Ghana's e-levy adds 1.5% tax to electronic payments
A new e-levy of 1.5% on all electronic payments comes into force despite widespread opposition. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/nogqpDF
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Three Meteorology Students Killed in Car Crash in Oklahoma
By BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE AND EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/MlSfqF8
Defecting online: How Myanmar’s soldiers are deserting the army
An underground network armed with Facebook and Telegram accounts is helping those who want to leave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Dxb5VPw
Arkansas Sues Family Dollar Over Persistent Rodent Infestation
By BY ARYA SUNDARAM from NYT Business https://ift.tt/EeacQ9s
Asylum in Denmark: Is the country guilty of double standards?
While Ukrainians are being welcomed in their thousands, the government is trying to reduce the number of non-European refugees. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/q0GN8uU
Review: In ‘Jerusalem,’ a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance, Again
By BY MATT WOLF from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/Kkb3Enq
Philip J. Hilts, 74, Dies; Reporter Exposed a Big-Tobacco Cover-up
By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/rWieFtQ
Pressure Mounts on Cawthorn as Scandals Pile Up
By BY JONATHAN WEISMAN AND ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/SBMLc7y
Disney’s top communications executive is out after less than four months.
By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/yAHbYvq
Clearing bombs with their hands: The bomb disposal unit saving a city
The city of Mykolaiv is being shelled almost daily. But the attacks themselves aren’t the only threat because the pieces of artillery left behind can be just as fatal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FkOXCZv
Russia’s Donbas offensive has made little progress in fierce combat, Western officials and analysts say.
By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR, ERIC SCHMITT, ANDREW E. KRAMER AND THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/p6uN5EV
Without Roethlisberger and Haskins, the Steelers could look for quarterback depth.
By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/9VoaNUl
Who owns the Arctic and should they drill for oil and gas?
Environmental campaigners are taking Norway to court over drilling in the Arctic. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/PbLAJ4x
The children surviving Ukraine’s war without their parents
Eleven-year-old Angelina is one of many children who were forced to flee hundreds of miles from their homes on Ukraine's front line. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Htkxwfg
Mel Kiper Jr. and Kirk Herbstreit won’t be in Las Vegas.
By BY REMY TUMIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/iUh82I9
Colombian General and 10 Others Admit to Crimes Against Humanity
By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ AND SOFÍA VILLAMIL from NYT World https://ift.tt/qivUmxo
Ukraine War Impact Widens: Russia Cuts Gas Flow and Vows More Reprisals
By BY MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF, NEIL MACFARQUHAR, SHASHANK BENGALI AND MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/k9y3jfl
In a warehouse bomb shelter, children perform a wartime play about family separation.
By BY FINBARR O’REILLY from NYT World https://ift.tt/dV5zRHo
Ukrainians flock to get patriotic tattoos
People headed to the front line, and their supporters, are having the country's war with Russia memorialise. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/FNRPL0S
Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Award-Winning Hispanic Novelist, Dies at 93
By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Books https://ift.tt/5rhCcu0
A Nameless Soldier, a Shameless Politician and a Soulless Leader
By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/QGeBqI1
French Lessons for the Biden Administration
By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/I6eiOoE
Youngest Guantánamo Detainee Is Cleared for Release
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/sOG8MSj
The Coronavirus Has Infected More Than Half of Americans, the C.D.C. Reports
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gcs53EW
Vice President Harris Tests Positive for Coronavirus
By BY PETER BAKER AND AISHVARYA KAVI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/RSC6cAU
Criminal Charges Still Possible in ‘Rust’ Shooting, Sheriff Says
By BY JULIA JACOBS AND GRAHAM BOWLEY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/w2L5XCh
Musk’s deal for Twitter is worth about $44 billion.
By BY MIKE ISAAC AND LAUREN HIRSCH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/fNsXdbT
Your Monday Evening Briefing
By BY PENN BULLOCK AND DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/hpB3TcR
At a military hospital in Ukraine, wounded soldiers pour in from the front lines in the east.
By BY PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT BY LYNSEY ADDARIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/YUNPbOM
Conservatives celebrate Musk’s deal to buy Twitter.
By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/7RbLPTB
Australia election: Why is there compulsory voting?
It is one of the only English-speaking nations to have mandatory voting, and people widely support it. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/f0DGW3F
L. McCrae Dowless Jr., 66, Dies; Operative at Heart of Election Scandal
By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/lVpP3WH
Blinken and Austin meet in Kyiv with Zelensky.
