March 22, 2022

Russian Court Declares Instagram, Facebook As ‘Extremist’

March 22, 2022 11:17 pm

A court sitting in Moscow on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as in the country declaring them as ‘extremist’ organisations, after Russian authorities accused US tech giant Meta of tolerating ‘Russophobia’ over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The Tverskoi district court disclosed that it had agreed to a request from prosecutors for the two huge social media platforms to be banned for ‘carrying out extremist activities’.

They however indicated that Meta’s WhatsApp messenger service would not face the same fate because it is not a public platform.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the move is part of sweeping

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US Takes Fight Against Corruption Global, Pledges Efforts

March 22, 2022 10:26 pm

The Government of the United States of America (USA) has described corruption as a cancer that is spreading beyond national and regional borders that would require very deliberate and concerted joint efforts by countries of the world including international agencies to combat.

The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the U.S. State Department, James Walsh, pointed this out in a statement.

According to him, corruption wherever it exists is an enabler of all forms of criminality, particularly transnational crime.

Walsh asserted that since corruption impedes investment, stunts economic growth, hampers government

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Putin Considering Using Chemical, Biological Weapons – Biden

March 22, 2022 11:43 am

US President Joe Biden on Monday claimed that it was ‘clear’ Russian President, Putin is considering the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine while warning of a ‘severe’ Western response if it chose to do so.

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‘His back is against the wall,’ said Biden of Russian President Vladimir Putin, recalling that Russia has recently accused the United States of holding chemical and biological weapons in Europe.

‘Simply not true. I guarantee you,’ he told a gathering of US business leaders in Washington in response to Putin’s claims.

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