AP News Digest 2 p.m.

Sunday 27 November 2022 19:09 GMT

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-KYIV-CLINGS ON — The hard realities of Ukraine’s capital are that a once comfortably livable city of 3 million people is now becoming a tough place to live. But Kyiv has hope, resilience and defiance in abundance. And perhaps more so now than at any time since Russia invaded Ukraine nine months ago. By John Leicester. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA — Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai have called for the removal of the country’s all-powerful leader and clashed with police. That came as crowds took to the streets in several cities Sunday in an astounding challenge to the government. By Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu. SENT: 1,130 words, photos.

ELECTION 2022-SENATE-GEORGIA — Ads with the candidates’ ex-wives. Cries of “liar” flying in both directions. Stories of a squalid apartment building and abortions under pressure. Questioning an opponent’s independence. His intellect. His mental stability. Or his religious faith. The final chapter of the 2022 midterms has gotten decidedly personal in Georgia. By Bill Barrow. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.

REL-SWASTIKA-SYMBOL-COMPLEX-LEGACY — In much of the world, the swastika is often equated to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany – a symbol of hate that evokes the trauma of the Holocaust and the horrors of Nazi rule. Yet in other variations, the swastika is a millennia-old sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, representing peace and good fortune. In recent years, as the Asian diaspora grew in North America, the call to reclaim the swastika as a sacred symbol has become louder. Some Jewish leaders empathize with the campaign; others say the swastika is beyond redemption. SENT: 1,975 words, photos. This is the Monday Spotlight.

CANADA-MEXICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS — There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year. The reasons for the big jump include the relative ease for Mexicans to obtain refugee status in Canada compared to the U.S., visa-free travel between Mexico and Canada, and the threat of violence back home. By Zachary Kamel. SENT: 1,060 words, photo.

SOC-WCUP-IRAN-US-EMBLEM GONE — The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic. The federation described the move as a show of support for protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday. By Jon Gambrell. SENT: 785 words, photos.

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AP News Digest 2 p.m.