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Ukraine legalises cryptocurrency to fight Russian invasion
Kiev: Ukraine has legalised cryptocurrency as the country received donations worth tens of millions of dollars from individuals and groups to help it fight the Russian invasion. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has…
- World
Theatre sheltering hundreds of civilians bombed in Ukraine’s Mariupol
Mariupol: A drama theatre that was hosting hundreds of civilians fleeing the conflict-ridden areas of the city of Mariupol in Ukraine’s south-east was bombed on Wednesday allegedly by Russian aircraft, media reports…
- World
Ukraine Crisis: Biden calls Putin ‘war criminal’
Washington: For the first time since Moscow waged its war on Kiev on February 24, US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” as the latter is “inflicting…
- Business
Air fares to go sky-high as jet fuel prices surge
New Delhi: Exorbitant jet fuel prices on the back of high crude oil costs are expected to drive up domestic air fares from their current levels. In recent days, fares have risen…
- World
Encouraged by US, Ukraine purposefully prepared for military scenario: Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the West is pushing Kiev to bloodshed. “It is also clear to us that Western patrons are simply pushing the Kiev authorities to…
- Technology
Bug bounty platform HackerOne blocks payouts to Ukrainian hackers
Kiev: Ukrainian hackers and security researchers have claimed that leading bug bounty platform HackerOne has blocked their payouts running into thousands of dollars. According to them, HackerOne is blocking payouts citing economic…
- India
Indian Oil Corporation buys Russian crude oil at deep discount
New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s top oil firm, has bought as much as 3 million barrels of crude oil that Russia had offered at a steep discount to prevailing…
- Business
ATF price hiked by over 18%, steepest rise ever
New Delhi: High crude oil prices on Wednesday led OMCs to hike aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price by over 18 percent to more than Rs 1 lakh per kilolitre, the steepest hike…
- India
India taking up Russian discounted oil offer will not violate US sanctions on Moscow: White House
Washington: India taking up Russia’s offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of American sanctions on Moscow, the White House has said, as it also underlined that countries should…
- Technology
Apple App Store in Russia loses 7K apps since Ukraine invasion
Moscow: Since the start of the Ukraine invasion, the Russian App Store has lost nearly 6,982 mobile apps as several companies decided to pull off their apps and games from the Apple…
- World
Guterres warns sword of Damocles hangs over global economy
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that “a sword of Damocles hangs over the global economy” because of the ongoing war in Ukraine, adding that developing countries were most at…
- World
Putin speaks with King of Bahrain over ‘special military operation’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, where he “spoke about the reasons for and goals of the special military operation to…
- World
Russia imposes sanctions on US President Joe Biden
Moscow: Russia has imposed personal sanctions against US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. Restrictive measures have also been introduced against…
- World
UK bans luxury exports to Russia, imposes high tariffs on vodka
London: The UK government on Tuesday announced a ban on exports to Russia of high-end luxury goods and imposed new import tariffs on key Russian products like vodka as part of a…
- Entertainment
Benedict Cumberbatch has voiced his support for Ukraine
Los Angeles: Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch says it’s impossible to ignore the war in Ukraine. Speaking before the BAFTA event at the Royal Albert Hall in London, he shared: “We have brothers…
