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‘Tiktok Is Having A Bad War,’ Say Disinformation Experts

adminApril 6, 2022

by adminApril 6, 20220388

In this file photo illustration taken on November 21, 2019, the logo of the social media video sharing app Tiktok is displayed on a tablet screen in Paris. . (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) The war in Ukraine has rapidly positioned TikTok as the number one source of misinformation......

Technology

Twitter Moves To Limit Reach Of Russian Govt Accounts

adminApril 6, 2022

by adminApril 6, 20220315

In this file photo illustration, a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone on May 27, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier DOULIERY / AFP Twitter announced Tuesday it was introducing new measures against Russian government accounts to reduce the impact of official propaganda on the social network. The official accounts......

Business

How Russia’s War In Ukraine Rocked The Global Economy

adminMarch 23, 2022

by adminMarch 23, 20220346

Demonstrators call on EU leaders to impose a full ban on Russian fuels. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli / AFP) In a month of conflict in Ukraine, global oil prices have soared, foreign companies have exited Russia and Moscow faces the spectre of default. Here is a look at the economic......

Technology

Instagram No Longer Accessible In Russia

adminMarch 14, 2022

by adminMarch 14, 20220309

A photo taken on March 14, 2022, shows the US social network Instagram logo on a smartphone screen in Moscow. Instagram was inaccessible in Russia on March 14 after Moscow accused its parent company Meta of allowing calls for violence against Russians, including the military, on its platforms.AFP Instagram was......

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60 Ukraine Returnees Test Positive For COVID-19

adminMarch 9, 2022

by adminMarch 9, 20220331

Nigeria joins a list of African nations that have evacuated their citizens in the wake of the Russian invasion. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports that 60 Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine have tested positive for COVID-19. The NCDC’s data revealed that 24 hours after......

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Brent Crude Nears $140 Per Barrel, Headed Towards All-Time High

adminMarch 7, 2022

by adminMarch 7, 20220293

A graphic showing the rising prices of crude oil. Brent oil prices soared to a near 14-year high of $140 on Sunday as traders fretted over the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Brent North Sea crude oil for May delivery reached $139.13 shortly after electronic trading opened around 2300 GMT, heading towards a 2008 record high......

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TikTok Suspends Posting Of New Videos From Russia

adminMarch 6, 2022

by adminMarch 6, 20220294

In this file photo illustration taken on November 21, 2019, the logo of the social media video-sharing app Tiktok is displayed on a tablet screen in Paris. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) Social media giant TikTok announced Sunday it is suspending the posting of all video content from Russia......

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DHL Suspends Deliveries To Russia, Belarus

adminMarch 2, 2022

by adminMarch 2, 20220302

File photo of DHL German logistics giant DHL announced Wednesday it was stopping deliveries to Russia and Belarus, joining a growing list of Western businesses to cease operations in the countries after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The “inbound services to Russia and Belarus have been suspended”, DHL said in a statement, adding that it......

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Shell To Sell Stakes In Russia’s Gazprom Joint Ventures

adminFebruary 28, 2022

by adminFebruary 28, 20220282

In an aerial view, gas prices nearing $6.00 a gallon are displayed at a Shell gas station on February 23, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP Oil giant Shell on Monday said that it planned to sell its stake in all joint ventures with Gazprom after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.......

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Russia Market Crash Show ‘Our Sanctions Are Working’ – Scholz

adminFebruary 27, 2022

by adminFebruary 27, 20220335

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished with gains after recouping their losses along with the Dow Jones which also rose. AFP Heavy sanctions imposed by Western allies against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are already showing effect, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday, warning that further embargoes could......