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WorldA small boat, a vast sea and a desperate escape from Russia
NEW YORK — A series of knocks rattled his apartment door one day last fall, and Maksim peered through the peephole to see two soldiers in uniform. They were military enlistment officers, he knew, expanding the vast conscription effort for the war in Ukraine to Russia’s remote Far East.
Australia to replace monarch on banknote with design honouring Indigenous culture
SYDNEY — Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on its A$5 banknote with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture, the country's central bank said on Thursday (Feb 2).