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Americans should not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Monday Americans should not worry about a nuclear war after Moscow put its nuclear deterrent on high alert amid a barrage of Western reprisals over Russia’s…
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy signs application for EU membership
Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed an application for membership of his country in the European Union, informed the Ukrainian Parliament on Monday. Taking to Twitter, the official account of the Parliament…
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Google turns off Maps’ live traffic data in Ukraine
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has temporarily disabled its Maps’ live traffic data in Ukraine to protect users as the country faces Russian invasion, media reports said on Monday. It is not…
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Meta takes down network targeting Ukrainians with fake news
New Delhi: Meta has taken down a network for targeting people in Ukraine who posed as news editors, aviation engineers and authors to spread misinformation around the Russian invasion across social media…
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16 kids killed in explosions, claims Ukrainian envoy to India
New Delhi: Ukrainian envoy to India Igor Polikha on Monday claimed that 16 children have been killed so far due to “explosions, bombings, and shelling” by Russian forces. The Ukrainian envoy said:…
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S. Korean civic groups hold anti-Russia protests, call for peace in Ukraine
Seoul: Civic activists and ordinary citizens in South Korea held a rally in front of the Russian Embassy in central Seoul on Monday to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to call…
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Massive rocket strikes by Russia on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
New Delhi: Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in rocket strikes by Russian forces on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday morning, the Ukrainian interior ministry has…
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3rd T20I: Shreyas shines in India’s 6-wicket win and 3-0 sweep over SL
Dharamsala: Dasun Shanaka’s fighting fifty went in vain as Sheyas Iyer smashed his third consecutive half-century (73 not out off 45) and helped India thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets in the…
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What are sanctions, do they ever work and could they stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Sydney: A key feature of the international community’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been the adoption of sanctions. But what exactly are sanctions and how do they operate in practice?…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 435.1 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 435.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.94 million and vaccinations to over 10.48 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Belarus Prez says sanctions by West pushing Russia into World War III
New Delhi: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has warned the West against imposing tough sanctions on Moscow, saying that such measures could push Russia into a “third world war”, RT reported. “Now there…
- Technology
After Facebook, Russia blocks Twitter amid Ukrainian invasion
New Delhi: After Facebook, Russia has now blocked Twitter to stifle the flow of information as its invasion of Ukraine escalates. Twitter said it is aware of the restriction being imposed on…
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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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Nvidia confirms it is investigating cybersecurity incident
San Francisco: US chipmaker Nvidia has confirmed that it is investigating a cyber incident that has reportedly downed the company’s developer tools and email systems. Nvidia told ‘TechCrunch‘ that the nature and…
