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Russia Faces Financial Meltdown As Sanctions Slam Its Economy – The ruble crashed to a record low against the US dollar, the Russian central bank more than doubled interest rates to 20%, and the Moscow stock exchange was shuttered for the day. [cnn]

Many Civilians Feared Dead As Russian Artillery Attacks Kharkiv Residential Areas – Ukraine’s second-largest city bombarded during ceasefire talks, which end with no breakthrough. [busday]

‘We Were Told They Would Welcome Us’: Russian Soldier Moments Before His Death In Ukraine – Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya read what he said were the last words of a Russian soldier to his mother. [sky]

Interpol Issues Red Notices For Atul And Rajesh Gupta, On Cronje’s Last Day As ID Head – Cronje said, “This is my last day at the ID, so getting formal notification that these red notices have been issued – which paves the way for the Gupta brothers to be extradited – is bittersweet.” [news24]

UN Chief Calls New Climate Change Report An ‘Atlas Of Human Suffering’ — But It’s Not All Bad News – A new report says that climate change is a ‘threat to human wellbeing and planetary health and that humanity is on the brink of missing a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity’. [dailymav]

Where Are The Russian Oligarchs? This Twitter Feed Follows Their Private Jets – Jack Sweeney, 19, a University of Central Florida student, started tracking them on the Twitter feed Russian Oligarch Jets, which he launched over the weekend. [NBC]

Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Been Three Species, Scientists Say – The team say it is to be expected that more than one tyrannosaurus species evolved over their million-or-so years on Earth, as has been found for other dinosaurs. [guardian]

The Quiet Way Advertisers Are Tracking Your Browsing – Cookies are on the way out—but not enough is being done about browser fingerprinting. So what is it? [wired]

Trump’s Favourite COVID Origin Theory Of A Wuhan Lab Leak Just Got Crushed By New Research – The virus likely started with at least two animal transmissions at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, with a mammal such as a raccoon dog serving as a host before it spread to humans, the study found. [fortune]

US Manufacturers Report A Spike In Demand For Underground Shelters Since Russia Invaded Ukraine – Existential threats like nuclear war or climate change have prompted the rich to look at fallout bunkers, massive stockpiles of food and water, and even specially outfitted apocalypse condos. [businsider]

Unique Stellenbosch Gin Tasting Tour Really Hits The Spot – A great deal of time and skill goes into crafting the Western Cape’s finest gins. Here’s your chance to look behind the curtain. [here]

Western Military Observers Shocked At How Badly Russia’s Military Is Doing – Ukraine’s defence forces, bolstered by civilian volunteers, have managed to keep Russian forces from overrunning Ukraine’s two biggest cities. [vice]

Proteas Complete Epic Comeback In NZ With Crushing Win In 2nd Test, Series Drawn – It would have been difficult to imagine the Proteas picking themselves up from the innings and 276-run defeat in the first Test. [sport24]

Ukraine Crisis: Fifa And Uefa Suspend All Russian Clubs And National Teams – It means the Russian men’s team will not play their World Cup play-off matches next month and the women’s team have been banned from this summer’s Euro 2022 competition. [bbc]

How To Help Refugees Fleeing Ukraine – The following are just a few organizations working to provide critical aid to Ukrainian refugees. [mashable]

Joe Rogan Trolled After Sharing Fake News About Steven Seagal Joining Russian Forces – The post surfaced amid high-stakes talks between the nations, in which Ukraine demanded that the invading nation withdraw troops from their country. [newsau]

Riky Rick Wrote Letters To Bianca & His Kids Before Taking His Own Life — Reports – Emotional letters allegedly written by Riky Rick to his wife and children before his death have come to light. [timeslive]

Revealed – The Father Of Chelsy Davy’s Newborn Baby Was At Eton With Prince Harry – Chelsy Davy, 36, had given birth to her first child, a boy called Leo, in January without virtually anyone knowing she was pregnant. [dmail]

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