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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…
- Technology
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…
- World
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…
- Entertainment
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…
- Technology
Twitter launches Dark Web Tor service amid Russian censorship
New Delhi: Blocked by the Russian government, Twitter has entered the Dark Web and people can now access the platform via a Tor Onion service to bypass the censorship. Russian users can…
- World
Russia drops gold tax to encourage savers to dump dollars
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a law that exempts individuals from value added tax (VAT) on the purchase of gold. The measure is meant to provide support to…
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Plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels before 2030
New Delhi: The European Commission has proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in light of Russia’s invasion of…
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Criminal offence for any Russian aircraft to fly or land in UK
London: The British government announced new legislation on Wednesday which makes it a criminal offence for any Russian aircraft to fly or land in the UK, as part of a new suite…
- Technology
AWS rejects new sign-ups, Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia
New Delhi: Amazon’s cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services announced that it is no longer accepting new customers based in Russia or Belarus, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Amazon said that AWS has…
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Canada to send another shipment of highly-specialized military equipment to Ukraine
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced sending another shipment of highly-specialized military equipment to Ukraine amid heavy fighting between Russia and Ukraine which entered the fourteenth day today. Trudeau…
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ISIS says Ukraine war is a ‘divine punishment’ for the West
New Delhi: The Islamic State have praised the Ukraine war as a “divine punishment” for the West which it hopes will destroy the “enemies of Islam”, Daily Mail reported. The terror group…
- Technology
Instagram hides followers for private accounts in Russia, Ukraine
New Delhi: Instagram has begun hiding information about people’s followers, who they’re following, and people who are following each other for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine to reduce the spread of…
- World
Russia now global economic pariah, claims Biden administration
Washington: Russia has become a global economic pariah after it attacked Ukraine and the international community has joined the US in imposing tough sanctions against Moscow, the Joe Biden administration has claimed.…
- World
Recognise Russia as terrorist country: Ukraine President
London: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday called on British MPs to recognise Russia as a terrorist country following President Vladimir Putin’s attack on his nation and called for tougher sanctions to…
- India
All Indian students moved out of Ukraine’s Sumy: MEA
New Delhi: All Indian students stranded in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Sumy have been moved out and flights under Operation Ganga are being prepared to bring them back home, the Ministry…
