Wed 09 March 2022: The world is waiting for a high-level tripartite meeting between Turkiye, Russia, and Ukraine, which will take place on Thursday in southern Antalya province as part of Turkiye’s efforts to mediate between the warring countries. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his […]
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US State Department official Victoria Nuland. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wed 09 March 2022: The United States said Tuesday it was working with Ukraine to prevent invading Russian forces from seizing biological research material amid concern governments or unscrupulous actors might try to use such items to create bioweapons. “Ukraine has biological research facilities, which in fact we […]
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Wed 09 March 2022: The UN rights chief said Tuesday she would make a long-delayed visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide. “I am pleased to announce that we have recently reached an agreement with the government of China for a visit,” Michelle Bachelet told the UN Human Rights […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: The United States is banning all imports of oil and gas from Russia, US President Joe Biden has announced, in a move that aims to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday morning, Biden said the move targets “the main artery […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he and US officials agreed on a framework for future talks after meeting with a delegation from Washington over the weekend, the first high-level meetings between the two countries in years. “Last Saturday night a delegation from the government of the United States of America arrived […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: Due to Russia’s ongoing assault on its neighbor, FIFA says foreign footballers and coaches working at Russian and Ukrainian clubs would be allowed to temporarily break their contracts and transfer abroad. Football’s world governing body said in a statement on Monday that clubs in other countries will be allowed to sign […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: French newspaper Le Monde has said that while Western sanctions on Russia are painful, they did not consider the Kremlin’s large influence and support in the Middle East. Among those cheerleading for Russia’s authoritarian agenda is the UAE, whose financial centre in Dubai has become a magnet for authoritarian regimes and their money. […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: According to the presidency, the US biotechnology company Moderna Inc plans to invest more than $500 million in a planned vaccine and drug manufacturing facility in Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was in Nairobi on Monday to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between his country and Moderna. The […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8 to recognise the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The event celebrates women’s achievements and raises awareness about women’s equality and lobbies for accelerated gender parity. The first observance of women’s day on a national level took place in […]
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Tue 08 March 2022: The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church has called the United Nations to probe the 279 people killed in the Easter Sunday bombings, which he described as a “political plot.” Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith sought a framework to investigate the attacks, which have been placed on local Muslim organizations, in a […]
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