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Elon Musk, Grimes secretly welcomed their second baby!
Washington: Singer-songwriter Grimes recently revealed that she has secretly welcomed a baby girl with Elon Musk in December 2021 via surrogate. People Magazine obtained quotes of Grimes’ cover story for Vanity Fair’s…
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List of countries that depend on Russian oil
New Delhi: Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of Brent crude oil is on boil. It has recently reached near $140 per barrel. Although the price has cooled down and…
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UN council to meet on Russian claim of US labs in Ukraine
United Nations: The UN Security Council will meet on Friday at Russia’s request to discuss what Moscow claims are “the military biological activities of the US on the territory of Ukraine.” The…
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Ukraine crisis: Chinese Premier Li slams sanctions against Russia
Beijing: China on Friday expressed deep concern over the worsening situation in Ukraine and offered to help play a positive role to restore peace but opposed the US and the EU sanctions…
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Google to send air raid alerts to Android users in Ukraine
New Delhi: Google has initiated air raid alerts for Android users in Ukraine directly on their phones before expected attacks happen near them. At the request, and with the help, of the…
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Oil price rises as UAE quashes hopes of plugging gap in Russian shortfall
New Delhi: Oil prices rose on Thursday amid confusion over whether major producers would help to plug a gap in supplies from Russia, BBC reported. The United Arab Emirates had appeared to…
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COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO
Geneva: The last two years of Covid-19 infection has seen more than 500 million cases and over six million deaths globally, yet the pandemic is “far from over”, warned the World Health…
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Russia hits back with export bans
New Delhi: Russia has hit back at western sanctions for invading Ukraine by imposing export bans on a string of products until the end of 2022, BBC reported. The ban covers exports…
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Russian retaliation would leave almost the entire world without microelectronics
New Delhi: The ban on technology exports to Russia, in response to the war in Ukraine, could backfire on global manufacturers of computer processors and semiconductors, as many crucial components for their…
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Bangladesh urges more collaboration to ensure food security
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for greater collaboration among Asia-Pacific countries to ensure food security. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the remark at the 36th session of the…
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No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks
Aantalay: Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said…
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3 hospitals hit as Russian forces intensify siege of cities
Mariupol (Ukraine): An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege…
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Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt
Mariupol: A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal…
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Discovery suspends operations in Russia amid war on Ukraine
Los Angeles: Discovery has suspended all operations in Russia amid the country’s war on Ukraine. Around 15 channels that operate through Media Alliance — a joint venture with Russia’s National Media Group…
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Ukraine to open six more humanitarian corridors
Kiev: As the war in Ukraine continued for the 15th day, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country is preparing to open six more humanitarian corridors for the safe evacuation of people stuck…
