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Bruno Fernandes offers brutal assessment of Man Utd's collapse against Galatasaray

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has warned his side they must take accountability for their shortcomings after another Champions League collapse against Galatasaray on Wednesday. United roared into a 2-0 lead inside 18 minutes against Galatasaray as Fernandes' long-range screamer added to Alejandro Garnacho's opener, but continued mistakes from the Red Devils saw them ultimately fall to a 3-3 draw which leaves their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage hanging in the balance. The first meeting between these two sides back in October saw United give up a lead to lose 3-2, while they fell 4-3 to Copenhagen despite also being 2-0 up in the early stages. "It's really hard," Fernandes reflected on the latest disappointment. "We conceded really bad goals. We have to take control of the situations in all of them. "We were on top of the Game twice and we had far too many chances to have the Game closed. We were not clinical enough." ql56...

Ukraine's dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine is swiftly evolving into long-term environmental catastrophe KHERSON, Ukraine -- The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. The short-term dangers can be seen from outer space — tens of thousands of parcels of land flooded, and more to come. Experts say the long-term consequences will be generational. For every flooded home and farm, there are fields upon fields of newly planted grains, fruits and vegetables whose irrigation canals are drying up. Thousands of fish were left gasping on mud flats. Fledgling water birds lost their nests and their food sources. Countless trees and plants were drowned. If water is life, then the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir creates an uncertain future for the region of southern Ukraine that was an arid plain until the dammin...