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Ukrainian refugees find shelter and solace in Polish theatre

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Przemsyl, Poland Reuters Ukrainian mothers and their young children found shelter in an ornate theatre in the Polish border town of Przemysl on Saturday, where they were able to get some rest after their harrowing journey.  For Tanya, a 34-year-old from Berdychiv in northern Ukraine, it was a relief to finally have some help with […]

Red Cross urges safe passage for people, aid in Ukraine’s Mariupol

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Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The International Committee of the Red Cross called on the warring parties on Thursday to let people leave the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol safely and to allow aid in. Up to 40 ICRC staff and their families had to flee the port along with other civilians on Wednesday, because they had […]

Scant progress in peace talks as Ukrainian cities pounded in more Russian attacks

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Kyiv/Lviv, Ukraine Reuters Rescue workers on Thursday dug survivors out of the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol which Ukraine said had been hit by a Russian air strike as people sheltered there from bombardments. Russia denied striking the theatre. But Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under renewed Russian shelling on Thursday […]

West End theatre turns migrant camp to get London audience talking

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Thomson Reuters Foundation London theatre-goers used to spectating in comfort are in for a rude awakening after the authors of a play swapped the traditional plush velvet seating for wooden benches and covered the floor with soil to simulate the feel of a migrant camp. The Playhouse Theatre in London’s West End aims to immerse […]