UN warns of trafficking as 40,000 more flee Ukraine
More than 40,000 more Ukrainian refugees fled in 24 hours, the United Nations said Wednesday, as it warned of traffickers seeking to exploit vulnerable women and children on the move.
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Montreux Jazz Festival gets back into the swing
The Montreux Jazz Festival is to return this summer promising a "dizzying panorama of sound" after two years muted by the pandemic, with Diana Ross, Bjork, Stormzy and Herbie Hancock in the line-up unveiled on Wednesday.
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Biden accuses Putin of Ukraine genocide as humanitarian corridors paused
US President Joe Biden accused Vladimir Putin of committing genocide against civilians in Ukraine, as Kyiv halted humanitarian corridors in several parts of the country Wednesday deemed "too dangerous" for evacuations.
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French prosecutors raid pizza plant after E.coli outbreak
Prosecutors on Wednesday searched a Buitoni frozen pizza factory in northern France, the suspected source of an E.coli outbreak that has left dozens of children sick, police said.
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JPMorgan Chase profits fall 42%; warns of hit from inflation, Ukraine
JPMorgan Chase reported Wednesday that quarterly earnings tumbled as the banking giant set aside $902 million for bad loans, citing "downside risks" including the Ukraine war and surging inflation.
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Tuchel 'proud' of Chelsea despite Champions League heartbreak
Thomas Tuchel hailed his "special team" after Chelsea's reign as European champions came to an agonising end, with his task now to lift his players for a crucial FA Cup semi-final this weekend.
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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 80
The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.
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Real Madrid's veteran thoroughbreds keeping European Cup dream alive
Real Madrid were given an almighty scare by Chelsea on Tuesday but the eternal brilliance of Luka Modric and Karim Benzema prevailed and now they are in sight of their 14th European Cup.
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Stocks mostly fall, oil gains tracking soaring inflation
Stock markets mostly fell and oil prices extended gains Wednesday as investors pored over data showing further spikes to inflation.
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Palestinian lawyer killed in Israel West Bank clashes
A Palestinian rights lawyer was killed in clashes Wednesday close to Nablus, the fifth day of Israeli operations in the West Bank following a spate of attacks in the Jewish state, Palestinian officials said.
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