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Monday, September 30, 2024
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Topic: Russia

10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes after Russian invasion, UN says

While most have stayed in Ukraine, about 3.4 million — mainly women, children and elderly people — have sought refuge in other countries.

Olympics, FIFA bans won’t stop Russia invading Ukraine. But it hits Putin where it hurts

Russia loves sports and pours billions of rubles into it every year. And Putin loves being a judo-playing, horse-riding Tsar.

Standard dress code blue, but Russian cosmonauts board space station in Ukrainian flag colours

Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov of Roscosmos were the first to arrive at the ISS since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war last month.

3 ways to look at Russia-Ukraine war — starting with ‘Bad’ Putin

Russian President’s ambitions may come unstuck, but Mackinder’s 1904 theory of the globe comprising 2 parts in need of a buffer zone, and the larger ideological challenge, remain.

Tailor to Tzars: The story of the Indian ‘master cutter’ in Russia who dresses Modi, Putin

From Ethiopia, Kenya, Congo and Angola, to finally Moscow’s Red Square — Sammy Kotwani's Imperial Tailoring has been the choice for the world's elites.

Reports of progress in peace talks ‘wrong’, Ukraine ‘in no rush’ for deal, claims Kremlin

Dismissing Financial Times report of progress in peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian negotiators were ready to work around the clock and blamed Ukraine for delay.

Russia’s war in Ukraine is crushing Sri Lanka’s $81 billion economy

Hit by soaring oil import costs and a dip in tourism revenue, Sri Lanka is racing to avert a default amid dwindling forex holdings.

‘Haven’t even seen a cadaver’ — despair grows for medical students as China won’t call them back

Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China returned as Covid struck in early 2020. Classes have since been held online, depriving students of key practical experience.

Facing heavy ‘personnel losses’ in Ukraine, Russia may call in Syrians, mercenaries

UK intel says Russia redeploying troops to keep seized Ukrainian territory under control; Zelenskyy to address US Congress Wednesday.

China’s goal with Russia is to resist US without hurting its economic interests

Whether a trade war or a real one like in Ukraine, China has shown that it will try to prevent its geopolitical struggles with the US from hurting the domestic economy.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?