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At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine: UN
Date: 2022-02-27 10:13:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:9440325
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) said it has confirmed at least 240 civilian casualties, including at least 64 people killed, in the fighting in Ukraine that erupted since Russia's invasion on Thursday - though it believed the "real ....
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Ireland to close off airspace to Russian planes
Date: 2022-02-27 09:25:08 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:25 - ID:9440280
DUBLIN, Feb 27 (MENA) - Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said Ireland will move to shut off the country’s airspace to Russian planes, Sky News reported Sunday. He tweeted: “Shocking Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight. Ireland will ....
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Ukrainian President says Russia striking residential areas in Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-27 09:18:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:24 - ID:9440183
KYIV, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Moscow was bombarding residential areas in Ukraine as its invading forces sought to push deeper into the pro-Western country, The Economic Times reported. "The past ....
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France decides to deliver more weapons, strengthen sanctions against Russia
Date: 2022-02-27 09:15:31 GMT - France - World - SN:23 - ID:9440227
PARIS, Feb 27 (MENA) - France decided to deliver more weapons to Ukraine and strengthen its sanctions against Russia, Sud Ouest newspaper said Sunday. For more than two hours, the Defense Council meeting at the Élysée Saturday discussed in ....
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UN chief promises more humanitarian aids to Ukrainians
Date: 2022-02-27 08:55:04 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:21 - ID:9440089
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promised to provide more humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "The secretary-general conveyed to the ....
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Russian forces blow up gas pipeline in Kharkiv
Date: 2022-02-27 08:32:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:9440149
KYIV, Feb 27 (MENA) - Russian troops have entered Ukraine's second biggest city Kharkiv, as Russian missiles hit a gas pipeline there and also targeted an oil terminal elsewhere. The Ukrainian government said that smoke from the damaged pipeline ....
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Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for talks with Ukrainians
Date: 2022-02-27 08:20:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9440101
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Russia’s delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with the Ukrainian side, the Russian news agency Tass reported on Sunday, quoting Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "In line with the agreement, the Russian delegation ....
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EU Commission calls for imposing massive costs on Russia
Date: 2022-02-27 08:11:57 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:18 - ID:9440061
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (MENA) - President of the European Commission, the European Union's executive, Ursula von der Leyen called for imposing massive costs on Russia in response to its military attack on Ukraine. In a statement released on the European ....
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Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group donates 1 bn yen to Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-27 07:59:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9440067
TOKYO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. said Sunday he will donate 1 billion yen ($8.7 million) to the Ukrainian government for humanitarian assistance following Russia's invasion of ....
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Ukranian diplomat says Russian troops target military, civilian infrasrtucture in Kyiv
Date: 2022-02-27 07:52:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9440059
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukrainian ambassador in US Oksana Markarova said Sunday Russian troops target military and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv. Alhurra TV channel quoted the Ukrainian diplomat as having said that the Ukrainian troops are ....
