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Reporter stands next to grenade live on air in Kyiv

<p>A senior international correspondent for CNN has accidentally found himself next to a grenade while on a live cross from war-torn Ukraine. </p> <p>While speaking to his colleague back in the US studio, Matthew Chance realised he was standing exceptionally close to a grenade. </p> <p>The journalist was crouching down on a dirt road and explaining how the Ukrainian resistance has been strong against the Russian army, before swiftly standing up and moving away from the camera. </p> <p>Quickly resuming his report, Chance said, “Oh actually...I was crouching right down by a grenade. I didn’t see that. Let’s move away from that."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">So <a href="https://twitter.com/mchancecnn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mchancecnn</a> just realized live on CNN that he was right next to a grenade in Kyiv </p> <p>"Oh actually -- I was crouching down right by a grenade. I didn't see that. Let's move away from that." <a href="https://t.co/Bsj4LKXgHl">pic.twitter.com/Bsj4LKXgHl</a></p> <p>— Nora Neus (@noraneus) <a href="https://twitter.com/noraneus/status/1498258017585934339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p>Since the fighting in Ukraine started five days ago, Matthew Chance has been on the forefront of the conflict, sharing devastating footage of the aftermath of the battles near the capital city of Kyiv where vehicles are "still smoking". </p> <p>With less than a week since Russia first invaded Ukraine, Moscow forces appear to be strengthening and turning more violent due to the force of the Ukrainian resistance. </p> <p>On Monday, shelling of the Russian-speaking region of Kharkiv - the Ukraine's second largest city - sparked global fear that president Vladimir Putin is becoming more ruthless in his offences. </p> <p>The United Nations has estimated that close to 500,000 people have now fled war-torn Ukraine to save themselves from violence at the hands of Russian forces. </p> <p><em>Image credits: CNN</em></p>

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US flight returns to airport after passenger “fakes illness to get better seat”

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A woman was taken off the plane and directly into custody after she faked an illness in an attempt to get a better seat. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Within an hour of take-off, a woman was complaining and asking for a bigger seat.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, when airline employees said that they could not offer her a bigger seat, the woman became ill.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pilot rerouted the plane due to the claims of illness, but after landing, employees quickly realised that the woman was faking.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once the woman refused to deplane, police were called.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The woman agreed to get off the plane after conversations with police and the flight captain.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The woman was taken to a mental health facility after her comments to officials due to the Baker Act. This is a law in Florida that allows officials to detain people who might be impaired due to mental illness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pensacola Police Department Public Information Officer Mike Wood told </span><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/woman-fakes-illness-flight-police-say/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CNN</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The woman, who is not being named by police because she was taken into custody under the Baker Act, has not yet been charged but criminal charges could be filed.</span></p>

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