Russia could establish cordon sanitaire in Ukraine Putin

Moscow must make it impossible for Kiev to attack with foreign-supplied long-range weapons, the president has said Russia could "at some point" set up a buffer zone in Kiev-controlled territories in order to protect the Russian p ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Ministry of Mines unveils exploration drive: State governments issue NITs for grant of exploration licences

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Several states including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh have taken proactive measures by issuing Notice Inviting Tenders (NIT) for the auction o ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
"I fear that black money will return": Amit Shah after Supreme Court scraps electoral bonds

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday defended the electoral bonds scheme, struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, saying that it was an initiative to end the domination of black mo ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Apple Settles for $490M in Lawsuit After CEO’s China Comments

Apple settled for $490 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit Friday, which accused CEO Tim Cook of misleading shareholders in 2019 by failing to disclose low demand for Apple products in China. Plaintiffs allege that Cook wit ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Wyndham Clark sprints ahead at The Players Championship

(Photo credit: Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Unio / USA TODAY NETWORK) Wyndham Clark posted his second straight 7-under round of 65 Friday to set a four-shot lead through 36 holes of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, F ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Returning as President, Putin says he agreed for prisoner exchange involving Navalny before his death

Moscow [Russia], March 18 (ANI): Securing a crushing victory in the Russian Presidential elections, Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to a prisoner swap involving Alexei Navalny before the opposition leader’s sudden death in an Arct ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Asia Album: Ramadan life in Afghanistan

KABUL, March 18 (Xinhua) -- During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Afghans devoutly attend mosques, dedicating several hours to prayer and reflection. Following the breaking of the fast, rich people provide food for those ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Russia: Schools, colleges, malls shut in Belgorod as Ukrainian attacks rise

Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI): All schools and colleges in parts of Russia’s Belgorod will remain shut on Monday and Tuesday after a rise in Ukrainian attacks on the region, CNN reported, citing the region’s governor Vyacheslav Gl ...

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Sunday, 17 March 2024
Namibia to Begin HPV Vaccine Rollout in April

Windhoek, Namibia — A top Namibian health official tells VOA the southern Africa country is set to begin distribution of the HPV vaccine to adolescent girls in April as a preventative measure in the fight against cervical cancer. ...

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Sunday, 17 March 2024
US faces ‘increasingly fragile world order’, say Intelligence agencies

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In their 2024 Annual Threat Assessment and in their leaders’ testimonies to Congress this week, U.S. intelligence agencies said the country faces an "increasingly fragile world order," due to great power competitio ...

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Saturday, 16 March 2024
’I’m home’: how co-operative housing could take pressure off Australia’s housing crisis

At a time when everything from abolishing negative gearing to capping rents are being suggested as ways to reduce Australia’s housing crisis, little attention has been given to housing co-operatives. A housing co-op consists of a ...

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Thursday, 14 March 2024
Vladimir Putin expected to secure record fifth term as Russia goes to polls amid Ukraine conflict

Moscow [Russia], March 14 (ANI): As the ongoing war in Ukraine continues for over two years and conflict with the US and West rages on, Russia will go to the polls on Friday, with President Vladimir Putin most certain to return for ...

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Thursday, 14 March 2024