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Ukraine forces blow up bridge near Kiev to halt Russian tank advance
Date: 2022-02-25 10:46:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:33 - ID:9437129
KIEV, Feb 25 (MENA) - Ukraine said it had blown up a bridge to curb a Russian advance into the capital as gunfire and missile strikes were heard throughout Kyiv overnight, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported. Russia is intensifying its ....
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Japan unveils more sanctions on Russia after Ukraine invasion
Date: 2022-02-25 10:42:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:32 - ID:9437124
TOKYO, Feb 25 (MENA) - Japan will impose additional sanctions targeting Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday as quoted by Kyodo, joining the United States and Europe in piling pressure on Moscow. The ....
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Russia bans UK flights from its airspace
Date: 2022-02-25 09:54:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9436972
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (MENA) - Russia has banned UK flights from its airspace, The Independent reported Friday. The country’s civil aviation authority has announced that UK flights to and over Russia are prohibited after the UK imposed a ban on Russian ....
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Micronesia cuts ties with Russia over Ukraine invasion
Date: 2022-02-25 09:38:28 GMT - Micronesia - World - SN:24 - ID:9437002
PALIKIR, Feb 25 (MENA) - The tiny Federated States of Micronesia severed diplomatic ties with nuclear power Russia on Friday over the "unambiguously villainous" invasion of Ukraine, warning relations would only be reopened if Moscow displayed a ....
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82 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered to Russian Armed Forces, says Russian defense min.
Date: 2022-02-25 09:15:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9436961
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) garrison of 82 servicemen at the Snake (Zmeiny) Island in the Black Sea voluntarily surrendered to the Russian Armed Forces, TASS news agency quoted Russian Defense Minister Major General Igor ....
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Germany reports more than 210,743 new coronavirus infections, 226 deaths
Date: 2022-02-25 08:49:18 GMT - Germany - World - SN:21 - ID:9436907
BERLIN, Feb 25 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said Friday that 210,743 new coronavirus cases and 226 deaths were reported in the country in the past 24 hours. This takes the country's total number of cases ....
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Japan willing to release oil reserves
Date: 2022-02-25 08:30:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9436886
TOKYO, Feb 25 (MENA) - Japanese government officials have indicated a willingness to join other countries in releasing oil reserves, Kyodo news agency reported. That would happen if the International Energy Agency calls for a concerted effort to ....
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Ukraine expects Russian tank attack on Kyiv today
Date: 2022-02-25 08:25:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:9436879
KIEV, Feb 25 (MENA) - Ukraine officials expect Russian attack on Kyiv later today Ukraine expects a Russian tank attack on its capital, Kyiv, later on Friday which could become the hardest day in the war, the Guardian quoted an adviser to Ukraine’s ....
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Ukrainian FM says Kyiv struck by 'horrific Russian rocket strikes'
Date: 2022-02-25 08:19:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9436867
KIEV, Feb 25 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba said the capital city of Kyiv was hit with "horrific Russian rocket strikes" early Friday morning. Kuleba tweeted "Horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv. Last time our ....
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Russia notifies UK about need to observe air service agreement
Date: 2022-02-25 08:14:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:9436852
MOSCOW, Feb 25 (MENA) - Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) has notified UK aviation authorities about the need to observe the agreement on air service, TASS news agency reported. According to the statement, the UK decision ....