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No, you're not going crazy - package sizes are shrinking

Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 10:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices....

Live updates: Russia returns 210 dead Mariupol defenders

Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 06:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says Russia has so far turned over the bodies of 210 Ukrainian fighters killed in the battle for Mariupol. It says most of them were among the last...

Russia draws closer to capture of Ukraine's Donbas region

Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 06:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia drew closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories as the Kremlin claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces...

Live updates: Kyiv theater reopens with soldout performance

Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 07:19 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A theater in Ukraine’s capital has reopened for the first time since Russian forces invaded the country, and tickets sold out for Sunday's performance. Theater on Podil was the latest...

AP Exclusive: Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege

Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 07:17 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol where their last-ditch...

Crowds honour WWII veterans at Normandy D-Day celebrations

Monday, 6 June 2022, 15:33 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who...

Updated (2): British Prime Minister Johnson wins confidence vote

Monday, 6 June 2022, 09:25 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a vote of confidence among Tory MPs 211 to 148. The result was announced by Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee. The vote result means...

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms

Monday, 6 June 2022, 05:53 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia took aim Sunday at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad, as Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries...

And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen's Platinum Jubilee

Sunday, 5 June 2022, 20:05 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the balcony of Buckingham Palace Sunday, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of...

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