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Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of violating Orthodox Easter ceasefire

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, each reporting close to …

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Putin claims Russia will enact 32-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Easter weekend

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter …

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IN PHOTOS | Orthodox Easter arrives in Toronto

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A week after most Canadians have put away their decorations and moved on, Ukrainian, Greek and …

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Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war falters following drone strikes

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Orthodox Easter ceasefire took effect …

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On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, conquest

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination. …

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When did Easter become ‘spring Christmas’? Stressed parents would like to know

It creeps up on you, doesn’t it? One year, possibly (probably) pre-children, you vow never to get sucked into the consumerism, performance and stress of over-celebrating every holiday. “I’ll keep it simple,” you swear, somewhere around your child’s first set of family-matching Christmas pyjamas. “We won’t go overboard,” you mutter …

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Decoding all the nods and Easter eggs in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance

A viejito and a jibaro in a pava walk into a bar.… No, seriously, Bad Bunny’s 13-minute Super Bowl halftime performance was jam-packed with references to Puerto Rican life and Latino culture more broadly. The Spanish-language performance by the 31-year-old singer — born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — was highly …

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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with each side accusing the other of carrying out hundreds of attacks. Putin, who ordered thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine in February 2022, ordered Russian forces to “stop all …

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Pilgrims, tourists in St. Peter’s Square for Easter express shock over Pope’s death

They had come from around the world and crammed into St. Peter’s Square to hear Pope Francis deliver an appeal for peace on Easter. A day later, the Vatican announced he was dead. Tourists and pilgrims who flocked to Rome for Holy Week were dazed with shock at news Monday of the death of Francis, the morning after …

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Eggs are so expensive that some Americans are decorating potatoes this Easter

Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on its way, but people in the U.S. may have to think outside the basket this year. Eggs tend to be a staple for Easter celebrations, whether they’re being decorated with bright paints, rolled across the lawn of the White House, deviled and displayed on a platter, …

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