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Guns, not roses – here's the true story of penicillin’s first patient

Albert Alexander was dying. World War II was raging, and this police officer of the county of Oxford, England, had developed a severe case of sepsis after a cut on his face became badly infected. His blood was now teeming with deadly bacteria.

The Conversation

Editorial: California housing costs an obstacle for Ukraine's refugees

Russia's unprovoked invasion has displaced some 2 million Ukrainians in less than two weeks, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, making it "the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II." At our best, Americans and especially Californians take pride in our capacity to welcome the world's…

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The Ukrainian refugee crisis could last years – but host communities might not be prepared

More than 2 million Ukrainians – almost all women and children – have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022. The sudden exodus of Ukrainian refugees is at a scale not seen in Europe since World War II.

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‘Easier to survive outside cities’: Ukraine's countryside offers safe haven from Russian invasion

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered one of the largest population movements in Europe since World War II. As the Ukrainian army is fortifying the cities, many city dwellers have fled to the countryside, where they have discovered a rural population determined to resist for the long term.

France 24

Ukraine war at 2-week mark: Russians slowed but not stopped

Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II

The Independent UK

Mother of all sanctions: Can the West do without Russian oil and gas?

Europe's first full-scale invasion of a sovereign state since World War II, a refugee crisis to match and an endgame sure to upend more than just the West's resolve: as the EU turns up the heat on Vladimir Putin, it's already asking citizens to turn down their thermostats. How will…

France 24

Russian shelling forces 1.5 million Ukrainians to flee their homes

As Russia steps up its shelling of cities across Ukraine, the UN says 1.5 million people have now fled, the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II. Attempts to evacuate civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have failed once again. Residents are without power or water.

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VIDEO: WWII Enigma Machine, Other Encryption Devices Dating Back To 1870 Scanned And Modeled

The Deutsches Museum in Germany is working to unveil the secrets of the encryption devices.

Zenger

Ukraine-Russia latest news: Ceasefire in Mariupol as 1.5 million refugees flee war

This is ‘the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II’, says UN chief

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict that Europe has seen since World War II, with Russia conducting a multi-pronged offensive across the country

The Independent UK

Buffalo Trace Distillery evacuated after workers find World War II incendiary bomb

Buffalo Trace Distillery had a recent scare after an incendiary World War II bomb was found on the property, according to a company spokesperson.

Tribune News Service

Woman 'moved to tears' by support for her family's homeland

Sandra Myndiuk Davidson's dad came to the UK as a Ukrainian refugee during World War II

Liverpool Echo

Researchers Make Startling Find While Mapping Ocean Floor

Scientists came across a historic discovery while mapping the ocean floor — an oil tanker that dates back to World War II.

Zenger

Residents give their views on Raploch war hero memorial plans

Almost 70 soldiers from the community died in World War II alone

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'What we don't want is World War III' – Helen Clark on war in Ukraine

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: the background to the conflict, her impressions of Vladimir Putin and how it might end.

Zenger

Dutch Museum Returns Kandinsky Painting To Jewish Heirs, Art Initially Sold To Escape Nazis

The work, worth millions, was bought for a “pittance." Its owners were desperate to flee Amsterdam in World War II.

The Independent UK

Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor

The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal

Reason

No, We Shouldn't Attack Russia and Start World War III Over Ukraine

While it's tempting to defend the besieged nation from Putin's aggression, nuclear annihilation would be bad.

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Will Bunch: War in Ukraine demands that all of us pick a side — democracy or decadence

They dress like students, or dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie. Life during wartime in Ukraine — the kind of conflict that Europe thought it would never see in the 21st century — is less than a week old, and producing some shocking images that practically…

Los Angeles Times

NATO to dispatch troops to allies near Ukraine and Russia; Biden promises new aid, sanctions

KHARKIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops closed in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday in Europe’s largest ground conflict since World War II, leaders of the besieged nation urged their citizens to fight back.

France 24

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell: ‘Nobody can trust Putin’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces have launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea. This is the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II. Speaking to FRANCE 24 in an exclusive interview, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell slams Putin as untrustworthy: “After…

Los Angeles Times

Russian troops tighten net around Kyiv as Ukraine fighting rages

Bangkok Post

Pentagon orders 7,000 more troops to Europe

WASHINGTON: As Russian forces head toward Kyiv with what the Pentagon described as an apparent aim of "decapitating" the Ukrainian government, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an additional 7,000 troops to Europe with the Continent facing the biggest land war since World War II.

Tribune News Service

Putin declares war on Ukraine. What is behind the invasion?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked one of the biggest security crises in Europe since World War II by invading Ukraine, with barrages of missiles and artillery accompanying troops as they entered the country from multiple directions.

Al Jazeera

‘No other option’: Excerpts of Putin’s speech declaring war

Before launching the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II, Putin made an address.

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