HUNDREDS OF RUSSIANS ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF ASSASSINATED RUSSIAN MILITARY BLOGGER VLADLEN TATARSKY

Sat 08 Apr 2023: Vladlen Tatarsky – who was killed in a bomb blast – has been laid to rest in Moscow today. Hundreds of people gathered in Moscow for the funeral of high-profile Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in a bomb attack in Saint Petersburg. Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomin, was […]

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TURKISH ELECTIONS HAVE A REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR

Sat 08 Apr 2023: Turkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is campaigning across the country to encourage voters to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Campaign meetings have no songs or music out of respect for the bereaved families who lost loved ones in the devastating earthquakes in February that killed more than 50,000 […]

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OCEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE SMASHES RECORD, REACHES 21.1 DEGREES

Sat 08 Apr 2023: The global ocean surface temperature has reached an all-time high since satellite records first started. According to preliminary data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average temperature at the ocean’s surface has been 21.1 degrees Celsius since the beginning of April, the Guardian reported. As a result, the […]

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ZELENSKY SHARES IFTAR WITH MUSLIM SOLDIERS; SLAMS RUSSIAN ‘REPRESSION’ OF CRIMEA MUSLIMS

Sat 08 Apr 2023: During a first official state iftar on Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Russia for its treatment of the Muslim Tatar community in Crimea, which is under the control of the Kremlin, and vowed to retake the peninsula from Russia. In 2014, Russia took over the territory bordering the Black Sea […]

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BANKNOTES FEATURING KING CHARLES WILL ENTER CIRCULATION BY MID-2024 IN THE UK

Fri 07 Apr 2023: Banknotes featuring King Charles III are currently being printed and are expected to enter circulation by mid-2024, according to the Bank of England (BoE), Anadolu Agency reported. The Bank of England (BoE) revealed the design of the King Charles banknotes, stating that the king’s portrait will appear on all four polymer […]

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SAUDI ARABIA BOOSTS ITS INVESTMENT IN VIDEO GAMES IN ORDER TO DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY AWAY FROM OIL

Fri 07 Apr 2023: In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the kingdom’s sovereign Public Investment […]

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THE RUSSIAN RUBLE DROPS TO A ONE-YEAR LOW AS SANCTIONS INDUCED BY THE UKRAINE WAR BEGIN TO BITE

Fri 07 Apr 2023: On Thursday, the Russian ruble fell to its lowest level since April of last year, following reports that British oil giant Shell may repatriate more than $1 billion from the sanctions-hit country. On Thursday, the ruble closed at 81.6 per dollar, its lowest level since April 2022. According to reports, Russian […]

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PENTAGON ACCUSED BY RUSSIA OF PREPARING MILITARY BIOLOGICAL PROVOCATIONS

Fri 07 Apr 2023: Russia on Friday accused the U.S. of preparing provocations with biological weapons. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow, Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces (NBCP), claimed that the Pentagon is hiring specialists for development of weapons of mass destruction through the Ukrainian Science and Technology Center. According to Kirillov, work experience in […]

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