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EU targets Russian economy after 'deluded autocrat' Putin invades Ukraine

Published On: February 25, 2022 07:32 AM NPT By: Reuters

BRUSSELS, Feb 25: European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to impose new economic sanctions on Russia, joining the United States and Britain in trying to punish President Vladimir Putin and his allies for unleashing a full-scale attack on Ukraine.

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Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces -Ukrainian official

Published On: February 25, 2022 07:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Feb 25: The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday.

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Russia invades Ukraine

Published On: February 24, 2022 03:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 24: Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, confirming the worst fears of the West with the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two.

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Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack

Published On: February 24, 2022 10:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 24: Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.

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U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

Published On: February 24, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV/DONETSK, Feb 24: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes Russia will invade Ukraine within hours after separatists on Wednesday asked for Russian help to repel "aggression" and as explosions rocked the breakaway eastern city of Donetsk.

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Russia facing new sanctions after Putin recognises breakaway Ukraine regions

Published On: February 22, 2022 01:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW/DONETSK, Feb 22: The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating a security crisis on the continent.

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U.S. to announce sanctions against Russia Tuesday in coordination with allies

Published On: February 22, 2022 12:14 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22: The United States is coordinating with allies and will announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after Moscow recognized two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent and sent "peacekeeping" forces there, U.S. officials said on Monday.

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Boris Johnson set to scrap Britain's COVID restrictions

Published On: February 21, 2022 03:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 21: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday set out plans to scrap coronavirus restrictions as part of a "living with COVID" strategy that aims to achieve a faster exit from the pandemic than other major economies.

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Australia fully reopens borders shut by COVID pandemic, welcomes back tourists

Published On: February 21, 2022 07:32 AM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, Feb 21: Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends.

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Putin oversees nuclear drills, U.S. says Russian forces 'poised to strike' Ukraine

Published On: February 20, 2022 07:38 AM NPT By: Reuters

DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW, Feb 20: Russia's strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, and Washington accused Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border of advancing and being "poised to strike".

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Biden sure Putin will invade Ukraine in days as civilians bussed out

Published On: February 19, 2022 08:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW/KYIV/DONETSK, Feb 19: Russia's Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move the West fears is part of a pretext for an attack.

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COVID vaccination during pregnancy helps protect babies after birth -U.S. study

Published On: February 16, 2022 07:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 16: Vaccinating pregnant women against the coronavirus may help prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations in infants after they are born, especially if the expecting mothers got the shots later in their pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

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Omicron threat remains high in east Europe - WHO

Published On: February 15, 2022 04:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 15: A new wave of infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is moving towards the east of Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, urging authorities to improve vaccination and other measures.

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Indian state re-opens some schools in wake of hijab dispute

Published On: February 14, 2022 04:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

UDUPI, India, Feb 14: A state in southern India re-opened some schools on Monday that had been closed following protests last week over female students not being allowed to wear hijabs, or head-to-toe burqas, in class.

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U.S. says Russia may create pretext to attack Ukraine

Published On: February 14, 2022 07:14 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/KYIV, Feb 14: Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend "every inch" of NATO territory.

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U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say

Published On: February 12, 2022 02:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 12: The United States will be sending 3,000 additional troops to Poland in the coming days to try and help reassure NATO allies, four U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea following the buildup of its forces near Ukraine.

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Russia could hit U.S. chip industry, White House warns

Published On: February 12, 2022 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 12: The White House is warning the chip industry to diversify its supply chain in case Russia retaliates against threatened U.S. export curbs by blocking access to key materials, people familiar with the matter said.

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U.S. warns Americans in Ukraine: Leave as invasion could come any time

Published On: February 12, 2022 08:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 12: Americans in Ukraine should leave within 48 hours as Russia could attack at any time, likely with an air assault, the White House said on Friday as Moscow accused Western nations of lying to distract from their own aggressive acts

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COVAX cuts N.Korea's COVID vaccine allotment after no deliveries accepted

Published On: February 10, 2022 02:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Feb 10: The COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing programme has scaled back the number of doses allocated for North Korea, international aid organisations said, as the country has so far failed to arrange for any shipments.

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COVID cases surpass 400 million as Omicron grips world

Published On: February 10, 2022 07:44 AM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 10: Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious Omicron variant dominates the outbreak, pushing health systems in several countries to the brink of capacity.

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