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Russia-Ukraine war reaches 100 days: By the numbers

The invasion of Ukraine has lasted 100 days, with no end yet in sight as Russia and Ukraine continue to fight for control of eastern Ukraine. Russia maintains that it is conducting a "special operation" in its neighboring country, and the "operation" has taken a significant toll on the Ukrainian people. Nearly 15 million people have reportedly fled their homes since the invasion started, according to the latest data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The data indicates that around 6.8 million Ukrainian residents have headed for neighboring countries while an additional (estimated) 8 million remain displaced within the country itself. The latest count shows that 3,627,178 people went to Poland, 989,357 went to Romania, 971,417 went to Russia, 682,594 went to Hungary, 479,513 went to Moldova, 461,164 went to Slovakia and 30,092 went to Belarus. Those numbers continue to climb. Most of the refugees are women and ch...

Erdogan urges Russia, Ukraine 'end this tragedy'

  ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russian and Ukrainian delegations to "put an end to this tragedy" as he hosted talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. The face-to-face talks at the Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul are aimed at trying to end a war that has killed an estimated 20,000 people and forced more than 10 million from their homes. It is the first time that the two countries' delegations, who arrived in Turkey on Monday, met after several rounds of talks by videoconference.                            "The two parties have legitimate concerns, it's possible to reach a solution acceptable to the international community," Erdogan said. "It's up to the two parties to put an end to this tragedy," he insisted, adding that the "extension of the conflict is in no one's interest". Turkey on March 10 hosted the first meeting between Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers since the invasion of Ukraine las...

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

  Coronavirus Cases: 239,303,783 view by country Deaths: 4,877,149 Recovered: 216,556,048 # Country, Other Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths New Deaths Total Recovered New Recovered Active Cases Serious, Critical Tot Cases/ 1M pop Deaths/ 1M pop Total Tests Tests/ 1M pop Population World 239,303,783 +282,121 4,877,149 +4,583 216,556,048 +296,644 17,870,586 81,578 30,700 625.7 1 USA 45,327,525 +14,172 734,801 +190 34,809,893 +12,728 9,782,831 16,892 135,923 2,203 660,078,364 1,979,367 333,479,557 2 India 34,000,392 +15,913 451,219 +228 33,335,031 +22,580 214,142 8,944 24,333 323 585,038,043 418,689 1,397,309,368 3 Brazil 21,582,738 601,266 20,694,669 286,803 8,318 100,625 2,803 63,776,166 297,342 214,487,273 4 UK 8,231,437 +38,520 137,944 +181 6,724,341 +37,646 1,369,152 747 120,446 2,018 315,278,717 4,613,310 68,341,111 5 Russia 7,832,964 +28,190 218,345 +973 6,894,285 +20,706 720,334 2,300 53,645 1,495 197,600,000 1,353,292 146,014,362 6 Turkey 7,508,975 +33,860 66,605 +237 ...