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Ukrainian official reports heavy clashes in northeast

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A senior Ukrainian official reported intense fighting in the country’s northeast on Sunday, with Kyiv’s forces holding their ground and making progress in certain areas. In response, Russia’s military claimed that Ukrainian forces had been halted in the northeast. They also stated that three Ukrainian drones attempting to strike Moscow were brought down, and a … Read more

Two million stranded as worst floods in decades hit Bangladesh’s northeast

Officials said Saturday that rivers in Bangladesh burst their banks, causing the worst flooding in the country’s northeast in nearly two decades, stranding roughly two million people. Floodwater rushing from India’s northeast breached a major embankment on the Barak River, inundating at least 100 villages at Zakiganj in Bangladesh, said Mosharraf Hossain, the chief government … Read more

Higher prices cooled US housing market in March

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Sales of existing US homes dropped for the second one directly month in March, an industry survey said Wednesday, a signal that higher mortgage prices and rising costs are taking the wind out of the booming area’s sails. Sales fell 2.7 percent ultimate month to a seasonally adjusted annualized fee of 5.77 million, which was … Read more