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Lack of Hydrogen and Helium Led to Fewer Weather Surveying Balloon Trips
Disruptions to supplies of hydrogen and helium have led the National Weather Service to cancel routine launches at some sites.
Satellite Images Show Food Lines in Mariupol, Ukraine
The city has been under siege for weeks and is suffering from severe food and water shortages.
Mariupol Residents Fight to Survive in Bombed and Besieged City
For three weeks, the Ukrainian port city has been without water, heat, electricity and all communication under a merciless Russian assault. Here’s what its residents have been enduring.
How the War in Ukraine Could Slow the Sales of Electric Cars
The price of nickel, an essential ingredient in most batteries, has soared because of fear that Russian supplies could be cut off.
Hong Kong’s Covid Crackdown Empties Stores and Sets Off Exodus
A surge in cases has alarmed many residents. But the government’s mixed messaging about whether it will impose a lockdown has also been destabilizing.
W.H.O. Condemns Attacks on Health Care Services in Ukraine, Calls for Safe Passage for Medical Supplies
The organization has confirmed at least 16 attacks on the medical system, which is facing urgent supply shortages.
Ukrainian Invasion Adds to Chaos for Global Supply Chains
Russia’s military incursion is severing key supply chains and setting off a scramble among global companies to comply with new sanctions.
The U.S. Increases Vaccine Aid to 11 African Countries
The U.S. government said it would provide “intensive financial, technical and diplomatic support” to African countries that have recently shown the capacity to hasten vaccine uptake.
Backlog at England’s Hospitals Will Last Years, Javid Warns
Sajid Javid, Britain’s health secretary, said that more than 300,000 people in England had been waiting a year or longer for planned medical procedures.