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Ukrainian volunteers deliver bodies, and closure, to troops’ families

By Herbert Villarraga YAMPIL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Combing the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, a group of volunteers have made it their mission to search for the bodies of fallen soldiers and return them to their families. Despite the daily horrors of their work, members of the “Black Tulip” organisation say they believe they are performing …

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Eastern Ukraine ice arena destroyed in Russian attack, hockey federation says

KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack destroyed an ice arena in the town of Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Monday, the Ukrainian ice hockey federation said, after earlier reports of a missile hitting the town and injuring two people. “So it is that since the start of the war, the Russian occupiers have destroyed …

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Russians angry at commanders over Ukrainian strike that killed scores

MAKIIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian nationalists and some lawmakers have demanded punishment for commanders they accused of ignoring dangers as anger grew over the killing of dozens of Russian soldiers in one of the deadliest strikes of the Ukraine conflict. In a rare disclosure, Russia’s defence ministry said 63 soldiers were killed in the Ukrainian strike …

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Credit Suisse reshuffles investment bank after senior departure – memos

By Andres Gonzalez and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Credit Suisse announced a series of staff changes on Tuesday following the departure of the co-head of its European investment banking operation, according to internal memos seen by Reuters and confirmed by a company spokesperson. The Swiss bank, in the midst of an overhaul that …

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Britain could join Amazon Fund to help Brazil control deforestation – UK minister

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Britain is considering joining the billion-dollar Amazon Fund reopened by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to finance sustainability in the rainforest, British environment minister Therese Coffey said. “It is something we are seriously looking at,” Coffey told Reuters on Monday in Brasilia, where she attended Lula’s inauguration on Sunday. She said …

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