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Second victim of New Year’s Eve strikes on Kyiv dies in hospital
January 2, 2023
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
January 2, 2023
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
January 2, 2023
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
January 2, 2023
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
January 2, 2023
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
January 2, 2023
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
January 1, 2023
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’
January 1, 2023
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
January 1, 2023
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
January 1, 2023
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…