Taliban restrict Afghans going to foreign countries
The United States and the United Kingdom expressed alarm this week about the Taliban administration's announcement that it would limit Afghans from leaving the...
Canada eases entry conditions for vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated international travellers will no longer be required to take a molecular Covid-19 test in order to enter Canada.Antigen testing, which are often...
‘Irreversible’ impacts of global warming: says UN
According to the UN's newest assessment, many of the effects of global warming are now "irreversible."However, according to the authors of a recent analysis,...
Twitter to label, limit visibility of Russian state media-linked tweets
Twitter (TWTR.N) announced on Monday that it is adding labels and lowering the visibility of tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media outlets such...
Ukraine President requests to join the European Union
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine said on Monday that he had signed an official request to join the European Union.Zelenskiy has asked the European...
Canada, US, UK, Europe block Russia’s access to SWIFT
The US and its allies moved on Saturday to deny certain Russian banks access to the SWIFT international payment system, as part of a...
Ukraine, Russia ready for talks; Putin puts nuclear forces on alert
In the face of a massive Western response to President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine, which stated it had resisted Russian ground forces approaching...
Russia restricts Facebook access for ‘censoring’ its media
Moscow announced on Friday that it was temporarily restricting access to Meta Platforms Inc's (FB.O) Facebook, accusing the company of "censoring" Russian media. The...
China’s ban makes Bitcoin less green, says research
According to new research, Bitcoin has grown less green since China cracked down on cryptocurrency mining.Mining is the process of creating new bitcoins with...