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Ukrainian Band Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision Amid War
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra has won the Eurovision Song Contest in a clear show of popular support for the war-ravaged nation that went beyond the music.
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G7 Warn of Ukraine Grain Crisis, Ask China Not to Aid Russia
The Group of Seven leading economies have warned that the war in Ukraine is stoking a global food and energy crisis that threatens poor countries. They said urgent measures are needed to unblock stores of grain that Russia is preventing from leaving Ukraine. In a statement Saturday at the end of a three-day meeting on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, the...
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Ukraine: Russians Withdraw From Around Kharkiv, Batter East
Ukraine says Russian forces are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks. Officials say Moscow’s troops are pulling back from Kharkiv in the northeast while launching mortar, artillery and airstrikes in the eastern province of Donetsk. According to Ukraine’s defense minister, the country is “entering a new, long-term phase of the war” after more than 11...
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Contra Costa County Firefighters Return from Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine
Two firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District are back home in California after spending three weeks lending their skills to a humanitarian aid mission in Ukraine.
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Contra Costa County Firefighters Return from Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine
An East Bay firefighter is back and ready for fire season in California after spending three weeks in Ukraine lending a hand with humanitarian aid. Alyssa Goard reports.
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San Francisco Nurses Help Refugees in Poland as War in Ukraine Continues
Two Sutter Health nurses from San Francisco recently flew overseas to help refugees fleeing Ukraine as the war drags on.
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San Francisco Nurses Help Refugees in Poland as War in Ukraine Continues
Two Sutter Health nurses from San Francisco recently flew overseas to help refugees fleeing Ukraine as the war drags on.
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South Bay Medical Group Donates Supplies to Ukraine Relief Effort
A South Bay medical practice has joined the front lines when it comes to the relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine.
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‘We See a Lot of Complications': Giving Birth in Ukraine During War
In the dim basement, where heavily pregnant women must bend low to avoid the water pipes, there is a delivery table in case a baby comes amid the air raid sirens.
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Legal Analyst on Putin and Ukraine
Experts expected Putin to declare war on Ukraine Monday, or perhaps announce that Russia had won the war, with recognition of a breakaway, Russia-friendly government. Neither happened. NBC Bay Area’s Political Analyst Larry Gerston explains.
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Jill Biden Pays Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Meets First Lady
Jill Biden spent several hours in Ukraine, driving from the border with Slovakia to a town 10 minutes away to see first lady Olena Zelenska on Mother’s Day. Biden is the latest high-profile American to enter Ukraine during the war, while Zelenska’s public appearance was her first since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. The first ladies met at a...
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From Dogs to Lions, Greater Good Charities On Animal Rescue Mission in Ukraine
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, Greater Good Charities is on an international mission to help rescue pets abandoned by fleeing refugees.
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EXPLAINER: Why Is Russia Attacking Ukraine's Railway System?
Russia’s military has launched a string of attacks on Ukraine’s railway network, which has been vital for moving Western arms to Ukrainian forces, evacuating refugees and exporting food.
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Misperceptions About Bay Area Caviar Shop's Name Spur Anti-Russian Messages
A Bay Area Caviar Company says its getting hateful comments, letters over inaccurate assumptions about its name.
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Misperceptions About Bay Area Caviar Shop's Name Spur Anti-Russian Messages
A Bay Area Caviar company says it’s been receiving hateful messages recently, fueled by misperceptions about the company’s name. Alyssa Goard reports.
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Civilians From Mariupol Reach Ukrainian-Held City as Russian Forces Storm Steel Plant
Russian forces Tuesday began storming the steel mill that represented the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, Ukrainian defenders said, just as a convoy carrying scores of civilians evacuated from the plant over the weekend reached the relative safety of a Ukrainian-controlled city.
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Political Analysis: Pelosi Leads Delegation to Ukraine
So far House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking United States official to make the trip to Ukraine since Russia invaded. NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston breaks down the importance of her delegation’s visit.
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UEFA Removes More Russian Soccer Teams From Its Competitions
Russian soccer teams were kicked out of the Women’s European Championship, the next men’s Champions League and qualifying for the 2023 Women’s World Cup by UEFA on Monday.
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Ukrainian Girl, 5, Gets Lifesaving Treatment for ‘Hole in Heart' in Israel
Five-year-old Karina Andreiko wasn’t hurt in the war in Ukraine. In some ways, she was saved because of it.
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Archbishop of New York Visits Ukraine
Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, is visited Ukraine while in Europe on a relief mission.