Ukrainian city Mariupol ‘near to humanitarian catastrophe’
The major Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was "on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe" on Wednesday, according to the city's deputy mayor, following...
Open borders to Africans fleeing Ukraine: UN urges nations
According to UNHCR, authorities in countries bordering Ukraine have been asked to open their borders to African residents fleeing the war there, despite allegations...
Russia imposes fine on Google, Meta as deadline passes to open local offices
Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are among the internet corporations facing possible sanctions in Russia for failing to build local...
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...