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Australia Warns of Impact If China Suffers Sharper Slowdown
Australia Warns of Impact If China Suffers Sharper Slowdown
The impact of a deeper economic deterioration in China will be mainly felt in Australia through weaker trade
2023-09-25 08:46
Jury begins weighing death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
Jury begins weighing death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
A jury is deliberating whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue should receive the death penalty or life in prison without parole
2023-08-01 21:48
‘You can still smell the blood’: Inside the village where more than 50 were killed by a Russian missile
‘You can still smell the blood’: Inside the village where more than 50 were killed by a Russian missile
Many woke up dazed in the Ukraine’s Hroza on Friday – with the village in the northeast of the country having lost a fifth of residents in the devastation caused by a Russian missile strike the previous day. Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has said the village only had 330 residents – and that at least 52 had been killed in the assault. He added that every family had at least one person they knew at the wake for Ukrainian soldier Andrii Kozyr inside the cafe (and grocery shop) that was wrecked by the missile. That wake followed a funeral that had been an attempt to rebury a father who had been killed in Russian-occupied territory last year. Now candles mark the spot where the lives of those mourners were lost. Residents have said that the cafe, Hrozivske, had been closed for much of the time since Russia’s invasion began in February last year, and that the wake had marked one of the first major events of its reopening. The strike that followed is one of the deadliest of the war. Alina, 23 – who only wanted to be known by her first name – moved to the village after marrying a local three years ago. Alina says herself and her husband were due to be at the memorial, but their car engine faltered and they couldn’t make it in time. “We were meant to be there. We were meant to be dead,” she says. Now all she feels is anger at the missile strike. “They were just normal people living a normal life,” she says of those who died. “Most of them were farmers, working with wheat and barley.” The village, in the Kharkiv region, was founded in 1922, and its name translates as “thunderstorm”. It was first occupied by Russian forces in February 2022 and was liberated by Ukrainian forces that September. Alina says that when the village was occupied by Moscow’s forces, mostly older people stayed behind as the younger residents fled. When the village was due to celebrate its centennial anniversary last year, she says that residents spent the time hiding in their cellars. “We felt enormous joy when Russian forces left,” she continues. “It was great to be Ukraine again. [Now] I have no words for what’s happened.” Hroza had 501 inhabitants before the invasion according to local journalist Iryna Antoniuk, who is a correspondent with the My-Ukraina [We Are Ukraine] TV Channel. She says that half of the 300 or so who remained in the village had been in attendance at the wake. In a morning visit to the village, less than 24 hours after the attack Ms Antoniuk says “you can still smell the blood” among the wreckage. “It’s a tiny little village,” says Ms Antoniuk. “This building that was hit, was in the very centre, so it’s so noticeable. Immediately, when you enter the village, you notice it. People have started bringing flowers now to pay tribute.” Workers at the local cemetery cut down trees and mowed grass to prepare graves for those killed. They are to be buried not far from the soldier Kozyr, whose wake they were attending. Residents also gathered to mourn in groups in the village centre, which was largely deserted except for people picking up humanitarian aid, including materials to repair their damaged houses. Dr Robert Dale, Senior Lecturer of Russian History at Newcastle University says: “Hroza... has seen much bombardment during the Russian offensive. “This is a location that as a borderland area has long been a site of conflict, and at the sharp end of wars. The Kharkiv region suffered very badly in the ‘Russian’ Civil War, the Holodomor, and the area changed hands repeatedly in the Second World War... Perhaps one reason for why Hroza seems to have so little recorded history is that these rural regions have been ravaged throughout the twentieth century.” He added: “The Kharkiv region’s proximity to the Russian border means that it has born much of the brunt of... this conflict.” The Hroza victims made up most of the 54 civilians killed in the country over the previous 24 hours, Ukraine's presidential office said Friday. The UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, said he was "shocked and saddened" by the attack. In a sign of the continuing assault Ukrainians face in the Kharkiv region. On Friday morning, Ukrainian officials said another two Russian missiles had killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother in the city of Kharkiv itself. Emergency crews pulled the boy's body from the rubble of a building. He was wearing pyjamas with a Spider Man design. The strike also killed the boy's grandmother and wounded an 11-month-old child, the interior minister Klymenko said. The regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said that in all, 30 people were wounded. Rescue operations were continuing. Officials said preliminary information indicated that the Kremlin's forces used two Iskander missiles in the attack, the same as in the strike on Hroza. The attack may have only lasted seconds, but Alina says she will feel the hurt for a long time. “I knew every single person that has died. They were our buddies, our friends, our family and neighbours,” she says. Read More Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian women’s rights ‘freedom fighter’ Narges Mohammadi Ukraine-Russia war – live: Latest missile strike by Putin’s forces kills boy and his grandmother in Kharkiv Berlin exists on the border of freedom and chaos – it’s why I keep coming back
2023-10-07 01:46
Logan Paul and Jake Paul open about their feud, Problem Child says ‘didn’t want that conversation to air’
Logan Paul and Jake Paul open about their feud, Problem Child says ‘didn’t want that conversation to air’
Logan Paul also called his younger brother, Jake, 'wise' as he spoke about the connection the two share
2023-09-17 18:28
Moderate US Republicans call for change to rule that eased McCarthy's ouster
Moderate US Republicans call for change to rule that eased McCarthy's ouster
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON A growing number of moderate Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday
2023-10-05 05:56
Chargers, QB Justin Herbert agree to 5-year extension worth $262.5 million, AP source says
Chargers, QB Justin Herbert agree to 5-year extension worth $262.5 million, AP source says
Justin Herbert is set to become the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, agreeing to a five-year, $262.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday
2023-07-26 07:54
Mike Johnson: Republicans got a Speaker elected. Now begins the hard part
Mike Johnson: Republicans got a Speaker elected. Now begins the hard part
Despite the applause as Mike Johnson won the gavel, the party must show it can stop infighting and govern.
2023-10-26 04:22
Traveling with Milley: A reporter recalls how America's top soldier was most at home with his troops
Traveling with Milley: A reporter recalls how America's top soldier was most at home with his troops
Gen. Mark Milley, in June, made his last trip to Normandy to honor those who fought on D-Day, and to celebrate with the young American soldiers in the French town that welcomes them every year
2023-09-29 12:15
On this Day, September 14, 1982, Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly dies
On this Day, September 14, 1982, Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly dies
Grace of Monaco aka Grace Kelly died on September 14, 1982, at 52 after getting into a car accident on the previous day
2023-09-14 15:18
Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals
Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists have received an unexpected boost from its main rival in next month’s national elections after his party won the mayor’s office of Barcelona following a tight vote at city hall
2023-06-18 03:52
Congo's president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
Congo's president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed
2023-09-21 23:59
Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025
Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025
Construction of Hyundai's first U.S. plant dedicated to making electric vehicles is moving quickly
2023-10-26 02:59