World
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Omicron subvariant infections double each week in US
Washington: Cases of a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant were doubling in the US each week over the past month, according to the data updated on Tuesday by the country’s Centers for Disease…
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Biden announces ban on Russian oil and gas imports
Washington: President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the US would ban the import of Russian oil and gas, “targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy” in response to its invasion of…
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Pakistan launches national gender policy framework to empower women
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday launched the country’s National Gender Policy Framework, an initiative aiming to empower women across the nation and intensify the gender’s participation in the public sphere. The framework, which…
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Amazon using Chinese suppliers with ties to forced labour in Xinjiang: Report
New Delhi: Amazon is reportedly employing suppliers in China with links to forced labour of ethnic minorities from the Xinjiang region. A report from research group the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), has…
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Indian Embassy asks stranded nationals to leave Kiev using corridor
New Delhi: Indian Embassy in Kiev on Tuesday asked the stranded nationals to leave the capital city using the ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ by any available means of transport. The advisory issued by the…
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Crypto exchange Coinbase blocks 25K Russian-linked accounts
New Delhi: Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has blocked over 25,000 addresses related to Russian individuals or entities engaged in illicit activity. Coinbase said when a user opens an account,…
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Ukraine crisis: Russia violates ceasefire, shells humanitarian corridor
Hours after announcing a ceasefire to open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of foreign nationals from Sumy, Russian forces violated the agreement by shelling the corridor from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol, according to…
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Former Ukraine President Yanukovych urges Zelenskyy to ‘stop the war’
Kyiv: Ukraine’s former President Viktor Yanukovych urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘to stop the war’ as Russia’s military operation in the country entered the 13th day on Tuesday. Notably, Viktor Yanukovych has now…
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Indian students in Ukraine’s Sumy board buses to Poltava, hope to be in safe zone soon
New Delhi: Several Indian students stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy heaved a sigh of relief as their evacuation process started on Tuesday and hoped that they would be in…
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Tamil Nadu youth joins Ukranian army to fight against Russia
Coimbatore: After his hopes of joining the Indian Army were dashed, a 21-year old youth from the city has enlisted with the Ukrainian army to fight against the invading Russian troops. The…
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Leonardo DiCaprio donates $10 million to support Ukraine
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $10 million to support Ukraine, which is fighting against Russia. DiCaprio also has a personal motive. The actor’s maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken, was born…
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Russia announces opening of humanitarian corridors from 5 Ukrainian cities
Moscow: The Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday announced the opening of humanitarian corridors from the five besieged Ukrainian cities of From Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Mariupol for civilian evaciation amid the ongoing…
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169 potential graves found in former Canadian residential school
Ottawa: Indigenous peoples of Alberta in Canada said that 169 potential graves were discovered on the grounds of a former residential school, according to a media report. The school, known as the…
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War will not stop at Ukraine, Zelenskyy warns Western countries
New York: Terming Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “beast” who will never be satisfied, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) warned Western countries that the ongoing war will not…
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Despite repeated urgings, no safe corridor for students stranded in Sumy: India tells UNSC
United Nations: India, which has managed to safely bring back over 20,000 of its nationals from Ukraine amid the ongoing war, has said that it is deeply concerned that despite its repeated…
