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A downed Russian Sukhoi Su-25 assault aircraft pictured in Kharkiv on March 8.

Russia’s bombing of maternity and children’s hospital an ‘atrocity,’ Zelensky says

By Jack Guy, Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Paul P. Murphy, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Celine Alkhaldi and Katie Polglase, CNN Russian forces bombed a maternity and children’s hospital in southern Ukraine, authorities there said Wednesday, an attack described by the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as an “atrocity.” The attack came despite Russia agreeing to a 12-hour pause

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People lie on the floor of a hospital during shelling in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on March 4.

As Ukrainians contend with Russia’s unprovoked invasion, Covid-19 is complicating the picture

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing a devastating humanitarian crisis in the country, with at least two million people fleeing into neighboring countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that the deteriorating conditions will make it easier for Covid-19 to spread. “Anytime you disrupt society like

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The state-owned Russia 24 channel said this photo of Brittney Griner was taken at a police station.

Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia as supporters work desperately to free them

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several Americans who have yet to secure their freedom from a country increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought forth global condemnation from governments and peoples alike,

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The state-owned Russia 24 channel said this photo of Brittney Griner was taken at a police station.

Basketball star Brittney Griner is the latest American to be detained in Russia as supporters work desperately to free them

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several Americans who have yet to secure their freedom from a country increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought forth global condemnation from governments and peoples alike,

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Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world's biggest e-commerce platforms

Exclusive: Skin whitening creams containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce sites, new report finds

By Meera Senthilingam, CNN Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms, including websites run by eBay, Amazon and Alibaba, a new report by the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) finds. The report, shared exclusively with CNN ahead of publishing, is the third by the

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