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Kiev: Protesters demand release for Nadezhda Savchenko detained in Russia

Protesters gathered outside the Russian embassy in Kiev on 9 March to demand the release of a Ukrainian female pilot Nadezhda Savchenko detained in Russia. Protesters urged Moscow to free Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia on charges of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists. Savchenko, 34, was captured by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine in June 2014. She denies any wrongdoing. Mar 10, 2016

Junior doctors’ strike: Views from behind the picket line

Englands junior doctors began a 48-hour walkout on 9 March, following the imposition of a new contract by the Secretary for Health, Jeremy Hunt. The government wants to introduce changes in the way doctors are being paid. The main sticking point is over weekend pay and whether Saturdays should be classed as normal working days. Junior doctors are currently paid a premium at weekend. Mar 9, 2016
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