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Canada closes airspace to Russian aircraft operators
Date: 2022-02-27 17:46:21 GMT - Canada - World - SN:77 - ID:9441243
OTTAWA, Feb 27 (MENA) - Canada is closing its airspace to Russian aircraft operators effective immediately, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra was quoted by CBS News as saying on Sunday. Alghabra announced the move in a tweet Sunday morning, ....
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Elon Musk says SpaceX’s internet service available in Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-27 17:46:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:9441241
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - SpaceX’s internet service Starlink is available in Ukraine and more terminals are being sent to the country, according to the company’s CEO Elon Musk. The conflict-hit nation has seen internet disruptions with Russian ....
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US announces $54 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-27 17:45:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:9441250
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (MENA) - The United States said it is sending nearly $54 million in new humanitarian aid to Ukraine as it grapples with the Russian military operation. We are focused on Ukraine’s urgent humanitarian needs as an important part ....
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VEB.RF to continue operation on supporting projects in Russia in case of SWIFT cutoff
Date: 2022-02-27 17:44:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:9441251
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Vnesheconombank (VEB.RF) is largely focused on supporting projects in Russia, with this work to be fully continued, the press service of the corporation said in a commentary related to requests on SWIFT cutoff for Russia ....
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Italy closes airspace to Russian flights
Date: 2022-02-27 17:17:51 GMT - Italy - World - SN:72 - ID:9441256
LONDON, Feb 27 (MENA) - Italy said Sunday it would close its airspace to Russia flights, and urged all European Union countries to do the same. “Italy has decided to close its airspace to Russia,” Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Twitter, ....
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France closes airspace for Russian aircraft - minister
Date: 2022-02-27 17:06:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:9441242
PARIS, Feb 27 (MENA) - France on Sunday announced it would follow other European countries in shutting its airspace to Russian aircraft to punish the country for invading Ukraine, Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said in a tweet. “France ....
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Ukrainian army restores Kharkiv - local official
Date: 2022-02-27 17:05:02 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9441237
KYIV, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces had secured full control of Kharkiv on Sunday following street fighting with Russian troops in the country's second-biggest city, the local governor said. "Kharkiv is fully under our control," head of the ....
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Spain closes airspace to Russian planes
Date: 2022-02-27 16:57:16 GMT - Spain - World - SN:67 - ID:9441227
MADRID, Feb 27 (MENA) - Spain on Sunday blocked its airspace to Russian planes, the latest European country to do so in response to Russia's military operation in Ukraine. A growing number of countries announced on Sunday that they were closing ....
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Polish border sees 156,000 arrivals from Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-27 16:51:17 GMT - Poland - World - SN:66 - ID:9441212
WARSAW, Feb 27 (MENA) - Poland's border guards on Sunday said more than 156,000 people had crossed into the EU member from Ukraine in the days since Russia launched its military operation. "Since the start of the military operations in Ukraine on ....
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Ukraine and Russia agree to talks on Belarus border without preconditions: Zelenskiyy
Date: 2022-02-27 16:06:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:63 - ID:9441098
KYIV, Feb 27 (MENA) - Ukrainian and Russian officials will meet for talks at a venue on the Belarusian border with Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy’s office said on Sunday, Al Arabiya reported. The talks, the first since Russia ....