The Information World
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Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday banned the fast-growing messaging app Telegram in the country over disinformation concerns. The step is a drastic measure that showed the court plans to fight disinformation ahead of this year’s presidential elections. Alexandre de Moraes, a Supreme Court judge, said Telegram is being blocked because the app had not sufficiently…
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Ukraine has lost access to the Sea of Azov
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 18 that it had lost access to the Sea of Azov as Russian forces are tightening their control around the major port city of Mariupol, known for being a stronghold of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. While Kiev stresses that the loss is “temporary,” an…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 18 March
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, continuing the successful offensive, advanced to a depth of 6 kilometers during the day and reached Novoukrainka, Shakhterskoye line. The units of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk Republic, continuing the offensive in the eastern quarters of Severodonetsk, wedged into the enemy’s defence for 2 kilometers. On the…
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Russian court extends arrest of Brittney Griner
A Russian court has extended the arrest on drug charges of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was arrested in Moscow airport earlier this month on charges of carrying vape cartridges that contained cannabis oil in her luggage. A court in the town of Khimki…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 17 March
The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic conducted successful hostilities against Ukrainian nationalists from several directions inside Severodonetsk and Rubezhnoye during the night. Units of the Donetsk People’s Republic are continuing offensive to capture Maryinka, Slavnoye and Sladkoye. The advance was 4 kilometers. On the evening of March 16, high-precision missiles delivered an…
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Koch Industries refuses to stop business in Russia
Billionaire Charles Koch has so far given no indication that his business operations will stop in Russia, despite a series of major companies pulling out from the country. A number of companies such as Guardian Industries, Molex and Koch-Glitsch have been called out as being defiant to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Koch Industries is…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 16 March
The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, developing the offensive, are moving forward from several directions inside Severodonetsk. Units of the Donetsk People’s Republic are fighting for the capture of Maryinka. The advance was 2 kilometers. On the morning of March 16, high-precision long-range weapons attacked Ukraine’s military infrastructure. As a result of…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 15 March
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation took full control of the entire territory of Kherson region. The grouping of troops of the Donetsk People’s Republic, continuing offensive, broke through the defence of Ukrainian nationalists and took control of Panteleimonovka and reached Verkhnetoretskoye – Novoselovka-2 line. In total, over the past day, aviation and air…
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India Plans To Purchase Russian Oil At Discounted Rate
India will look at accepting Russia’s offer of discounted oil, once tanker and insurance cover issues are resolved. In general, India imports about 2-3% of its fuel from Russia – 80% of all oil used in the country is imported overall – and is now looking at establishing a rupee-ruble trade mechanism to permit the…
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Treason in saying US has biolabs in Ukraine?
Apparently, some believe it is treason to say the US of biolabs in Ukraine. Fox News’s anchor Tucker Carlson said the United States government confirmed there are biolabs in Ukraine. But now anyone who says that out loud is accused of treason. In a Telegram group, one user noted: “I saw the interview where the…
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