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Sports

LA LIGA

Benzema out of Clasico, Ancelotti hopes to find 'different solutions'

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/20/22

Madrid sit comfortably top of LaLiga, armed with a 10-point lead over second-placed Sevilla. Barcelona, in third, are 15 points adrift of Madrid with a game in hand

18 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A woman walks past an apartment building damaged by Russian shelling in the Podil neighborhood. Photo: Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia says it fired new hypersonic missile in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/19/22

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a grim message addressed to the Russian people a day after Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a massive pro-war rally at a Moscow stadium

FILED - 15 November 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing, speaks at the opening conference of the "Euro Finance Week" at the Kap Europa Congress Center. Sewing has warned against imposing new sanctions against Russia too soon. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa.

Economy & Business

WAR IN UKRAINE

Deutsche Bank boss cautions against further sanctions on Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/19/22

Christian Sewing said that the German government must admit that the measures "have a negative effect on us"

HANDOUT - 18 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: The crowd waves Russian flags as Russian President Vladimir Putin walks to deliver a speech during a concert held to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin praises 'heroic' military mission in Ukraine at stadium rally

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

Putin spoke before tens of thousands of cheering Russians at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium

Sports

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Holders Chelsea face record winners Real Madrid in Champions League quarters

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

Atletico Madrid meanwhile return to Manchester to face last year's finalists City, after eliminating Man United

10 March 2022, Spain, Barcelona: Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez stands on the touchline during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Galatasaray SK at Camp Nou. Photo: Gerard Franco/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

Xavi keeps focus on El Clasico with Dest and Pique in doubt

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

Barcelona were on Friday drawn to play Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarter-finals

17 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Smoke rises over a former shopping centre believed to have been used as a weapons depot by the Ukrainian military after a Russian attack. Photo: Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian forces destroy aircraft repair facility near Lviv airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

The airport itself was not directly struck

17 March 2022, US, Washington: US President Joe Biden attends the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon celebrating St Patricks Day at Capitol Hill. Photo: Adam Schultz/White House/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

US President Biden denounces Putin as 'murderous dictator'

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

Biden spoke of "an inflection point in history" in light of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine

17 March 2022, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi holds a press conference after the cabinet meeting. Photo: Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Covid-19 emergency ends in Italy after wide-ranging easing decided

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

The 'green pass' will be required until May 1 to travel on planes and long-distance trains

Sports

INDIAN WELLS

Nadal and Alcaraz set up all-Spanish semifinal at Indian Wells

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

Nadal's win set up an exciting match-up with Spanish starlet Alcaraz, who was brimming with confidence against Norrie in the night game

17 March 2022, United Kingdom, London: West Ham United's Michail Antonio (R) and Sevilla's Nemanja Gudelj battle for the ball during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between West Ham United FC and Sevilla FC at London Stadium. Photo: Nigel French/PA Wire/dpa.

Sports

EUROPA LEAGUE

Record winners Sevilla out of Europa League, Barcelona win

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

There was sensational drama for Eintracht Frankfurt, who reached the quarter-final draw on Friday thanks to Martin Hinteregger converting a free-kick against Real Betis in the last minute of…

15 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin examines a box of the Mir-19 antiviral medication during a face-to-face meeting with Head of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency Veronika Skvortsova at the Kremlin. Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Kremlin: Biden's 'war criminal' accusation against Putin unforgivable

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Biden did not have the right to use such words as president of a country that "has been bombing people all over the world for years"

Marina Ovsyannikova walked onto set during the country's main news programme "Vremya" (Time) and held up a sign to the camera protesting President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, warning that viewers were being "lied to." Image: YouTube screenshot.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

TV protest journalist doesn't want to leave Russia despite fears

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

"I am a patriot, my son is an even bigger one. We definitely do not want to leave," she said

19 August 2021, Afghanistan, Kabul: Afghan citizens crowd on board US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airplane as they are being evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The evacuation is taking place due to the tense situation in Afghanistan after the takeover of the Taliban. Photo: Ssgt. Brandon Cribelar/U.S. Air/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

REFUGEES

Homeland Security gives Afghans in US temporary protected status

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

The designation will provide immigration protections to tens of thousands of Afghans who were permitted to enter the US without visas under humanitarian parole after the evacuation