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Ukraine Finds Dozens Of Bodies In A Grave Near Kiev

Ukraine Finds Dozens Of Bodies In A Grave Near Kiev

April 10, 2022 3:51 am

A grave containing dozens of Ukrainian civilians has been uncovered near Kyiv, an official said. It is also the latest mass grave to be found as Russian soldiers withdraw from the city and concentrate their attack on the east.

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According to Taras Didych, head of the Dmytrivka community, which contains Buzova, the remains were discovered in a ditch near a gas station. The death toll had not been confirmed.

“Now we are returning to life but during the occupation we had our ‘hotspots’, many civilians died,” Didych remarked on

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The UN Suspends Russia From The Human Rights Council

April 8, 2022 12:39 am

The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday in response to accusations of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce its withdrawal from the council.

The US-led initiative received 93 votes in favor, 24 votes against, and 58 abstentions. Suspending Russia from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council required a two-thirds majority of voting members in the 193-member General Assembly in New York – abstentions do not count.

Read Also: The UN Security Council Will Hear Zelenskyy On Tuesday

Following the decision, Gennady Kuzmin, Russia’s …

Invasion Of Ukraine: US Sanctions On Putin's Daughters

Invasion Of Ukraine: US Sanctions On Putin’s Daughters

April 7, 2022 7:05 am

Members of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, including his daughters, have been hit with sanctions from the United States.

Additionally, the list includes members of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s family and big banks.

The steps come in the wake of new discoveries about Russian troops’ atrocities in Ukraine, including photographs of civilian remains scattered on the streets of Bucha, near the capital, Kyiv.

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Russia asserts, without providing evidence, that the photographs were staged by Ukrainian officials.

Despite the fact that satellite photographs reveal people were killed during Russia’s control of Bucha, …

Nigerian Soldiers And Amotekun Fought Over Seized Cows

Nigerian Soldiers And Amotekun Fought Over Seized Cows

April 6, 2022 1:38 am

As a result of the seizure of 100 cows in Akure by the Ondo State Security Network, collectively called the Amotekun Corps, there was some sort of conflict between the 32 Artillery Brigade and the Ondo State Security Network on Tuesday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports, that the cows were taken because of a state law that prohibits open grazing.

Read Also: Tension As Amotekun Arrests 400 Cows In Ondo

The cows were seized after Amotekun’s operatives responded to farmers’  distress signals.

Farmers from Akure’s Oke Aro area reported that the cows had nibbled on their crops and …

'Russia War Crimes Worse Than WWII In Ukraine'(Video)

‘Russia War Crimes Worse Than WWII In Ukraine'(Video)

April 5, 2022 8:38 pm

In a Tuesday statement to the United Nations Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russian troops had committed the most terrible war crimes since World War Two as they invaded Ukraine.

Zelenskiy screened a video of burned, bloodied and mutilated bodies, including those of children, in the Ukrainian towns of Irpin, Dymerka, Mariupol, and Bucha, where Ukrainian forces are alleged to have killed hundreds of civilians.

ambassador for Russia informed the Security Council that Russian troops do not target civilians, denying the allegations of abuse.

He stressed that no violence took place in Bucha while it was under …

The UN Security Council Will Hear Zelenskiy On Tuesday

The UN Security Council Will Hear Zelenskyy On Tuesday

April 5, 2022 2:17 am

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the United Nations Security Council.

According to him, there will be more, worse cases of mass killings of civilians by Russian forces.

Read Also: Germany Says That Russia Must Pay For ‘War Crimes’ In Bucha

As a result of the discovery of hundreds of bodies, some bound and shot at very close range, the Security Council will meet Tuesday to discuss Ukrainian allegations about murders committed by Russian soldiers in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv.

According to Russian officials, the accusations have been categorically denied, and the Russian government says it will present

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Attacks On Ukrainian Refinery, 'Critical Infrastructure'

Attacks On Ukrainian Refinery, ‘Critical Infrastructure’

April 3, 2022 1:15 pm

Russian attacks on Sunday destroyed an oil refinery in the Poltava region and targeted “critical infrastructure”, possibly oil facilities, near the port city of Odesa, local officials reported.

Several Ukrainian Black Sea ports, including Mykolaiv and Mariupol, have also been attacked by Russian forces.

In the event that the proposal is adopted, Russia would get a land corridor connecting Crimea and Transniestria, a Russian-speaking breakaway province of Moldova that currently hosts Russian troops.

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Attacks have targeted oil facilities. The only fully functional oil refinery in Ukraine is in Kremenchuk, …

Ukrainian Forces Regain Control Over Some Places In Kyiv

Ukrainian Forces Regain Control Over Some Places In Kyiv

April 3, 2022 4:14 am

Odesa, Ukraine‘s strategically important port hub on the Black Sea coast, has been rocked by a series of explosions in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Odesa city council said a missile attack has targeted an infrastructure structure. It reported smoke billowing into the sky and reporters in the area reported seeing smoke billowing into the sky.

In his latest address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces want to take control of the east and south of the country.

Read Also: We Will Fight To The End, Ukraine President Zelensky Insists

He also stated that Ukrainian …

Second Niger Bridge, Cost ₦157 Billion - Nigeria's Minister

Second Niger Bridge, Cost ₦157 Billion – Nigeria’s Minister

April 3, 2022 1:31 am

Ms. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, expressed optimism for the third quarter of this year when the Second Niger Bridge is completed and formally inaugurated, which is expected to increase trade and commercial activities in the South South and South East geopolitical zones. Africa Daily News, New York gathered that 157 billion naira had been spent thus far on the project.

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During yesterday’s inspection tour of the bridge project, Ahmed, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji, and Deputy Governor …

WHO: New Covid-19 XE In UK, More Contagious Than Omicron

WHO: New Covid-19 XE In UK, More Contagious Than Omicron

April 2, 2022 11:04 pm

In its most recent report, the World Health Organisation says a new variation of Covid-19 has been discovered in the UK. According to the health body, the new mutant, called XE, may be more pathogenic than COVID-19 strains. The XE strain is a recombinant strain that is a mutation of BA’1 and BA.2.

During the infection of a patient by multiple strains of Covid-19, recombinant mutations develop. British experts reported in a paper published in the British Medical Journal that variants mix up their genetic material during replication. The World Health Organisation reported that XE may be 10 percent more …

Russia's Threat Draws New Allies to NATO's Front Line

Russia’s Threat Draws New Allies to NATO’s Front Line

April 2, 2022 11:53 am

Until recently, the military base here near the Black Sea was little more than a stopover. Now it is at the front line of NATO’s defense against Russia.

Airstrip at the aging compound has been used for years by U.S. troops to supply operations in Afghanistan, but in recent weeks American and allied forces have pulled up 1,800 troops, hundreds of vehicles, and other military equipment to the windswept fields.

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An attack on one of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s 30 members is akin to an attack on …

Workers At Amazon Win First Unionisation Battle In the U.S.

Workers At Amazon Win First Unionisation Battle In The U.S.

April 2, 2022 1:50 am

Amazon‘s workers forced the company to recognise a union for the first time in US history.
Employees at a New York storehouse proposed 55 in favour of being part of  the Amazon Labour Union.
The group is led by former Amazon employee, Mr. Chris Smalls, made his name protesting against safety conditions at the retail titan during the Covid-19 period.
55 workers at an Amazon storehouse in New York voted to join the Amazon Labour Union.
The group is led by former Amazon employee, Chris Smalls, who made his name protesting against safety conditions at the retail titan…

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