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North Korea says six people have died amid an ‘explosive’ spread of fever, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak. North Korea said Friday that 187,000 people were being “isolated and treated” for fever. “A fever whose cause couldn’t be identified explosively spread nationwide from late April,” the official Korean Central News Agency […]
Russia’s military has said it will open humanitarian corridors from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 5, 6 and 7 to allow civilians to leave the facility. In an online posting, the military said the corridors would be open from 8am to 6pm Moscow time (0500 to 1500 GMT) each day. During […]
The United Kingdom says it will cut tariffs on all goods imported from Ukraine to zero. In an announcement on Monday evening, the government said the move came in response to a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to support his country’s economy. According to reports from the cable, the statement reads, […]
Novak Djokovic’s wait for a first title in 2022 continues. This was after he was beaten 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 by Andrey Rublev in the final of his home ATP tournament in Belgrade on Sunday. Serbian world number one Djokovic has played relatively little this season. This is due to his refusal to […]
European Union (EU) countries Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic on Tuesday announced the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats suspected of spying, in coordinated action taken in the shadow of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes said her country was kicking out 21 diplomats from Russia’s embassy in […]
FIFA has ordered Russia to complete their upcoming matches without their flag, anthem and as the Football Union of Russia in neutral territory, following the invasion of Ukraine. Several nations have announced that they will refuse to play Russia, including England, as well as Poland, Czech Republic and Sweden. World Cup play-offs would see […]
Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency […]
United Nations has called on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to withdraw his troops in Ukraine. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, made the appeal in the early hours of Thursday. In some tweets, the UN leader asked Putin to be humane. “Under the present circumstances, I must change my appeal: President Putin, in the name […]
Ukraine military has shot down five fighter jets and a helicopter belonging to Russia. This follows an earlier attack on Ukraine based on the order of President Valdimir Putin of Russia. A Defence spokesman of Ukraine said hundreds of Russian troops are likely to have been killed in the incident.
This season’s champions League might be stripped off Russia after president Vladimir Putin order troops into two rebel-held region in eastern Ukraine after recognizing them as independent states. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and London Mayor Sadiq have both called for Russia to be denied the right to host a major final. UEFA says they […]
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