Five planets in our solar system Picture: Shutterstock Thu 29 December 2022: On Wednesday, astronomy buffs witnessed what experts regard as a rare astronomical event where all the planets in the solar system were visible in the night sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars could be seen with the naked […]
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Thu 29 December 2022: Ukraine has reported a fresh Russian missile strike as blasts were heard in several cities which the authorities said came from air defence systems shooting down incoming missiles. Presidential office adviser Oleksiy Arestovych wrote on Facebook that more than 100 missiles were incoming in several waves and air raid alarms could […]
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Thu 29 December 2022: A hundred million people across the world were forced to leave their homes in 2022 and the United Nations is continuing to help those in need in a myriad of ways, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Monday. Filippo Grandi, head of the agency, described the figure as “a record […]
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Thu 29 December 2022: Citizens rooting for Russia’s defeat in Ukraine are “traitors” and “enemies,” the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev said. “Traitors who hate their country so much that they call for its defeat and destruction should be treated as hostis publicus, enemies of society,” Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, […]
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Wed 28 December 2022: The Kremlin declared on Wednesday that Russia “supports” its ally Serbia amid growing tensions between Serbia and neighboring Kosovo as a result of recent shootings and blockades. “Russia is very closely following what is happening and how the rights of the Serbs are ensured,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “We support Belgrade […]
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Wed 28 December 2022: The Chinese video app TikTok has been blocked from all devices managed by the US House of Representatives, the House’s administration arm announced on Tuesday. The move is similar to another law that is set to take effect soon in the country, which will prohibit the app from being used on […]
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Wed 28 December 2022: In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, more than 829 million cyberattacks were prevented globally, with 59% of the websites affected being in India. The analysis noted a sharp increase in the severity and frequency of DDoS and bot assaults in Q4 compared to Q3, according to application security provider Indusface. […]
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Wed 28 December 2022: Moscow gave its long-awaited response to the price cap on Tuesday, that bans oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed to by Western countries in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, Moscow responded to the price cap in a much-anticipated manner. It forbids the supply […]
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Tue 27 December 2022: Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja said on Sunday that he had been harassed for being Muslim. After cricket writer Bharat Sundaresan complained on Twitter about security personnel at cricket venues around Australia stopping him and questioning his credentials several times, Khawaja replied with his own experience. “You get use to it. I […]
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Tue 27 December 2022: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine: either accept Moscow’s demands, which include surrendering Ukrainian territory that it now occupies, or let the Russian army decide Ukraine’s future. Speaking a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated his willingness to engage in peace negotiations, a statement that […]
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