Tue 22 February 2022: On Monday, the Canada’s House of Commons voted 185 to 151 to approve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act last week to calm disruptive protests that stalled parts of Ottawa for 23 days by blocking border crossings with trucks and other heavy vehicles. The parliament on Monday also […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Over 75% people in the world want ban on single-use plastics as quickly as possible, found a global survey on Tuesday. This comes as the members of the United Nations put together to begin talks on a world treaty to rein in plastic air pollution. The share of individuals, who are […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his countrymen ‘are not afraid’ after Russia moved to recognise the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine and hours later said it would deploy troops there to “maintain peace”. An urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council took place on the deepening […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: According to the Diken news site, Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has begun a 72-hour window for three international news agencies to obtain an operating license or face access blocks to their platforms. The German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, and Euronews all have Turkish language websites that are affected by the […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: Jordan’s King Abdullah hoarded hundreds of millions of dollars in at least six different bank accounts, according to banking data leaked yesterday which exposed the secret owners of some $108 billion held in Swiss bank Credit Suisse. The huge trove of banking data was leaked by an anonymous whistleblower to the […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: On Monday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to foreign countries, institutions, and bodies to return Nigerian artefacts that are still in their possession. The return of two important Nigerian artefacts from the UK, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, prompted President Buhari’s call. He promised that […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: The Russian military claims it has stopped a “diversionary reconnaissance” group from crossing the Ukrainian border. The incident, which allegedly occurred around 03:00 GMT in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region, claimed the lives of five troops, according to the Russian defense ministry. Kyiv dismissed the allegation as “fake news”. The exchange came […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: On Monday, the European Union gave its final approval to a €1.2 billion ($1.36 billion) macro-financial support package for Ukraine in order to boost the country’s “resilience.” “The EU fast-tracked this economic assistance to Ukraine, as the current geopolitical tensions are having a detrimental effect on Ukraine’s economic and financial stability,” […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: Following nearly two years of strict coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on international travel and lockdown, Australia fully reopened its international borders to individuals who have been vaccinated against the deadly virus on Monday (February 21). More than 50 international flights will arrive in the country on the first day following reopening. At […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: According to a letter sent to the UN rights chief and obtained by AFP on Sunday, the US has informed the UN that Russia has lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps” in the event of an invasion. The letter, which came as Washington warned of an impending […]
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