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Second victim of New Year’s Eve strikes on Kyiv dies in hospital

Second victim of New Year’s Eve strikes on Kyiv dies in hospital

A 46-year-old man who was injured by a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital on Saturday has died in hospital,…
Republic offers paid tuition for children of military conscripts

Republic offers paid tuition for children of military conscripts

A remote Russian republic is offering to pay the tuition fees of students whose parents are enlisted in the military,…
Russian ruble hits 8-month low against dollar, as falling oil prices and sanctions bite

Russian ruble hits 8-month low against dollar, as falling oil prices and sanctions bite

Russia’s currency hit an eight-month low Thursday, adding to sharp declines in December as global oil prices fell, and Western…
Japan’s emperor wishes for ‘peaceful’ 2023 in first live New Year address since pandemic began

Japan’s emperor wishes for ‘peaceful’ 2023 in first live New Year address since pandemic began

Japanese Emperor Naruhito greeted well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years on Monday,…
Zelensky vows Ukrainian air defense will become “even stronger” in the new year

Zelensky vows Ukrainian air defense will become “even stronger” in the new year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he thinks Ukraine’s air defense can become “the most powerful in Europe” and help uphold security…
Overnight shelling on Kyiv damages energy infrastructure facilities, mayor says

Overnight shelling on Kyiv damages energy infrastructure facilities, mayor says

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was experiencing power outages Monday, after overnight shelling damaged energy infrastructure facilities in the city, its mayor…
Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year’s firework crush

Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year’s firework crush

Reuters  —  At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New…
Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as ‘renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church’

Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as ‘renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church’

President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying in a statement Saturday that the late pontiff…
Europe’s big question: What a diminished Russia will do next

Europe’s big question: What a diminished Russia will do next

Russia’s war in Ukraine has proven almost every assumption wrong, and left Europe wondering what left is safe to assume.…
Taiwan willing to offer help to China to deal with Covid-19 surge

Taiwan willing to offer help to China to deal with Covid-19 surge

Taipei CNN  —  Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said the self-ruled democratic island is willing to provide assistance to help China…
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