WORLD NEWS
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489Ukraine war: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi temporarily suspend business in Russia
The Chicago-based burger giant said it will temporarily close 850 stores but continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia “who have poured...
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336Malaysia to reopen borders from April 1; Heads back to ‘almost’ normal life
After almost 2 years of border closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia has now open for international visitors as it vaccinates 99...
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330Russia-Ukraine war: UK PM Boris Johnson’s 6-point plan to resolve Ukraine crisis
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an opinion piece in New York Times collated a 6 step plan to help Ukraine against Moscow’s...
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480Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy discuss security, financial support for Ukraine on phone call
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed financial support for Ukraine and the continuation of sanctions against Russia with US President Biden. New Delhi:...
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483PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression
Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and...
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658US Senator calls for Putin’s assassination to end Ukraine war
“The only people who can fix this are the Russian people,” Lindsey Graham, a former Air Force lawyer and longtime defence hawk, said. New...
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709European Medicines Agency authorizes Moderna shot for 6 to 11 age group children
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 11 to provide protection against COVID-19 for...
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216Work on ‘complex money laundering investigations, prosecutions’: FATF keeps Pakistan in grey list
Imran Khan’s Pakistan has been on the FATF`s grey list for deficiencies in its counter-terror financing and anti-money laundering regimes since June...
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218Russia blocks Facebook, restricts Twitter to punish ‘fake’ news reports amid Ukraine war
Russian authorities have repeatedly decried reports of Russian military setbacks or civilian deaths in Ukraine as “fake” news. Dusseldorf: Russian President Vladimir...
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440Bomb blast in Pakistan mosque kills at least 30, several others injured
The explosion took place during Friday prayers at a mosque in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. Peshawar (Pakistan): At least 30 people killed and...
