Sat 19 March 2022: More than 3.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia’s attacks began, the United Nations said, while nearly 6.5 million are thought to be internally displaced within the country. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Saturday that 3,328,692 Ukrainians had left since the attacks began on February 24, with […]
Continue Reading
Sat 19 March 2022: The UN health agency has previously announced that the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year but it would depend on how quickly we meet its target to vaccinate 70% of the population in each country, among other factors, The AP reported. Asked by a journalist at a Geneva […]
Continue Reading
Sat 19 March 2022: In a landmark bill signed into law by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine has legalized cryptocurrencies. The “Virtual Assets” bill creates a legal framework for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, defining their legal status and classification in terms of ownership and regulation. Since Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov openly requested for cash to […]
Continue Reading
Sat 19 March 2022: On Friday (March 18), the United States House of Representatives voted to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles such as afros, braids, and dreadlocks that may be linked with a specific race or national origin. The bill is now on its way to the Senate. The bill is intended to assist and […]
Continue Reading
Sat 19 March 2022: Russia has renewed accusations of a US-backed biological weapons programme in Ukraine, allegations that were dismissed as “disinformation” by most members of the UN Security Council. Representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom – amongst others – rebuked Russia for requesting a Security Council meeting on Friday for the purpose […]
Continue Reading
Fri 18 March 2022: The UN migration agency estimates that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside Ukraine, on top of the 3.2 million refugees who have already fled the country. The estimates from the International Organisation for Migration suggests Ukraine is fast on a course in just three weeks toward the levels […]
Continue Reading
Fri 18 March 2022: The Kremlin has blamed a technical issue for the interruption of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech to a packed Moscow stadium commemorating Crimea’s annexation on the eighth anniversary of its annexation. During Putin’s speech on Friday, Russian state media abruptly switched away from Putin’s praise of Russia’s “special operation” in Ukraine […]
Continue Reading
Fri 18 March 2022: The US Commerce Department will move to effectively ground 100 airplanes that have recently flown to Russia and are believed to violate US export controls, including a plane used by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, officials have told Reuters. The list, seen by Reuters, includes 99 Boeing airplanes operated by Russian passenger […]
Continue Reading
Fri 18 March 2022: All remaining Covid-19 pandemic related international travel restrictions, including filling in Passenger Locator Forms before arrival and compulsory pre-departure tests for unvaccinated travellers, have been scrapped from Friday, the UK government has announced. The change, which had been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) earlier, came into effect at 4 […]
Continue Reading
Fri 18 March 2022: The UK has revoked the broadcasting license of Russian state-funded television channel RT. “Ofcom has today revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK, with immediate effect,” the UK’s media regulator said in a statement, adding it did not consider it “fit and proper” for RT to operate in the country. […]
Continue Reading
