KYIV VOWS ‘NEVER’ TO SURRENDER TO RUSSIA, SLAMMING POPE NEGOTIATION CALL

Mon 11 March 2024: Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’ call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing “never” to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should “have the courage to raise the white flag”. The Catholic leader had fuelled anger in Kyiv after saying in an interview published Saturday that Ukraine […]

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IF YOU GET YOUR FINANCIAL ADVICE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WATCH OUT FOR MISINFORMATION

  Khosro/Shutterstock Sun 10 March 2024: When your parents had financial troubles or questions about planning for the future, they may have sought the help of a financial adviser, their bank, or other professional. Today, many people turn to social media. TikTok in particular has become a hub of financial advice, from money saving hacks and personal stories […]

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MICROSOFT WARNS RUSSIAN HACKERS STILL TRYING “TO GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS”

Sun 10 March 2024: Microsoft announced on Friday that hackers associated with Russia’s foreign intelligence were attempting to breach its networks once more. They were utilizing information pilfered from company emails in January to obtain new entry to the the tech giant, whose products are widely used within the U.S. national security department. The Russian […]

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UKRAINIAN WAR HAS CLAIMED NEARLY 11,000 CIVILIAN LIVES: UN

Sat 09 March 2024: The Ukrainian war has claimed at least 10,703 lives, according to a UN report released on Friday. The deaths include “594 children” and 20,146 more, including 1,316 children, have been injured,” Mohamed Khaled Khiar, UN assistant head for Middle East, Asia and Pacific, said at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine. […]

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PENTAGON RELEASES UFOS, ALIENS, EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT

Sat 09 March 2024: The Pentagon released a study Friday about UFOs, aliens and extraterrestrial intelligence and said it has found no evidence of their existence after investigating sightings of nearly eight decades of unidentified flying objects, according to reports. “All investigative efforts, at all levels of classification, concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects […]

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US SENATE PASSES $460BN SPENDING BILL SHORTLY BEFORE DEADLINE TO AVOID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

Sat 09 March 2024: The US government has narrowly avoided a partial shutdown after senators approved a $460bn package of spending bills before a midnight deadline that would have shuttered many key federal agencies. The lower house on Friday voted 75-22 to approve a $460bn spending package of six bills that will fund agriculture, transportation, […]

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U.S. EMBASSY IN MOSCOW WARNS OF “IMMINENT” EXTREMIST ATTACKS

Fri 08 March 2024: The US Embassy in Russia on Friday called on its citizens to avoid gatherings in Moscow for the next 48 hours, saying “extremists” have plans to target them. “The embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, including concerts, and US citizens should be […]

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RUSSIA SAYS KILLED ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS PLANNING ATTACK ON MOSCOW SYNAGOGUE

Fri 08 March 2024: Russia’s FSB security service said Thursday it had killed Islamic State militants who were planning a “terrorist attack” on a Moscow synagogue, Russian state news agencies reported. The FSB said an IS cell based in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, had been planning to shoot Jewish worshippers at a synagogue in the capital. “While being […]

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