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Odessa — known for oil and football — hopes a new multisport complex will draw tourists, renew pride

Leaders in the Permian Basin have been averse to major investment projects because of the boom and bust cycle of the oil business. They hope this project helps shift that thinking.

The Texas Tribune

The national debate over books has come to West Texas. And librarians are stuck in the middle.

West Texas residents are organizing over their love — or concern — for books. Meanwhile, from Lubbock to Midland and Odessa, librarians are trying to reaffirm libraries’ role as community hubs.

The Texas Tribune

Sophi’s Murder and the Unanswered Calls for Justice

Relatives of Sophi blame Danny Sullivan and seek justice. Homicides involving alleged domestic violence are often mishandled in Texas.

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How an internship program hopes to end “brain drain” in Texas’ Permian Basin and other rural regions

This is the third year businesses in the Permian Basin — known for high school football and oil fields — have participated in the University of Texas at Austin program. Students this year say they are seeing their hometowns in a new way.

The Texas Tribune

Russian Airstrike in Ukraine ‘Shook’ Chinese Consulate, Ministry Says

The blast occurred in the Black Sea port city of Odessa. No one in the building was hurt

Caixin Global

Russia seeks 20-year jail sentence for Kremlin critic Navalny

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Liverpool's 'twin city's' thousands of miles away

Liverpool has developed plenty of great relationships with other countries over the years

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Co Antrim student tells of his fears for family members in war-torn Ukraine

"You do worry a lot when you hear about people being killed and have to put into perspective that one day that could be a family member of mine."

Belfast Live

Real-life Rapunzel with 6ft-long hair refuses to let daughters cut their locks

Alena Kravchenko, from Odessa, Ukraine, and her daughters Valeria and Miroslava have extremely long hair and often get compliments for it

Daily Mirror

In-depth: How Ukraine's cycling scene is surviving the war and even helping the effort

Cycling Weekly finds out how the sport in Ukraine has lost stars but continues to inspire and even form part of the war effort

Cycling Weekly

Finding and keeping workers in post-pandemic economy is a struggle for West Texas, local leaders tell Fed

Local leaders told members of the Federal Reserve last week that families are facing financial stresses that make working hard. Educators say they need families more involved at school.

The Texas Tribune

'The war was very close' - Ukraine businesses at Liverpool summit tell how they have defied the Russian invasion to grow their links with the UK

Eurovision host city holds event to link UK and Ukrainian businesses

Birmingham Post

OPINION - The Standard View: When Kyiv wins and peace comes, Britain must help rebuild Ukraine

More dead, more injured and buildings destroyed — Russia has unleashed its latest barrage of missiles across Ukraine. The targets spanned the country, from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in the west, Odessa in the south and Kharkiv in the east. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian…

Evening Standard

Ukrainian mother's gratitude to Sunderland after settling in city with family when she fled war

Alyona Ischuk arrived in Sunderland in May last year with her two children and mother from Odessa in southern Ukraine

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Odessa, Ukrainian port city, gets UNESCO status despite war threats

In a surprise development, the United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic centre of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odessa to its list of World Heritage sites. This has been done to recognise the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity…

Daily Record

Scot saved Christmas for 600 orphans who fled Ukraine by delivering gifts from Santa

Gavin Menzies collected presents in Edinburgh and led fundraising, including releasing a song on Spotify, to deliver toys and games to the kids from Odessa.

Edinburgh Live

Hero Edinburgh man saves Christmas for hundreds of displaced Ukrainian orphans

Gavin Menzies, 36, has been doing all he can, with the help of friends and charitable organisations, to support orphaned children from the city of Odessa since the Ukraine war broke out.

The Texas Tribune

Did party politics cost a Texas city manager and attorney their jobs?

City councils are typically nonpartisan. Odessa residents are wondering if that’s still the case after the local Republican Party helped elect new council members.

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Editorial: Texas can’t ignore extreme weather in planning future water supply

Just this past summer, broken water lines triggered a 13-day boil water notice in Laredo and a major water outage in Odessa, and Zapata almost ran out of water after reservoirs reached dangerously low levels. Texas is in dire need of better water infrastructure.

The Texas Tribune

“An inverse tsunami”: How inflation and drought are making it harder to feed West Texans in need

Food banks across Texas are now struggling to keep up with growing demand even more than they were during the pandemic.

Liverpool Echo

Ukrainian community would be 'proud' of Liverpool hosting Eurovision

Hundreds of people in Liverpool opened their doors to Ukrainians when war broke out

Reuters

Germany says it will supply Ukraine with air defence system in days

Germany will deliver the first of four advanced IRIS-T air defence systems to Ukraine in the coming days to help ward off drone attacks, its defence minister Christine Lambrecht said during an unannounced visit to Odessa on Saturday.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool 'ready to put on a show' after being named Eurovision 2023 finalist

The city has been named as one of the final two possible host cities along with Glasgow

Liverpool Echo

Ukrainian Mayor backs 'worthy' Liverpool Eurovision bid

Mayor of Odessa Gennadiy Trukhanov said "Let the songs of the entire Europe ring over the river Mersey"

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin to Allow Inspectors to Visit Russia-occupied Nuclear Plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the French presidency said Friday, as fears grow over fighting near the site. The apparent resolution of a dispute over whether inspectors travel via Ukraine or Russia came as a US defense official…

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