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Two farmers take a break from sowing their field with oat, east of Kyiv on April 16.

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It's planting season in Ukraine, and that means problems for global food supply

5:00am April 20, 2022

by Ayen Bior

Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent ripples beyond the immediate conflict zone, breaking supply chains and creating food shortages as two of the world's biggest food exporters went to war.

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Workers in protective gear register residents for COVID-19 testing in the Jingan district of western Shanghai, China, on April 1, 2022. Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as coronavirus rules that shut down China's largest

Shanghai eases COVID rules and allows 4 million more people out of their homes

2:59am April 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

An official says the virus is under control in some parts of the city. Meanwhile, the IMF cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted.

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How daily life in Russia has changed since the country invaded Ukraine

7:29pm April 19, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in Russia looks like since the country invaded Ukraine.

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A woman walks next to a damaged building after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland on Tuesday, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 19)

5:02pm April 19, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian officials have said a major offensive is coming

5:00pm April 19, 2022

by Brian Mann

Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials report fierce clashes across a wide front in the east and south.

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6 dead from bombing attack that hit a boys' school in Kabul

4:38pm April 19, 2022

by Diaa Hadid

An attack that hit a boys' school in Afghanistan's capital has left students dead and wounded. It's the latest in sectarian violence against Shia Muslims since the Taliban took control in 2021.

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After fleeing northern Ukraine, a family works to start a new life

4:38pm April 19, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

A family who fled the northern city of Chernihiv resettled in western Ukraine. Four weeks after they escaped, they're adjusting to a quieter normal life and dealing with their traumas.

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Who's checking the fact checkers?

4:38pm April 19, 2022

The latest weapon in the disinformation war: Fake fact checkers. Some channels on the app Telegram look like independent fact checkers, but are pro-Russian propaganda outlets spreading falsities.

45 cities in China are in some sort of COVID lockdown. Here's the toll that's taking

4:38pm April 19, 2022

by Emily Feng

More than half of China's biggest cities are still under some form of lockdown measures. They're costing people economically and emotionally.

A former Israeli prime minister went to jail — where he wrote a memoir

4:38pm April 19, 2022

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about his book, "Searching for Peace: A Memoir of Israel." He's said he's innocent, but went to prison for corruption charges.