Sat 14 May 2022: Costa Rica, a Central American country, declared a “emergency” on Saturday as a result of continuous cyberattacks. The National Emergency Commission, led by President Rodrigo Chavez, declared a state of emergency to better deal with the attacks. The country’s Finance Ministry claimed its digital systems are still not working correctly, citing […]
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Sat 14 May 2022: Ukraine has collected the bodies of “hundreds” of Russian servicemen and placed them in refrigerated train wagons to be returned home. “Most of them were brought from the Kyiv region, there are some from Chernihiv region and from some other regions too.” Volodymyr Lyamzin, the top civil-military liaison officer, told Reuters. […]
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Sat 14 May 2022: According to a poll, more people in the United Kingdom believe the queen should retire rather than remain a monarch for life. For Times Radio, YouGov conducted the poll analysis. According to the poll, one out of every three people thinks the queen should step down. This study’s polling began two […]
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Sat 14 May 2022: Despite testing positive for COVID-19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she still planned to visit the United States later this month for a trade trip and to deliver the commencement speech at Harvard University. Ardern said she was disappointed to miss several significant political announcements during the coming week, […]
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Sat 14 May 2022: On Saturday, an official from Finland’s grid operator informed AFP that Russia had cut off Finland’s electrical supply overnight. Timo Kaukonen stated the supplies have been “zero since midnight.” As Helsinki prepares to announce its candidacy for NATO membership in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, RAO Nordic threatened to […]
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Fri 13 May 2022: Pope Francis, who is battling a knee problem that has recently forced him to cancel some events and use a wheelchair, will visit Canada in late July, the Vatican revealed on Friday. Pope Francis will visit Canada from July 24 to 30, stopping in Edmonton, Quebec, and Iqaluit, according to the […]
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Fri 13 May 2022: Croatia on Friday approved a law that paves the way for the introduction of the euro currency next year. The country’s 151-seat assembly voted 117-13 in favor of the legislation to bring in the euro, with one member abstaining. Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013, is due to replace the […]
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Fri 13 May 2022: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to positively view plans by Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance, saying the two countries were “home to many terrorist organisations”. “We are following the developments regarding Sweden and Finland, but we don’t hold positive views,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul, adding it […]
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Fri 13 May 2022: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Friday that it was vital to keep up the pressure on Russia by supplying more weapons to Ukraine and imposing further sanctions. “It is very important at this time that we keep up the pressure on Vladimir Putin by supplying more weapons to Ukraine […]
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A Crimean Tatar flag flies at a rally, commemorating the minority’s mass deportation from the region in 1944. Fri 13 May 2022: Kyiv, Ukraine – A Russian military court has sentenced five Muslim men from annexed Crimea to up to 14 years in jail for their alleged membership in an “Islamist” organisation, a community figure told […]
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