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‘Russia out!’ Worldwide protests in solidarity with Ukraine

Moscow's invasion has sparked global outcry and prompted punishing sanctions from the West, including some against Russian President Vladimir Putin himself

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UK Freezes Putin, Lavrov Assets Over Ukraine Invasion

The Treasury issued a financial sanctions notice against the two men, adding them to a list of Russian oligarchs who have already...

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South African president says will talk to Russia, US

The only exit from the war was through mediation and negotiation and "engagement, because it is not necessary for people to go...

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Putin Calls On Ukraine Army To Remove Leadership In Kyiv

Putin accused “Ukrainian nationalists” of deploying heavy weapons in residential areas of major cities to provoke the Russian military

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Ukrainian refugees camp out at Polish train station

Mostly women, they filled almost every seat in the halls or huddled on yellow camping stretchers alongside their suitcases, many anxiously scrolling...

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Bloodshed, tears in eastern Ukraine as Russia attacks

A missile crater, some four to five metres wide, was scoured into the earth between two devastated five-storey apartment buildings. Firefighters battled...

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All signs indicate Russia plans ‘full-fledged’ attack on Ukraine- NATO chief

Every indication indicates that Russia is planning a full-fledged attack against Ukraine, said NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, echoing US warnings of an...

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Woman cured of HIV using novel treatment – NY Times

She’s the third person ever to be cured. Researchers announced that the new approach holds the potential for curing more people of...

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Pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear- WHO

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70...

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US Rapper Snoop Dogg sued for sex assault

The self-styled gangsta rapper, who is due to play Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, is alleged to have forced the unnamed woman...

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Former US Pastor pleads guilty of sexually abusing Ugandan minor

KAMPALA UGANDA: Mr. Eric Tuininga, a former pastor from Georgia, United States has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl while on...

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Facebook owner Meta sees biggest ever stock market loss

The company’s share price slide saw chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth fall by $31bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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IS leader killed in US military raid, says Biden

"Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi - the...

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Bizarre scenes as teenager mercilessly rapes mother at knife-point

Crying bitterly over her fate of being raped by her own son, the woman told police that she never imagined even in...

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New AI-based test uses X-rays to detect COVID-19 in few minutes

“Several countries are unable to carry out large numbers of Covid tests because of limited diagnosis tools, but this technique utilises easily...

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EU parliament president David Sassoli dead at 65

The 65-year-old Italian had been seriously ill in hospital for more than two weeks due to a dysfunction of his immune system...

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WHO monitoring New Covid variant ‘IHU’ identified in France

(WJW/AP) — An official with the World Health Organization said a new COVID variant recently detected in France is being monitored but...

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WHO worried for health systems over Covid cases ‘tsunami’

A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World...

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WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’

The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year, WHO chief...

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UK removes all African countries from the red list

LONDON, UK: The United Kingdom has removed all 11 African countries from its red list. The bans were first imposed last month...

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Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate – WHO

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and was likely already...