‘Effective immediately’ Visa, Mastercard cease operations in Russia
Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to ...
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‘Further isolate the country’ TikTok blocks new videos in Russia to avert media crackdown
TikTok has blocked its Russian users from posting new videos in response to the government’s crackdown on what people and ...
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‘Cannot remain neutral’ France demands Russia’s ousting from 2022 World Cup
Russia should be expelled from the 2022 World Cup after invading Ukraine, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet told ...
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‘Fierce battle’ Russia forces take possession of Ukrainian airport, nuclear power plant
Russia forces have overtaken the Antonov international airport just outside of Kyiv, apparently worsening the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Antonov is a ...
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‘Ukrainian war’ Anonymous to launch attack on Russia in few hours
A decentralized international activist and hacktivist movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government ...
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‘Shut it down!’ Ukraine may break off diplomatic ties with Russia, president says
Ukraine may break off diplomatic relations with Russia after Moscow decided to recognise two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as ...
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‘Tragedy!’ 16 people killed in horrible plane crash
As a result of a paratrooper plane crash, at least 16 people have died and several others have been injured. ...
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‘New record of cruelty’ Jehovah’s Witness accuses Russia of sentencing it’s member to 8 years in prison
A Russian court Wednesday sentenced two members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to seven and eight years in prison, the US-based ...
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‘Being physically present’ Putin signs law directing Twitter, Facebook to open offices in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law that mandates foreign tech companies, including social media giants, to open ...
Read moreDetails‘Enjoy the support’ If Russia wanted to kill opposition leader, they would have done it, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Thursday that opposition politician Alexey Navalny "is enjoying the support of the US special services," ...
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