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Putin orders Russian forces to breakaway Ukraine regions for peacekeeping.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on 21 February ordered Russian forces to enter and carry out peacekeeping functions in two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine.

#vladmirputin #russia #ukraine

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PM Imran Khan to embark on two-day visit to Russia on 23 February.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan will leave for two-day visit to Russia on 23 February on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

#imrankhan #pakistan #russia #vladmirputin

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Nepal police fires tear gas to disperse protest over U.S. gift.

Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S. funded infrastructure program.

#Nepal #USA #Kathmandu

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Benny Gantz says Palestinians will have an entity, not a state.

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has told the Munich Security Conference on 20 February that in the future, the Palestinians would be an entity, but not a full-fledged state.

#Israel #Palestine

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Who will be loser in Russia-Ukraine conflict?

According to the U.S. and NATO intelligence estimates, Russia is in its deadly earnest to invade Ukraine. Russia continues to deny any intention for aggression.

#russia #ukraine #NATO

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Kell Brook defeats Amir Khan at Manchester Arena.

Kell Brook defeated Amir Khan at Manchester Arena in the sixth round.

Amir Khan was badly hurt right from the opening round and remained unstable throughout the fight.

#kellbrook #amirkhan #boxing

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Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for Covid-19.

Buckingham Palace in a statement has confirmed that the Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for Covid-19.

The British monarch is experiencing "mild cold like symptoms"

#queenelizabethii #covid19

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Bill Gates meets PM Imran Khan. Awarded Hilal-e-Pakistan.

Bill Gates is on his first visit to Pakistan. On 17 February, he met PM of Pakistan Imran Khan.

#billgates #pakistan #imrankhan

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PM Imran Khan courageously admits failure to bring change.

Pakistan's Prime Minister while addressing a ceremony to award certificates to various ministries, admitted that he could not bring Change in Pakistan, he had promised.

#imrankhan #pti #pakistan

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@ShashiTharoor condemns banning of hijab.

Former Indian Foreign Minister and member of Indian Parliament Shashi Tharoor has said that there is no law in India that can ban a religious form of dress like turban, cross around neck, tilk on forehead or Muslim women's hijab

#india

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Adele breaks Guinness World Record.

English singer Adele has broken the Guinness World Record for winning the most number of BRITs Awards for Album of the Year by a solo artist.

#adele #BRITs #GuinnessWorldRecords

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Meta's threat to close down Facebook and Instagram in Europe backfires.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and German Economy Minister Robert Habeck have said that Europe would be very good without Facebook.

#meta #europe #facebook #instagram

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Hijab (veil) row becomes rather intense in India.

While hijab (veil) controversy in Karnataka state of India is intensely continuing, another video of a girl named Muskan has gone viral on social media who was maltreated by over 100 male students

#india #karnataka #hijab

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'Drive My Car' is first Japanese film to get Oscar nomination.

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Drive My Car' has received Oscar nomination for best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay and best international feature on 8 February.

#drivemycar #Oscars #japan

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Global Covid cases surpass 400 million.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the total cases' count mounted to 400,487,672, while the death from the virus reached 5,762,582 as of 9 February 2022.

#covid19 #omicron #johnshopkins

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Joe Biden finally acknowledges Tesla.

The U.S. President Joe Biden has finally acknowledged publicaly on 8 February, the role of Tesla in the U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing. Elon Musk had repeatedly complained about being ignored.

#joebiden #tesla #elonmusk

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British troops prepare for combat to deter Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Training near the Russian border in Estonia, the British troops are preparing for combat in the harshest conditions and show of NATO firepower to deter Russian invasion.

#ukraine #UK #vladmirputin #russia

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Largest financial seizure ever in the United States.

The United States has seized $3.6 billion in Bitcoin stolen during a 2016 hacking and arrested two people, Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan, the Justice Department said.

#bitcoin #cryptocurrency #usa #bitfinex

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Pakistan wants to bring the U.S. and China together. Imran Khan.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan wants to play the role to bring the United States and China together because another 'Cold War' is in nobody's benefit.
#pakistan #usa #china #ImranKhan

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President Joe Biden's approval rating falls lowest of his Presidency.

U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to the lowest level of his Presidency during the current week, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll published on 3 February found.

#JoeBiden