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2022-03-02 21:00:16 White House unveils Covid strategy to usher in new normal as pandemic eases

‘Test to treat’ model will over free anti-viral pills after a positive test as part of four-pronged approach• US politics liveThe White House released a 96-page plan on Wednesday to shift the fight against Covid-19 and “help move America forward safely”, past a crisis footing to a new “normal”.Announcement of the plan follows promises made in Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech late on Tuesday, which emphasized rapid rollout of a new “test to treat” model with free anti-viral pills after a positive test. Continue reading...

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2022-03-02 21:00:11 We must confront Russian propaganda – even when it comes from those we respect | George Monbiot

The grim truth is that for years, a small part of the ‘anti-imperialist’ left has been recycling Vladimir Putin’s falsehoodsYes, there is something we can do. Something that, even if small, is meaningful. The propaganda war has always been crucial to Vladimir Putin. He uses floods of disinformation to confuse and misdirect people overseas and bolster support at home. The Kremlin knows that every action requires an apparatus of justification. Russia cannot continue its costly war without the consent of its troops and many other citizens.Putin’s troll factories are notorious for turning out misleading claims, but their power is limited by their lack of credibility. What serves him well, as a study by Cardiff University’s crime and security research institute suggests, are “organic comments”: statements by real people, repeating and amplifying his propaganda. These are liked or upvoted by his bots then reproduced in Russian media to create the impression that he has widespread overseas support.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2022-03-02 21:00:07 Sanctions and boycotts: the west’s response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Governments are imposing sanctions while European and US companies have severed tiesThe west has severed trading relationships with Vladimir Putin’s Russia on a scale thought unimaginable only a week ago. As tanks edge towards Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, governments around the world have taken coordinated action, using sanctions to target Russia’s banking system, state-controlled companies and powerful oligarchs. Under self-imposed restrictions, companies in Europe and the US have followed suit, with energy firms severing corporate ties and brands refusing to export their consumer goods. Here are the actions taken so far: Continue reading...

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2022-03-02 20:20:33 Worldwide fashion industry urged to show support for Ukraine

Some brands and designers have already issued statements and stopped Russian revenue streams• Russia-Ukraine crisis: live newsPressure is growing for designers to use their catwalk platform to show solidarity with Ukraine, and for luxury brands to cut off their Russian revenue streams.Balenciaga has become the first Paris fashion week brand to make a statement of solidarity with Ukraine. Ahead of a show scheduled for Sunday, the brand said it “would open our platforms in the next few days to report and relay the information around the situation in Ukraine”. It also made a donation to the World Food Programme.Kyiv has a strong contemporary fashion scene, and many design studios and fashion companies across Europe have Ukrainian team members. Strong feeling among those on the ground at fashion week, however, has not so far been reflected in action at boardroom level. Russian consumers account for about 3% of global luxury sales.TsUM Kyiv, a department store in the Ukrainian capital, has been closed since the Russian invasion began, with plans for its underground car park to be converted into a hospital. The store is leading calls for the fashion industry to show support by ceasing trade with Russia. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/worldwide-fashion-industry-urged-to-show-support-for-ukraine

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2022-03-02 20:20:29 EU carbon permit prices crash after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Slump effectively lowers cost of emitting carbon for the most polluting companiesRussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsThe price of carbon permits in Europe has crashed dramatically following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, lowering the cost of emitting carbon for the EU’s most polluting companies.Permit prices, which are part of the European Union’s (EU) emissions trading scheme, were launched in 2005, and reached a high of €97 (£80) in early February, but have now slumped below €70. Prices were on course to drop to almost €60 on Wednesday afternoon, representing the biggest fall since 2014. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/02/eu-carbon-permit-prices-crash-after-russian-invasion-of-ukraine

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2022-03-02 20:20:25 People of colour fleeing Ukraine attacked by Polish nationalists

Non-white refugees face violence and racist abuse in Przemyśl, as police warn of fake reports of ‘migrants committing crimes’Russia-Ukraine crisis: live newsPolice in Poland have warned that fake reports of violent crimes being committed by people fleeing Ukraine are circulating on social media after Polish nationalists attacked and abused groups of African, south Asian and Middle Eastern people who had crossed the border last night.Attackers dressed in black sought out groups of non-white refugees, mainly students who had just arrived in Poland at Przemyśl train station from cities in Ukraine after the Russian invasion. According to the police, three Indians were beaten up by a group of five men, leaving one of them hospitalised. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/02/people-of-colour-fleeing-ukraine-attacked-by-polish-nationalists

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2022-03-02 20:20:21 Russia economy could shrink by 7% as result of Ukraine sanctions

Repercussions from war expected to lead to much deeper recession than the one caused by Covid, say analystsRussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsRussia’s economy is expected to plunge into a deeper recession than the one caused by Covid-19 as a result of western sanctions and the country’s increasing isolation after invading Ukraine.Economists said measures imposed on Russian banks and companies by the US, EU, UK and their allies were having a severe impact on financial markets in Moscow and would inflict more damage on Russia’s wider economy over time. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/russia-economy-could-shrink-by-7-per-cent-as-result-of-ukraine-sanctions-war-recession-covid

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2022-03-02 20:20:17 UN votes to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal

In an emergency session, 141 of the 193 member states voted for the resolution, 35 abstained and five voted againstRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThe United Nations has voted overwhelmingly for a resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for the immediate withdrawal of its forces, in a global expression of outrage that highlighted Russia’s increasing isolation.In an emergency session of the UN’s general assembly, 141 of the 193 member states voted for the resolution, 35 abstained and five voted against. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote

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2022-03-02 20:00:26 Ukrainian boy, five, arrives in Ireland for leukaemia treatment

Leonid Shapoval had been due to get a bone marrow transplant in Kyiv but had to flee with his familyA five-year-old Ukrainian boy with leukaemia who fled war-torn Kyiv on medical advice has arrived in Cork where he hopes to get life-saving treatment.Leonid Shapoval and his family were urged by his doctors last week to leave Ukraine, just days before he was due to get a bone marrow transplant. His mother’s aunt, Victoria Walden, who lives in Cork, told RTÉ that the doctors were unequivocal. Continue reading...

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2022-03-02 19:40:21 How to move: exercising with fibromyalgia

Exercise can exacerbate fibro symptoms – but it can be one of the most effective ways to alleviate them tooFibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes widespread muscle pain and tenderness. It is often accompanied by fatigue, altered sleep, cognitive disturbance and emotional distress. It usually develops in middle adulthood and affects more women than men. In Australia, fibromyalgia affects 2% to 5% of the population.An exercise physiologist, Sarah Comensoli, says many people with fibromyalgia worry exercise will make their pain worse. That concern is reasonable – it isn’t uncommon that people with fibromyalgia experience more post-workout pain and tiredness when they first begin exercising. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/mar/03/how-to-move-exercising-with-fibromyalgia

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