By BY EDUARDO MEDINA AND MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/6dGLgyj
What We Know About the DeSantis-Disney Rift
By BY GIULIA HEYWARD from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/hlyP1G5
Firefighter Is Killed When Ceiling Collapses in Brooklyn House Fire
By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS AND ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/KLlsot2
Emmanuel Macron Defeats Marine Le Pen for Second Term as French President
By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/xVkBIPv
Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France
He triumphs over his far-right rival and becomes the first president to win re-election in 20 years. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/53KZfHM
The Olympic hopeful turned bike-riding bank robber
When Tom Justice failed to make the Olympics he decided to use his cycling skills to rob banks instead. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/wAatzBI
Ethiopia's Lalibela struggles as war and Covid-19 keep tourists away
In the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela, civil war and Covid-19 have left many without livelihoods. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/LPtR4HW
David Nott: The war surgeon helping doctors save lives in Ukraine
David Nott worked in conflict zones around the world - now he's sharing his expertise in Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/c5WaknX
The bombing survivor accused of being fake
The woman caught in a Chernihiv school blast had her story on Instagram targeted by pro-Kremlin accounts. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l43rLNy
Rwanda genocide: 'I forgave my husband's killer - our children married'
The love story of a couple is being used to reconcile Rwandans 28 years after the genocide. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oWgvX2b
Colombia election: How TikTok is defining the presidential race
The social media platform has become a battleground as candidates reach out to young voters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/7xOFq5Q
Cooma jail: Prison that was once 'world's only jail for gay men'
Set in one of the coldest and windiest small towns in Australia, Cooma prison holds a dark secret. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/OhUIAwu
Artillery strikes hit Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, a scene of fighting since the earliest days of the war.
By BY THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/tDvwcqS
Puducherry prison uses dance therapy to rehabilitate inmates
A prison in India's Puducherry is using dance therapy to help convicts deal with stress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/EY7h2tD
A Site Holy to Jews and Muslims Returns as the Nexus of Conflict
By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/Rc5JdoY
Umang Gupta, Who Paved Way for Indian Tech Executives, Dies at 73
By BY DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/ADXaNwT
French election: Macron and Le Pen trade taunts as campaigning ends
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen make bitter attacks on each other ahead of Sunday's election. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/e7hIEjW
Russians Seize 42 Towns in Eastern Ukraine as Fighting Intensifies
By BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI, IVAN NECHEPURENKO AND MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/KFP3V54
Boy, 6, Critically Hurt After Plunging Down Elevator Shaft in the Bronx
By BY ED SHANAHAN, MIHIR ZAVERI AND ASHLEY WONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/LYCAckO
France election: What far-right leader Marine Le Pen said before… and now
Has Marine Le Pen's strong views on immigration, the EU and Nato shifted since the last election? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/T3cXGEA
Johnny Depp Confronted With Texts and Audio at Libel Trial
By BY JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/DWziew2
Ukrainians injured or killed by unexploded ammunition
Across Ukraine’s Kyiv region, efforts have begun to clear the countless pieces of unexploded ammunition left behind after fierce fighting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/NJ5bLrA
C.D.C. Issues Alert Over Cluster of Hepatitis Cases in Children
By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VXcNk0M
Where Do Travelers Need to Wear Masks Now?
By BY HEATHER MURPHY AND CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/hCEzoQB
The young rebels fighting for democracy
The BBC gained rare access to Myanmar's jungle training camps where protesters are turned into soldiers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/VFnuJyx
Johnny Depp, Accused of Spousal Abuse, Says Ex-Wife Was the Aggressor
By BY JULIA JACOBS AND COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/aDu9lsd
Shanghai lockdown: Whole communities relocated in anti-Covid drive
One community faces relocation to quarantine facilities more than 100 miles (160km) away. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/kUIn7Ew
Justice Department Appeals to Reinstate Transportation Mask Mandate
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Tzj2Xy5
Enough About Climate Change. Air Pollution Is Killing Us Now.
By BY BINYAMIN APPELBAUM from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/zf0Mhn5
Why Koreans could soon become a year younger
The new government has proposed getting rid of the country's age systems, but experts are divided. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/C7gQ8Kw
A Ukrainian fighter speaks from inside the besieged Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol.
By BY BRENT MCDONALD from NYT World https://ift.tt/nZmKtl3
Emmanuel Macron: From political outsider to president
Emmanuel Macron was dismissed as an outsider five years ago. Now, he faces a new challenge: his own record. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/6x4rpJB
Elon Musk Races to Secure Financing for Twitter Bid
By BY LAUREN HIRSCH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/OvrmcTh
Why women vote for India PM Narendra Modi's BJP
India's PM is an alpha male who leads a patriarchal party - so what's the appeal? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/4zlXPBK
Are there affordable ways to cut your heating bill?
Alternatives to gas and oil heating are becoming more popular but are still expensive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/XGYrzQZ
Wayne Quilliam: Photographing the diversity of Aboriginal Australia
Australia has hundreds of Indigenous groups - and Wayne Quilliam is hoping to photograph them all. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/CIZ5fA8
A Departing House Democrat Traces 30 Years of G.O.P. History
By BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/bmMV1Tp
