IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said that the sanctions Western countries have imposed on Moscow will lead to a "sharp contraction" of the Russian economy.

Sanctions will lead to a 'sharp contraction' of the Russian economy: IMF

A lockdown has been imposed in the northeastern Chinese city of nine million people Changchun as Covid cases continue to surge. For the first time in two years, China's daily Covid cases are over 10,000 as the highly contagious Omicron variant has triggered outbreaks on a scale only seen during the Wuhan outbreak Changchun is the capital of Jilin province and an important industrial base.

China locks down city of 9 million as Covid cases surge

The map dots, resembling a scattergram of America, point to snow-covered pinnacles, remote islands and places in between. Each of the 660 points, shown on maps of federal lands and waterways, includes the word “squaw” in its name, a term Native Americans regard as a racist and misogynistic slur.

660 US place names include a slur for native women. Change is coming

A father had to throw his toddler son out of a second-story window after a fire broke out in their apartment building. As the fire intensified, officers urged the man to toss his son to them.

Dad throws 3-year-old son from the window to prevent him from burning building

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"The NATO alliance is stronger and Russia is weaker because of what Putin has done. That is very clear to us," US Vice President Kamala Harris said during her meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw.

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, Covid cases surge in UK, and more

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, Covid in UK, and more

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, COVID-19 in UK, and more

Experts have warned that there can be a resurgence of the virus as cases among older people are increasing. The warning came after nearly 100,000 swabs were collected from people all across England.

COVID-19: UK sees a surge in cases for people aged 55 and above

Niue becomes the second island in the Pacific to lose its Covid-zero status after reporting its first case of Covid. As per the government, the case arrived from New Zealand.

Second Pacific island reports its first Covid case in a week

Satellite images of Ukraine's port city of Mariupol have emerged and it shows the scale of destruction caused due to the Russian invasion. Mariupol, which was earlier a bustling port city in southern Ukraine, is now full of bombed residential buildings and blasted parks.

Watch: Before and after satellite images show destruction in Ukraine's Mariupol

Just as the travel industry was seeking to climb out of a two-year depression, Russia’s assault on Ukraine has scrambled schedules and given Americans pause as they consider international vacations.

Changed itineraries, higher fares: How the war in Ukraine is affecting travel

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