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Zelenskyy targets Russian nuclear industry with sanctions

Moscow: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on 200 companies and enterprises of the Russian nuclear industry, including Rosatom, as well as its subsidiaries."The NSDC decision on sanctions against Russia's nuclear industry has been...

Pegasus Airlines cancels over 200 flights amid snowfall in Istanbul

Istanbul: Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has canceled over 200 flights to and from the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport due to a heavy snowfall in the city.According to a list obtained by Sputnik, both domestic and international flights to...

23 dead in Turkey’s Malatya earthquake: Authorities

Ankara: The death toll from the Monday earthquake in Turkey’s Malatya has gone up to 23 and over 400 people were injured, while in Diyarbakir six deaths have been reported, according to local authorities.Earlier on Monday, Malatya Governor Hulusi...

Brazil charges over 650 people over assaults on seats of power

Brasilia: A total of 653 people have been charged with crimes related to the assaults on the seats of power in Brasilia on Jan. 8, Brazil's attorney general's office said Saturday.The office said in a statement that proceedings were...

9 missing as fishing boat capsizes off southwest S. Korea

Seoul: Nine people went missing as a fishing boat capsized in the waters off southwestern South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.A report was received at about 11:19 p.m. local time Saturday (1419 GMT) that the 24-ton fishing...

Pervez Musharraf passes away

Dubai: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has passed away at a hospital in Dubai after prolonged illness.He was 79 years old and hospitalised due to ill-health since the past two months.Gen. Musharraf had served as the 10th Chairman Joint...

China strongly opposes U.S. move to shoot down unmanned airship

Beijing: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the U.S. use of force to attack China's civilian unmanned airship, Chinese Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.The Chinese side has, after verification, repeatedly informed the U.S. side of the...

WHO calls for robust measures to tame Africa’s soaring cancer fatalities

Nairobi:Sub-Saharan African countries should come up with targeted interventions like enhanced surveillance, timely diagnosis, treatment and care in order to tame the rising fatalities linked to cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday during World Cancer Day.Cancer is...

Nearly 200 soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap

Kiev: Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following a latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday.Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, said in a Telegram post that 116 Ukrainians returned home,...

Myanmar declares martial law in 37 towns

Yangon:Myanmar's State Administration Council has declared martial law in 37 towns of four regions and four states in the Southeast Asian country.According to the council's orders issued Thursday night, the 37 towns are 11 from Sagaing region, seven from...

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Manipur launches first Yashoda AI initiative

Imphal: The Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW), in collaboration with the National Commission for Women (NCW), organised a...