He pleads with the U.S. and France for modern air defenses.
2022
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Military slog ‘a dreadful mess, a huge strategic blunder’ for Putin
He underestimated the national pride and battlefield skills that Ukrainians built up over the past eight years of fighting Russian-backed separatists in the east.
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Ruslan Reiter enjoys second experience on international Paralympic stage
Maranacook graduate competes in 5 events in biathlon and Nordic skiing in Beijing.
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China reports first virus deaths since January 2021
Both fatalities occurred in elderly patients and one was not vaccinated, an official says
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British prime minister accused of crass comparison
Boris Johnson likens Ukrainians’ defense of their country to Brexit – as people’s instinct ‘to choose freedom.’
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American killed in Ukraine had flown into war to help sick partner
Jimmy Hill, 68, died in a Russian attack on Chernihiv, as Irina Teslenko received treatment at a local hospital.
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Albion rejects marijuana ordinance, passes solar moratorium and budget at Town Meeting
Voters at the Town Meeting approved the $1.19 million budget and a one-year moratorium on large-scale commercial solar arrays, but rejected a proposed marijuana licensing ordinance on Saturday.
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Four U.S. Marines die in NATO drill when Osprey crashes in Norway
The recovery operation is hampered by the risk of landslides in the mountains and the remoteness of the site.
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Afghanistan ranked world’s unhappiest country, even before Taliban
The U.S. spent $145 billion on development there, but ’20 years of investment … collapsed in just 11 days.’
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Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
‘They are opposite seasons. You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both melting at the same time,’ an ice expert says.