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European Commission head condemns Russian attack on Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-24 07:49:07 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:23 - ID:9434648
BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (MENA) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine and said that the EU will hold the Kremlin accountable, The Time reported. “In these dark hours, our thoughts are with Ukraine ....
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Russian ruble crashes as Putin launches military action against Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-24 07:29:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:9434596
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Russian ruble crashed by 10% on Thursday morning after President Vladimir Putin announced the start of military action in Ukraine, The Moscow Times reported. “I have made the decision to start a special military ....
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Gold prices surge to highest in year
Date: 2022-02-24 07:28:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9434603
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (MENA) - Gold price today at Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ascended to its highest levels in 2022, according to media reports. In spot market, gold price breached its $1925 hurdle and has hit $1950 per ounce levels, around 13 ....
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Russian MoD: No threat to civilians as Russia conducts 'precision strikes' on Ukrainian military targets
Date: 2022-02-24 07:18:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9434628
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) stressed there are no threats to the civilian population, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported. "Ukrainian military infrastructure, air defence facilities, military airfields, and ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 429,717,855
Date: 2022-02-24 07:08:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9434583
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 429 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the ....
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Asia markets fall as Russia attacks Ukraine; oil and gold prices pop
Date: 2022-02-24 06:47:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9434557
TOKYO, Feb 24 (MEAN) - Oil futures jumped and Asia-Pacific shares fell on Thursday as investors watched the escalating situation between Russia and Ukraine, CNBC reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a public address that he had ....
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Putin: No plans to occupy Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-24 06:41:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:9434545
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (MENA) - President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia declared the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine, pledging he would seek to demilitarize but not occupy the country, The New York Times reported, quoting his televised ....
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Ukraine’s foreign minister tweets Putin has launched “full scale invasion of Ukraine”
Date: 2022-02-24 06:23:03 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:9434519
KIEV, Feb 24 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted early on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine," CNN reported. "Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes. This ....
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UN secretary general urges Putin to stop "what could be the worst war since the beginning of the century"
Date: 2022-02-24 06:18:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:6 - ID:9434512
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring his troops back to Russia and stop "what could be the worst war since the beginning of the century," CNN reported ....
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NATO chief condemns Russia's "reckless attack" on Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-24 06:13:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:5 - ID:9434504
BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned Russia's "reckless attack on Ukraine, which puts at risk countless civilian lives," CNN reported. “This is a grave breach of international law & a serious threat to ....
