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Fighting in streets of Kharkiv after Russian troops break into city
New Delhi: Russian forces have entered Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, local officials say, BBC reported. The head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said that light military vehicles had “broken into…
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After Facebook, Russia blocks Twitter amid Ukrainian invasion
New Delhi: After Facebook, Russia has now blocked Twitter to stifle the flow of information as its invasion of Ukraine escalates. Twitter said it is aware of the restriction being imposed on…
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Musk activates Starlink satellites to give Ukraine data backup
Kiev: Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has activated Starlink, his commercial internet network, in Ukraine, with “more terminals en route”. “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,”…
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South Korean chipmakers brace for impact from sanctions against Russia
Seoul: South Korean chipmakers will be affected by export controls that Washington imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but the impact is not likely to be significant, experts said. The US…
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Nvidia confirms it is investigating cybersecurity incident
San Francisco: US chipmaker Nvidia has confirmed that it is investigating a cyber incident that has reportedly downed the company’s developer tools and email systems. Nvidia told ‘TechCrunch‘ that the nature and…
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Ukrainian Vice PM calls upon Tim Cook to block Russian users
New Delhi: Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, on Saturday urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop supplying products and services to Russian users as a response to its invasion of…
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Germany closes airspace to Russia
New Delhi: Germany has announced that it would close its airspace to Russian aircraft amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine, thus joining a growing list of European countries that have already imposed…
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Attention will be focused on India when UNSC votes again on Ukraine issue
United Nations: The Security Council is to meet on Sunday in a hastily convened session to vote on a resolution to convene an emergency meeting of the General Assembly to take up…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 434 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 434 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.94 million and vaccinations to over 10.47 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Ukraine Prez speaks to Modi seeking political support at UNSC
New Delhi: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that he has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Russia’s aggression and sought “political support” at the United Nations Security Council. He…
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Baby’s birth in Kiev bomb shelter hailed as miracle and ray of hope amid war
New Delhi: As Putin’s bombs rained down on Kiev, a tiny miracle was brought into the world amid the chaos, Daily Mail reported. While invading Russian forces bombarded terrified families, one woman,…