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There’s already talk of building similar phone booths in Europe for people to call their loved ones lost during the global pandemic. The owner of this one said he hopes they build it in secluded places so grieving people can use them in peace
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There is something to dialing an old phone, the act of actually winding the numbers yourself that adds to the powerful experience. The owner says the confined space forces people to truly reckon with their emotions, which he sees as a way for people to find healing & move forward
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Max Schlund actually used to be called Rostislav Teslyuk in Russia. His partner’s brother said Schlund served as a senior lieutenant in the Russian Air Force. In 2022 Schlund completed a transaction to buy an apartment in Moscow, according to Russia’s property registry.
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Here are some of the other figures involved in public rallies and online work to push a pro-Kremlin message. Seewald is behind a Telegram account called that shares memes and German translations of Putin's speeches. He's been cited by Bavaria's verfassungsschutz as an extremist.
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Please read the full story for more reporting from @zverev_live @m_tsvetkova and @reporter_polina. As always, great to work with @ChristianLowe4 and @jmaclondon on this. reuters.com/investigates/s…
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Over the summer in Berlin, a man in a suit attended an event held by the German Communist Party. At one of the event panels ("Peace with Russia") the businessman, Oleg Eremenko, argued that Ukrainian youths were being taught to hate Russia. @Reuters reuters.com/investigates/s…
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Eremenko confirmed to Reuters that he worked for the GRU. He said he served inside Russia but declined to give details. “I served, and that’s it,” he said. “I’m now in Germany in, let’s say, a civilian status,” promoting Russian culture and memorialising World War Two dead.
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Eremenko has also been pictured with Igor Girkin. Six yrs ago, Eremenko took part in a Russian dating show where a close associate of Girkin appeared on stage as one of his friends. Asked about it all, he said: “Too much information will do no favours for the pro-Russian side"
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When my German doctor told me to imagine my favourite tree approaching me to relax this is not what she had in mind (disinfectant robot)
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“Three health officials who asked to remain anonymous told me they believe that the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in India has already crossed the 10,000 figure.” twitter.com/RanaAyyub/stat…
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I keep getting lost in Shibuya station, which I’m glad to learn isn’t unique to me. This map doesn’t help at all www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2021…
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The whole thing is kind of … just surreal. Venues and lobbies are constantly sprayed down with disinfectant by workers sometimes wearing PPE with the Olympic Rings. When I got back to my hotel yesterday I almost slipped on floors that are frequently washed down with Lysol
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The athlete who is missing was due to return to Uganda with other staff on the 20th without participating in the Olympics, NHK reports. A city official says the head of the team has all of the athletes' passports and the weightlifter also didn't have time to exchange cash
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日本語でも配信しました。「解除の日」遠い医療現場、聖マリアンナ病院の葛藤 jp.reuters.com/article/health…
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I spoke to a Japanese office worker who said he called the Ukrainian embassy to volunteer to fight on Monday.
"It's not that I want to go to a war, it's more that I would rather go than see children forced to carry guns," the 39-year-old said. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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Israeli Olympic team members killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics were remembered during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday with a moment of silence, the first time this has happened. reuters.com/world/middle-e…
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“Alkfreies Bier, Bässe, Biontech” ベルリンのワクチン接種会場 twitter.com/hilmarschmundt…
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“We are fugitives now,” Myint Htwe told Reuters by phone from one of several hideouts, having left his wife and two children behind for their safety. “We are working in secret, together.” reuters.com/article/us-mya… @poppymcp #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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1/ NEW: A decade on from Japan's earthquake and tsunami, survivors have been left forever changed by the aftermath of their incomprehensible loss. I visited two cities decimated by the 2011 disaster. Here's the story of three survivors: reuters.com/investigates/s…
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Japan officially announced an easing of border restrictions just now. After the rules are eased next week (Nov. 8) foreign students, trainees, and workers will be able to enter the country. twitter.com/nyukoku_news/s…
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Japan imported 28 million doses of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine through late April, but has so far used only 15% of the stockpile, with the remaining 24 million doses sitting in freezers. reuters.com/world/asia-pac… @swiftrocky
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