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In Ukraine, a young gymnast's Olympic dreams hit by war

Moments after wailing air raid sirens stopped short Eva Evstratenko's gymnastics class, forcing the nine-year-old into a basement for shelter, she was back on the mat, determined to keep pushing.. "We came back up and continued to train because the sirens stopped, but now we are without electricity," Provotorova said, watching over her proteges.

China halts short-term visas for S. Koreans, Japanese over Covid travel curbs

China suspended issuing short-term visas to South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday, its embassies in Seoul and Tokyo said, in apparent retaliation for restrictions imposed on Chinese travellers over Covid concerns.. "Chinese embassies and consulates in Korea will suspend the issuance of short-term visas for Korean citizens," Beijing's embassy in Seoul said.

Gupta's giant utensils take over glitzy Paris store

For the next few weeks, well-heeled shoppers at Le Bon Marche store in Paris will sniff perfumes and peruse designer dresses in the shadow of vast, three-storey sculptures made from pots and pans.. Le Bon Marche invites a top artist each year to exhibit in their store and take over their window displays. 

Novelist Paul Auster addresses US gun violence in new book

The popular US novelist Paul Auster is turning his sights on America's epidemic of gun violence in a hard-hitting, 100-page essay that features photos from mass shootings.. The book features dozens of black and white photos by Ostrander of the scenes of mass shootings, such as the LGBTQ nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida in 2016.

Big Tech sued by Seattle schools over mental health 'crisis'

The public school district in the US city of Seattle has filed a lawsuit against big tech companies for allegedly causing mental harm, depression and anxiety among students.. Public school officials said they are "holding social media companies accountable for the harm they have wreaked on the social, emotional, and mental health" of students.

Greece seeks 'definitive return' of Parthenon Marbles

Greece insisted Monday that Britain return for good the Parthenon Marbles that have been in British possession for two centuries, adding negotiations about their fate were "not easy.". The negotiations are not easy," Oikonomou said.

Rights groups again fear for Syria's cross-border aid

International aid groups warn that millions of people in northern Syria could be completely cut from lifesaving assistance should a United Nations vote fail to extend cross-border aid operations from Turkey.. "Ending cross-border aid now would be equivalent to a death sentence for many of those that depend on it," Hiba Zayadin of Human Rights Watch told AFP. - 'Bare minimum' - Such a move would derail the lifesaving supplies delivered from across the Turkish border into Syria to an average of 2.7 million people who benefitted from it every month in 2022, according to UN figures.

Top restaurant noma to close at the end of 2024

Copenhagen restaurant noma, one of the world's top eateries with three Michelin stars, said Monday it would close at the end of 2024 to reinvent itself as a food laboratory.. Winter 2024 will be the last season of noma as we know it", the restaurant, wrote in a post on Instagram.

Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the lives of at least 56 people.. The DRC has had more than a dozen epidemics, the deadliest claiming the lives of 2,280 people in 2020. gm-ho/txw/lc