0 campaign like that. you ve got to planted. you ve got to execute it. that s reason number one. that might come back, by the way. they might be stunned at the moment, but that might come back. moment, but that might com back we re much better prepared, and there s a lot more peter pommerantsey, who has written several books on this topic, learned a lot from him, thank you very much for your time tonight. i really appreciate it. good evening. i m it is now midnight on the east coast as we continue to follow breaking news out of ukraine. russia is accelerating its offensive and more civilians are being killed in the attempt to seize control of kyiv. one senior u.s. defense official tells nbc news it made 100% of the military forces that vladimir putin mobilized for war are now inside ukraine. president zelenskyy remains in his country and he spoke to the nation from his office in the capital. zelenskyy amazingly posted this video to facebook saying he will not leave ukraine and he w
max verstappen led the way in second practice for this weekend s formula one mexican grand prix. the championship leader was fastest in his red bull at the aut dromo hermanos rodr guez track ahead of mercedes valtteri bottas. title rival lewis hamilton was half a second behind in third. british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals. that s after polands hubert hurkacz went through to the semi finals of the paris masters, beating james duckworth, to secure the eighth and final qualifying sport. norrie says he ll still travel to turin for the event as one of 2 alternates. the second meeting of the world triathlon championship series in abu dhabi saw seven british women in the top 12. no one could make it past bermudas olympic champion
Protests after Poland s near-total abortion ban begins
29 Jan, 2021 03:28 AM
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People march during a protest against a new anti-abortion law in Warsaw, Poland. Photo / AP
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A near-total ban on abortion has taken effect in Poland and triggered a new round of nationwide protests three months after the constitutional court ruled that the abortion of congenitally damaged foetuses is unconstitutional.
Led by a women s rights group, Women s Strike, people poured onto the streets of Warsaw, where they demonstrated in front of the court, and in other cities and towns on Thursday for the second evening in a row.
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January 19, 2021
WARSAW: Poland’s youngest children returned to school on Monday for the first time in over two months but most pupils will remain in virtual classrooms as experts warned of a growing psychological toll.
Poland has seen some of the longest school closures in Europe due to Covid-19 but many parents are concerned that children may be returning too soon. I don’t like the idea of children going back to school. I’m worried about my son, said Rafal Kazimierczak, 46, a sports journalist. He’s only nine years old and too young to be demanded to adhere to a strict sanitary regime. It’s impossible to maintain social distance. Grades 1-3 are returning to school for the first time since November 9. Older primary schools, Grades 4-8, have been out of physical schools since October 26.
here as we re thinking about this anniversary of polands and other countries. what lessons we should draw. mr. ambassador the bigger concern, at least, was the effort in 2008 to open the door to nato membership for your crane and georgia, not just for vladimir putin but for lots of people in the russian political elite. this was the reddest of red line. that was an effort that at best premature. i think nato itself is an enormously important institution. i think that the trump administration s disdain for alliances and for our capacity for coalition building, i think really weakens america diplomacy, american foreign policy at a moment when it matters more than ever. evelyn, what does president trump get wrong about nato and what does he get right? anything? as far as what he gets right, my brain is coming up empty at