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AFP:Putin’s daughters, sanctioned by US, hidden from public eye

Views: 0 Little is known publicly about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters, sanctioned on Wednesday by the US government over Moscow’s “atrocities in Ukraine.” © Mikhail KLIMENTYEV Russian President Vladimir Putin The US Treasury identified the daughters as Katerina Tikhonova, “a tech executive whose work supports … the Russian defense industry” and Maria Vorontsova, who leads […]

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The Guardian:Putin adviser vows legal battles against attempts to seize Russian assets

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Views: 0 Moscow will fight attempts to seize Russian property abroad in courts around the world, the former president Dmitry Medvedev has said. © Getty Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow on February 21, 2022. – Russian President Vladimir Putin said

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ABC News:North Korea could test nuclear device next week, US envoy warns

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Views: 0 With North Korea set to celebrate its most important holiday next week, the U.S. is concerned that Pyongyang “may be tempted to take another provocative action,” including a possible nuclear test. © KCNA via Reuters, FILE North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party in

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President Kenyatta holds talks with CEO of SC Johnson and Sons, AfDB Regional Director General

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Views: 0 President Kenyatta holds talks with CEO of SC Johnson and Sons, AfDB Regional Director General NAIROBI, 6th April 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today held talks with Dr. Fisk Johnson, the Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson and Sons Company, who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi. President Uhuru

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itel launches P17 and P17 Pro in partnership with MTN Uganda.

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Views: 0 • Itel and MTN have unveiled the new itel smartphones; itel P17 and P17 Pro. The itel P17 battery lasts up to 3 days • Customers who buy itel devices and connect to MTN will automatically get free 3GB of MTN data monthly for 3 months, and 100% bonus on all the MTN

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Ugandan Parliament eulogizes former Speaker Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah,Government tasked to procure cancer equipment

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Views: 0 The Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Minister for Health to report to the House within two months on the progress on the acquisition of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that can help reveal the metabolic or biochemical function of body tissues

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Reuters:Somalia’s intelligence agency warns of al Shabaab threat against top leaders

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Views: 0 © Reuters/FEISAL OMAR FILE PHOTO: Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is seen inside the lower house of Parliament in Mogadishu MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The al Shabaab group linked to al Qaeda plans to target Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the country’s intelligence agency warned on Tuesday. Violence by

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The Washington Post:Town by town, Ukrainian prosecutors build Russian war crimes cases

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Views: 0 KOSIV, Ukraine — Sitting stage left in an empty auditorium at School No. 2 in this sleepy village about 30 miles from the Romanian border, a woman and her adult son described to a Ukrainian prosecutor how Russian tanks arrived in their village outside Kyiv on March 25, how part of their roof

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Reuters Zelenskiy says Ukraine-Russia talks the only option to end war

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Views: 0 LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Ukraine had no option but to negotiate with Russia to end fighting but that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin might not personally hold talks. © Reuters/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy visits the town of Buch Zelenskiy was speaking after accusing Russian troops

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Sri Lanka is among 30 Asian countries to have banned social media

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Views: 1 © Provided by Quartz Social media platforms blocked in Sri Lanka amid curfew, opposition protestSri Lanka is the latest Asian country to block social media. Bushwacked by a critical economic crisis that has also spawned civil and political unrest, the island nation, on April 3, banned the use of social media and messaging platforms such as Facebook,

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