Monthly Archives: February, 2022

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...

Rain Bomb: 7 killed in floods in Brisbane

A strong storm system hit Brisbane, Australia's northeastern capital, on Sunday, triggering evacuations, power disruptions, and school closures, while the death toll from related...

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...

‘Open to all nations’, Dubai Expo says after Ukraine invasion

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Expo 2020 Dubai announced on Friday that the major international cultural and business event being hosted by the United...

Australia attempts to join other countries in hitting Putin with sanctions

Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that Australia is attempting to join other countries in imposing direct sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and that...

Ukraine invasion: Russia bans British airlines from its airspace

The Russian civil aviation regulator has issued a ban on British airlines arriving at Russian airports and crossing its airspace. The move was a response...

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Increase in oil, gas activities cast shadow on Paris climate goals

The United States leads this surge in activity, which contradicts the International Energy Agency's (IEA) previous assertion that to prevent exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius...

Oxford English Dictionary adds 23 new Japanese words

The inclusion of 23 Japanese words into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) marks a significant acknowledgment of the deep cultural exchanges between Japan and...

Two bodies recovered in Baltimore bridge collapse

The recovery of two men from beneath the Baltimore bridge, following its collapse due to a container ship collision early Tuesday, was confirmed on...

Olympics exhibition sets in Paris; heroes displayed

From the propaganda displays at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to the poignant protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City...