing the number of casualties.
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Vladimir Putin’s troops have been accused of abducting a second local mayor in a matter of days. The news has put officials in Odesa on high alert, with the port city thought to be next on Russia’s list of strategic targets. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
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