April 6, 2022: Russian forces pound key Ukrainian cities, Oklahoma abortion ban, U.S. defense chief, Gaetz heated exchange, Hong Kong
1. Artillery pounded key cities in Ukraine, as its president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new and tougher sanctions being readied against Russia in response to civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes.
2. Russian artillery fire killed at least two people and wounded five at a humanitarian aid distribution point as Moscow's forces bombarded towns and cities in eastern Ukraine, local officials said. Authorities in the eastern region of Luhansk urged civilians to evacuate "while it is safe.”
3. Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison.
4. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of over-estimating Russia's military capability.
5. Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlors.
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1. Artillery pounded key cities in Ukraine, as its president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new and tougher sanctions being readied against Russia in response to civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes.
2. Russian artillery fire killed at least two people and wounded five at a humanitarian aid distribution point as Moscow's forces bombarded towns and cities in eastern Ukraine, local officials said. Authorities in the eastern region of Luhansk urged civilians to evacuate "while it is safe.”
3. Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state except in medical emergencies, penalizing those who do with up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison.
4. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of over-estimating Russia's military capability.
5. Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlors.
#Russia
#Ukraine
#Zelenskiy
#Kyiv
#Oklahoma
#AbortionBan
#Moscow
#LloydAustin
#HongKong
#COVID
#News
#Reuters
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