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16 May 2022

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News imageMarianna Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Vishegirskaya survived the shelling and later gave birth to a girl in another hospital in Mariupol days later

'My picture was used to spread lies about the war'

A pregnant woman fleeing a bombed maternity hospital was targeted by a Russian disinformation campaign.

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Johnson accepts NI impasse down to Brexit deal

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'I was lured to a fake abortion clinic on Google'

Abortion providers describe a battle to put out accurate information.

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Fighters from Mariupol arrive in Russian-held town

Ukraine's defence ministry says 53 heavily injured fighters were taken to the town of Novoazovsk.

News imageA picture purportedly showing a wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol is transported on a stretcher out of a bus in Novoazovsk, a town held by Russian-backed rebels. Photo: 16 May 2022

Besieged Mariupol soldiers evacuated

Ukraine says 264 fighters - some badly wounded - have been taken from the Azovstal steelworks.

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'Apocalyptic' food cost and footballer's gay pride

The papers focus on cost-of-living warnings and Championship footballer Jake Daniels coming out as gay.

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Will swappable electric car batteries catch on?

One Chinese carmaker has plans for thousands of stations in Europe where you can switch batteries.

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How a battery swapping station works

Chinese car maker Nio has opened a battery swapping station in Oslo.

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