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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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Bitcoin hovers around $39K amid talks of Russia-Ukraine dialogue
New Delhi: The prices of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies somewhat stabilised on Saturday amid possible Russia-Ukraine talks. Bitcoin, which nosedived below $34,000 when the war began on Thursday, was flat on Saturday…
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Chipset market grows 5% as Russia-Ukraine war threatens global supply
New Delhi: Amid the global chip shortage that is going to worsen with the Russia-Ukraine war, a new report has shown that the global smartphone AP (Application Processor)/SoC (System on Chip) chipset…
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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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Russian forces continue advancing ‘in all directions’
Moscow/Kiev: Russian forces have been instructed to resume their advance into Ukraine “in all directions” after Kiev refused to hold negotiations, the Russian Defence Ministry has said. All units were ordered to…
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Russian forces adopted four axes to seize Ukraine: US think-tank
New Delhi: As fighting has reached the streets of Ukraine’s capital Kiev, the next 24 hours will be crucial, states a US-based think-tank. The Institute for the Study of War said in…
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Ukraine wants Elon Musk’s help against Russia
New Delhi: Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Saturday called for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “provide Ukraine with Starlink stations” and use his public platform to encourage “sane Russians” to…
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Russia-Ukraine war will affect poor sections, remote areas severely: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the Russia-Ukraine war will affect the entire world including India, causing spike in inflation that will severely hit the poor sections and remote…
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Weapons, equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday morning that he spoke to his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron, adding that weapons and equipment “from our partners” are on the way to Ukraine.…
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Poland refuses to play FIFA World Cup qualifier against Russia
Warsaw: Cezary Kulesza, the President of the Polish Football Association, announced on Saturday that the Poland side will not play their FIFA World Cup qualifier match against Russia, scheduled for March 24,…
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First Air India evacuation flight departs from Bucharest with 219 Indians
New Delhi: Air India’s first evacuation flight departed from Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday afternoon for Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine due to the ongoing Russian military…
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Russian tennis player writes ‘No War Please’ on camera
Russian Olympic gold medalist, Andrey Rublev has pleaded to his government to stop the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Soon after advancing to the finals of the Dubai Championships on Friday, Andrey wrote:…