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Instagram's Adam Mosseri condemns Russian decision to block social network

Mosseri has condemned the Russian decision to block the social network over Meta's decision to allow publication of calls for violence against Russian soldiers and Russians

Moved troops along Russian borders, not fighting WWIII in Ukraine: Biden

US President Joe Biden said he has moved 12,000 troops along the borders with Russia, such as Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Romania while asserting that Putin will not be victorious in the war.

Facebook owner defends policy on calls for violence that angered Russia

Facebook owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) said Friday that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack

Ukraine halts half of world's neon output for chips, clouding outlook

Ukrainian neon is a byproduct of Russian steel manufacturing

Certain positive developments in talks with Ukraine: Vladimir Putin

Russia had received more than 16,000 applications from people in West Asian countries to help fight in two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine

Biden, Zelensky assess Ukraine situation, to ramp up sanctions on Russia

Zelenskyy gave Biden the assessment of the situation on the battlefield, informed about the crimes of Russia against the civilian population

Nasdaq, S&P 500 slip as tech drags at end of choppy week

Meta shares drop as Russia opens criminal probe; all three major indexes tracking weekly losses

Ukraine crisis: Russia widens social media crackdown by blocking Instagram

Russian has already blocked access to Facebook, limited access to Twitter and criminalised the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be fake reports

Oil rises but set for weekly loss as traders assess supply disruptions

US President Joe Biden said the G7 industrialized nations will revoke Russia's 'most favored nation' trade status, and announced a US ban on Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds

LIC net surges to Rs 234 cr in Q3FY22 due to change in surplus distribution

In the same period last financial year, LIC's net profit totaled Rs 0.91 crore

Dollar edges up after Putin's comment about progress in Ukraine talks

Putin said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there had been 'certain positive shifts' in negotiations with Ukraine

Gold dips on Putin's comments on Ukraine talks, US rate hike bets

Spot gold was down 1.1% to $1,973.80 per ounce by 1531 GMT, but remained poised for a weekly rise of about 0.3% as concerns over the course of the Ukraine conflict kept investors on their toes

Biden says US and allies will end normal trade relations with Russia

The move would deliver 'another crushing below' to Russia, as it continues its aggression in Ukraine, Biden said

Question mark over integration of Ukraine returnee medical students

NMC has allowed graduates back from Ukraine to complete internships in India, but more concessions will require tweaks in the Act

3 flights bring back 674 students evacuated from Ukraine's Sumy

Although there was no official word from the government about the completion of the evacuation process from Ukraine, these three flights from Poland's Rzeszow were considered among the last ones

Ukraine war threatens another global recession, deglobalisation: Patra

While immediate implications are likely lower growth, higher inflation and disruptions to financial markets, the longer-term implications are disruptions to global supply chains, he said

EU disburses first instalment of EUR 300 million aid to Ukraine

The remaining funds (EUR 600 million) will be disbursed later in the year, in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the EU and Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: EU to boost military support to Kyiv, mulling new sanctions

The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said the 27 officials taking part at two-day summit outside Paris will agree to inject an extra 500 million euros into the fund for military aid to Ukraine

World stocks rally after Putin says some progress in Ukraine talks

Putin did not provide any details and recent talks between the two countries have not made much headway

China amplifies unsupported Russian claim of biolabs in Ukraine

As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting a helping hand from China in spreading inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims that the US is financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine.