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Russia Slams $360M Fine On Google Over Ukraine Content

Russia Slams $360M Fine On Google Over Ukraine Content

July 19, 2022 3:43 am

A court in Moscow on Monday fined Google 21 billion rubles ($360 million) for not removing a number of contents concerning Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine from its space, the nation’s telecommunications regulator has disclosed. 

Roskomnadzor asserted that the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block ‘false information’ on the offensive in Ukraine, ‘extremist and terrorist propaganda’ and content ‘calling on minors to participate in what was tagged unauthorised demonstrations’.

The regulator said that as this was a repeat conviction for Google the fine was based on its annual revenue in Russia.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that …

EU Prepares For Immigration Driven By Food Crisis

EU Prepares For Immigration Driven By Food Crisis

July 12, 2022 4:18 am

The EU must prepare itself for new waves of migrants forced to uproot because of the food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine, the bloc’s border agency chief warned Monday.

While Ukrainian refugees were being handled well, ‘we have to prepare also for refugees coming from other areas because of the food security,’ the interim executive director of the Frontex agency, Aija Kalnaja asserted.

She pointed out in particular that ‘grain transport from Ukraine is hampered, and that will create waves of migration’.

Kalnaja was speaking as she arrived in Prague for a meeting of EU interior ministers …

War Putin Takes No Breaks, Zelenskyy Cries Out

War: Putin Takes No Breaks, Zelenskyy Cries Out

July 6, 2022 6:47 am

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that air alerts rang out across almost all of Ukraine Tuesday night, indicating that the Russian army has continued to remain very consistent in pounding the country. 

He made this known even as he called again for a modern, effective air-defence system.

Attacks, according to him, occurred in the western Ukrainian Khmelnytskyi region, the central Dnipropetrovsk region, the border region of Sumy, and the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv and its surroundings.

According to the governor of Luhansk, a lot of equipment is being delivered into the Donetsk region of Ukraine …

Missile Rain Zelenskyy Accuses Russia Terrorism

Missile Rain: Zelenskyy Accuses Russia Terrorism

July 3, 2022 7:25 am

Missiles rained down on Ukraine early Sunday morning killing many civilians and wounding dozens in built-up areas, a development which has prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accuse Russia of state ‘terror’.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that strikes on a southern resort town had left no fewer than 21 dead and dozens wounded after missiles slammed into flats and a recreation centre in Sergiyvka, 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Black Sea port Odessa.

Rockets hit residential properties in Solviansk in the heart of the embattled Donbas region, killing a woman in her garden and wounding her husband, a …

Ghana Appeals To IMF For Support Over Ailing Economy

Ghana Appeals To IMF For Support Over Ailing Economy

July 2, 2022 5:15 am

Ghana on Friday revealed that it was seeking International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for its economy, which has been harmed by inflation, a pandemic slump, and the war in Ukraine in the last two years.

The President of the country, Nana Akufo-Addo had previously rejected calls to seek financial assistance from the IMF.

However, on Friday Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah claimed the president had ‘authorised Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to commence formal engagements’ with the IMF.

Ghana has concluded plans to invite the Fund ‘to support an economic programme put together by the government of Ghana,’ he said in …

War Russia Blacklists 43 Canadians, Canada Fires Back

War: Russia Blacklists 43 Canadians, Canada Fires Back

June 28, 2022 7:39 am

Russia yesterday announced a ban on 43 more Canadians from entering its territory, in response to sanctions imposed by Ottawa over Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.

Then, Canada retaliated by imposing further penalties on six Russian nationals as well as 46 businesses involved in the nation’s defence industry.

Both Mark Carney, the former governor of the British and Canadian central banks, and Suzanne Cowan, the head of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, are named on the latest blacklist released by the Russian foreign ministry.

Additionally penalised are senior government employees, political advisors, and members of civil society.

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Zelenskyy Slams Russia Over ‘Terrorist’ Shopping Mall Strike

Zelenskyy Slams Russia Over ‘Terrorist’ Shopping Mall Strike

June 28, 2022 7:05 am

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, denounced the missile strike on a shopping centre in the central city of Kremenchuk describing it as a ‘brazen terrorist act’, as the death toll rose to 16.

Zelensky made this assertion while speaking after reports of two other strikes in the east of the country Monday that left no fewer than 12 civilians in all, as officials there accused Moscow of deliberately targetting civilians.

‘The Russian strike today on the shopping centre in Kremenchuk is one of the most brazen terrorist acts in European history,’ Zelensky said in his evening broadcast …

Outrage As Russian Missiles Hit Residential Buildings In Kyiv

Outrage As Russian Missiles Hit Residential Buildings In Kyiv

June 27, 2022 4:46 am

There is serious outrage as Russian missile attacks struck Kyiv’s residential structures, killing some persons and injuring at least four others, according to the mayor of the city on Sunday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that around 6:30 am (0330 GMT), about four explosions were heard meanwhile, the city had not experienced Russian shelling in nearly three weeks. This was 30 minutes after air raid sirens had sounded.

Ukraine demanded a stronger response to the Russian invasion after the missiles struck only hours before the start of a G7 summit in Germany.

The top three floors of an around …

War US Moving $450m More In Arms To Ukraine – White House

War: US Moving $450m More In Arms To Ukraine – White House

June 25, 2022 6:29 am

The United States has concluded plans to send a new batch of military assistance to Ukraine, the White House confirmed yesterday with the $450 million shipments including four more advanced rocket systems to use against Russian invasion forces.

‘This package contains weapons and equipment, including new High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems,’ White House spokesman John Kirby said. Also included are tens of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition and patrol boats.

The rocket systems known as HIMARS are at the top of Ukraine’s wish list as the pro-Western country battles a Russian invasion force advancing through the east of the …

EU, NATO Building Big Coalition To Fight Russia – Minister

EU, NATO Building Big Coalition To Fight Russia – Minister

June 25, 2022 4:52 am

Russia on Saturday claimed that the European Union (EU) and NATO are currently building a ‘coalition’ to ‘essentially’ prepare for a war with Russia over the ongoing war with Ukraine.

Russian foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, who made the claims while reacting to the news of Ukraine and Moldova officially becoming members of the European Union, claimed that the EU is not a military-political bloc like the NATO.

He went on to add that the development of its relations with other countries does not create any threats or risks but added that his country perceives the rhetoric of the union had …

War Zelensky Slams Israel Over Refusal To Sanction Russia

War: Zelensky Slams Israel Over Refusal To Sanction Russia

June 24, 2022 7:57 am

The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday intensified his condemnation of Israel during the Jewish leader’s speech at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

A new political crisis in Israel means that Naftali Bennett will probably be replaced as prime minister by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid within days of Zelensky’s address, which comes four months into Russia’s war on Ukraine.

While his administration has not placed sanctions on the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bennett has refrained from criticising Russia’s incursion and emphasised Israel’s close connections with Moscow and Kyiv.

Days after the February 24 invasion, Lapid condemned Russia’s …

France Goes After Full Gas Reserves As Russia Cuts Supplies

France Goes After Full Gas Reserves As Russia Cuts Supplies

June 24, 2022 7:38 am

The French government has asserted that it aims to have its natural gas reserves at full capacity by autumn as European countries brace for supply cuts from major supplier Russia with the Ukraine war drags on.

‘We are ensuring the complete filling of our storage capacities, aiming to be close to 100 percent by early autumn,’ Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne claimed.

She added that France will also build a new floating terminal to receive more gas supplies by ship.

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‘We can do without Russian gas,’ French Energy Transition …

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