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S. Korean photographer booked for entering Ukraine without permission
Seoul: A 40-year-old photographer has been booked for police investigation on charges of entering Ukraine without government permission, officials said on Thursday. The man entered the war-stricken country via Poland in early…
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Europe halts moon exploration partnership with Russia
Paris: The European Space Agency has announced discontinuation of its cooperation on Russia’s Luna series of robotic moon missions, amid the country’s invasion into Ukraine. ESA’s Director General Dr Josef Aschbacher initiated a…
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Russia, contesting elections to 4 UN committees, loses all
United Nations: Russia, contesting elections to four UN committees, lost all of them, including one to Ukraine, a verdict being seen as Moscow’s isolation on the global stage. Elections were held in…
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Ukraine foils Russia-backed cyber attack on power grid
Kiev: Ukraine has foiled a massive cyber attack on its power grid that was the handiwork of Russia-backed hackers. Ukrainian officials said they stopped an attack on an energy facility with the…
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Ukraine war will slow down post-Covid recovery in South Asia: World Bank
Washington: The World Bank has said in a new report that the war in Ukraine will slow down South Asian countries recovery from economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, though the…
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Inflation an international issue due to COVID, Ukraine-Russia crisis: Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday said that inflation is an international issue and that the world is facing it, listing the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
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US inflation hits 40-year high
London: The US inflation rate hit a 40-year high in the year to March after fuel prices soared during the first full month of the Ukraine war, BBC reported. Consumer prices surged…
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Ukraine probing if chemical weapons were used in Mariupol
Kiev: Ukrainian military officials are currently confirming information regarding the use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in Mariupol. Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defence, said on the national joint news…
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Consider admitting students returned from Ukraine: AICTE to institutions
New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked technical institutions across the country to consider admitting students who have to leave their studies in the middle due to…
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PM Modi and Joe Biden hold virtual meeting; discuss situation in Ukraine
New Delhi: In a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden on Monday said the US and India will continue their consultations in dealing with the destabilising effects…
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Death toll in Ukraine train station attack rises to 57
Kiev: The number of civilians killed in the Russian missile strike on a train station in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk has increased to 57, with 109 people injured, a top official announced. Addressing the…
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High oil prices to keep rupee on a slippery slope
New Delhi: High crude oil prices combined with fears of rising inflation are expected to keep the Indian rupee under pressure, next week. Lately, the Brent crude oil price has remained elevated…
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Zelensky will only meet Putin after Ukraine’s victory in major battles
Kiev: A top Ukrainian official said that President Volodymyr Zelensky will only meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after the country’s victory in major battles, especially in the separatist eastern region of…
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Trump suggests he may run in next US presidential election
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump said he might run for president again, although there have not been any official announcements in that regard yet. “The truth is I ran twice, I…
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Amid failure to capture Kyiv, Putin appoints new commander for Ukraine
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new Army General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of Russia’s Southern Military District, to lead the war in Ukraine as Moscow’s military failed to capture Kyiv. Dvornikov…
