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Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
Washington: Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a news video about it on…
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IAEA to send monitoring missions to Ukraine’s nuclear plants
Kiev: The IAEA will send monitoring missions to nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior official. “In the near future, these missions will…
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Ukraine’s 2022 defence expenditure accounted for 32.5% of GDP
Kiev: Ukraine’s defence spending in 2022 accounted for 32.5 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product amid the ongoing war with Russia, a top official said here. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of…
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2 British men missing in Donetsk: Ukraine police
Kiev: Ukrainian police said that two British men, who were doing voluntary work, have gone missing in the eastern Donetsk region. According to the police, Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28,…
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More than 600 Ukrainian troops killed in Russia’s retaliatory missile strike
Moscow: More than 600 of Kiev’s troops have been eliminated in a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian-held city of Kramatorsk in the Donbass, Russia’s Defence Ministry has claimed, the media reported.…
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US announces another USD 3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine
Washington: The United States has announced another military assistance package of over USD 3.75 billion for Ukraine to fight the battle against Russian aggression taking the total US military assistance for Ukraine to…
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India may have role in diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war: US State Dept spokesman
New York: India may be among countries that can have a role in diplomacy to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine even though New Delhi and Washington may not see eye-to-eye on policy issues,…
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Ukraine rejects Russia’s ‘trivial’ ceasefire offer
Kiev: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russia’s “trivial” Christmas ceasefire offer, saying it was a cover for Moscow to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region and bring in more…
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Russian companies barred from displaying tech products at CES 2023
Las Vegas: At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 being held here from January 5-8, Russian companies are not allowed to display their technology products because the country’s invasion of Ukraine, media…
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Ukraine’s budget deficit reaches $24.9 bn in 2022
Kiev: Ukraine’s annual budget deficit reached an estimated 911.1 billion hryvnias (about $24.9 billion) in 2022, the country’s Finance Ministry has said. The revenues of the general fund of Ukraine’s budget reached…
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India voices very deep’ concern over Ukraine conflict; urges return to dialogue, diplomacy
Vienna: Voicing “very deep” concern over the raging Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India is on the side of peace and since the beginning of the hostilities New…
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Russia attacks Ukraine with 16 Iran-made drones: Kiev officials
Kiev: Officials in Kiev have claimed that Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 Iran-made drones just a day after Moscow struck cities across the war-torn nation with the latest barrage of missile deemed…
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Ukraine comes under massive Russian missile attacks
Kiev: Cities across Ukraine were targeted by the latest wave of Russian missile strikes, deemed to be one of the largest bombardments since the war began on February 24, authorities said. Thursday’s…
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Former Afghan soldiers ready to join Russia’s war against Ukraine
Kabul: Lost status and a desperate existence in Iran are driving thousands of former Afghan troops — many of them elite commandos trained by the US — to consider fighting as mercenaries…
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Zelensky discusses Ukraine’s reconstruction with BlackRock CEO
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed his country’s post-conflict reconstruction with Larry Fink, Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, one of the world’s leading investment managers, the presidential press service reported. During a…
