Sat 12 March 2022: The world’s longest car has been fully restored and has already surpassed its own record. The mega limo known as “The American Dream” now stands at 30.54 meters, according to Guinness World Records (100 feet and 1.50 inches). Guinness World Records has uploaded a photo of the now-restored car on its […]
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Sat 12 March 2022: Public health experts at the World Health Organization have begun discussing how and when to call an end to the global Covid-19 crisis, exploring what would be an important milestone more than two years after the emergence of the virus. The WHO said it isn’t currently considering such a declaration. While […]
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Sat 12 March 2022: US President Joe Biden said he has moved 12,000 troops along the borders with Russia, such as Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Romania while asserting that Vladimir Putin will not be victorious in the war he has waged against Ukraine. Addressing members of the House Democratic Caucus on Friday, Biden stressed over […]
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Sat 12 March 2022: US removal of Russia as ‘most favoured nation’ done in coordination with NATO allies, G7 and EU. The United States and its top allies are revoking Russia’s “most favoured nation” status, President Joe Biden has announced, in a move he said aims to punish the Russian government for its invasion of Ukraine. […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is indignant at Russia’s intentions to involve Syrian mercenaries in the war against Ukraine. He said this in a video address on the 16th day of the war, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. Zelensky stressed that this is a patriotic war in Ukraine, the war with […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has confirmed the deaths of 564 civilians in Ukraine since February 24, including 41 children. The real toll is thought to be considerably higher since it has not yet been able to corroborate reports from areas where intense hostilities are ongoing, OHCHR said. Most died […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Following claims that the US tech giant Meta changed its rules to enable calls for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers on its platforms in the context of Moscow’s conflict on Ukraine, the Russian Investigative Committee initiated a criminal inquiry against it on Friday. “The Main Investigative Department of the Russian […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has called for anti-war protests to be held in Russia’s capital, Moscow, and other cities across the country on Sunday. “Mad maniac Putin will most quickly be stopped by the people of Russia now if they oppose the war,” Navalny said in a message posted on […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: After President Vladimir Putin endorsed a plan to send volunteers to fight in Ukraine, the Kremlin declared Friday that fighters from Syria and the Middle East would be permitted to fight for Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia’s defence minister had said that “most of those who want […]
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Fri 11 March 2022: Africa’s top public health agency has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer to bring supplies of the pharmaceutical firm’s Paxlovid antiviral COVID-19 pills to the continent. “The memorandum of understanding is with the legal office at the AU [African Union]”, John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control […]
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