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April 8, 2022

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday (April 7) suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports...

Ukrainian soldier on the battle that “changed the course of the war,” and what he fears Russia will do next

April 8, 2022

Kyiv — Ukraine's government has issued urgent warnings to its own people, telling residents of the eastern Donbas regions to get...

Russian-backed hackers broke into Facebook accounts of Ukrainian military officials

A group of hackers with ties to the Belarusian government broke into the Facebook accounts of Ukrainian military officials and...

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Russia should be expelled from G20, US may boycott some meetings

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday (April 6) that Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20 major...

‘Covid-19 is not a cold’: Germany U-turns on ending mandatory isolation

BERLIN - Germany will not end mandatory isolation for most people who catch Covid-19, the health minister said on Wednesday...

Pentagon training a small number of Ukrainians in the U.S. on new weapons

A small number of Ukrainians who have been in the U.S. since the fall in professional military education programs have...

Toyota joins Tesla in developing self-driving tech with low-cost cameras

San Francisco — Toyota Motor unit Woven Planet has joined Tesla Inc in trying to advance self-driving technology without expensive sensors such...

Airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to COVID-19 after dropping mask rules

Overseas airlines are having to cancel hundreds of flights as they grapple with coronavirus-related staffing shortages weeks after they ditched...

Justice Dept indicts Russian oligarch accused of violating U.S. sanctions, a first since Russia invaded Ukraine

Washington — A Russian oligarch and media executive has been charged for violating U.S. sanctions in an alleged scheme that involved...

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt expected to fetch $7.1m at auction