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Your actions will take us back to 1917, Russia’s richest businessman warns Putin
Russia’s richest businessman has warned the Kremlin against confiscating assets of companies that have fled in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, saying such a step would set the country back more than 100 years. Vladimir Potanin, president of metals giant Norilsk Nickel (NILSY) and its biggest shareholder, said that Russia risked returning to the tumultuous days of the…
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US, EU, G7 to impose more sanctions on Russia – Joe Biden
Later today, together with the other nations of the G7 and the EU, we will jointly announce several new steps to squeeze Putin and to hold him accountable for his aggression against Ukraine. I want to speak to a few key points. First, each of our nations will take steps to deny Russia “Most-Favored Nation” status. It will make it…
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Russian troops to ceasefire for humanitarian corridor on Monday
Russia’s military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities on Monday, the Defence Ministry said, after fighting halted weekend evacuation efforts and civilian casualties from Russia’s invasion mounted. The corridors will opened at 10 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) from the capital Kyiv as well as the cities of Kharkiv, Mariupol and Sumy and are being…
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Western Sanctions against Russia akin to declaration of war – Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described sanctions imposed by Western nations over his invasion of Ukraine as “akin to a declaration of war”. “But thank God it has not come to that,” he added. Mr Putin also warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be seen as participation in the armed conflict. And he rejected…
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Russia’s second largest oil company, Lukoil, asks Putin to pull out of Ukraine invasion
Lukoil, which produces more than 2% of the world’s crude oil and employs over 100,000 people, has called for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The company’s board of directors said in a statement to shareholders, staff and customers that it was “calling for the soonest termination of the armed conflict.” “We express our sincere empathy for all victims,…
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No kidnapping on Nigeria’s territorial waters in 2021
Nigeria did not experience any kidnapping on its territorial waters in 2021, the latest report by the International Maritime Bureau, IMB has revealed. According to the report, this might be an indication that Nigeria may have eliminated the menace of piracy in its waters. Sao Tome and Principe top the new piracy list, with the country experiencing 30 kidnappings on…
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Ukraine war: Iran boosts oil output amid global crunch
With prices surging following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Tehran says it’s ready to reach maximum export capacity ‘within month to two as soon as green light from Vienna given’ Oil-rich Iran says it is ready to step up its crude exports once US sanctions are lifted if talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal succeed, official media reported Thursday. The comments came…
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Higher Education: Why Ukraine Universities are attractive to Africans
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a mass exodus of civilians, including thousands of international students from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Ukraine was home to over 76,000 foreign students, according to government data from 2020. Nearly a quarter of the students were from Africa, with the largest numbers coming from Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt. India easily accounts…
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