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In east Ukraine, holding the line, waiting to attack
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) - In a muddied trench under fire from Russian forces 200 metres away, Ukrainian servicemen injured while holding the line near the bloodiest battle of Moscow's invasion face a precarious extraction.
Russia's plastic surgery sector feels pinch from western sanctions
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» MOSCOW: When it comes to looking good, Russian women are happy to splash out, even on a bit of nip-and-tuck plastic surgery.
Disputed Russian cargo ship remains stranded off Turkish coast
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» KARASU (TURKEY) - A Russian-flagged cargo ship at the centre of a fight over grain between Kyiv and Moscow remained anchored Tuesday off Turkey's Black Sea coast four days after its unexpected arrival.
Strikes kill 18 in Ukraine's Odessa
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» KYIV: Missile strikes killed 18 people and wounded dozens in Ukraine's Odessa region Friday, a day after Russian troops abandoned positions on a strategic island in a major setback to the Kremlin's invasion.
UK urged to cleanse 'stain' of dirty Russian money
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» LONDON: For all its tough talk against Russia, the UK's government is failing to enforce its promises to clean up dirty foreign money, a hard-hitting report by MPs said Thursday.
Ukraine invasion boosts calls for UK politics to tackle Russian cash
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» LONDON: From huge donations to political parties and bids for games of tennis with senior ministers, to nominations for peerages, Russian money in British politics has been a recurrent issue for years.
UN to probe rights abuses in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» GENEVA: Russia appeared more isolated than ever following a historic vote at the UN Human Rights Council on Friday to launch an investigation into violations committed in Moscow's Ukraine war.
Ukrainians hone survival skills as Russia tensions mount
AFP, Published on 31/01/2022
» KYIV: In a forest on the outskirts of Kyiv, a group of Ukrainian civilians build shelters from snow and tree branches as part of a crash course in survival techniques.
US swimmer accuses Russia's Rylov of doping in Olympics row
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» TOKYO - American Ryan Murphy accused Evgeny Rylov of doping after he was beaten by the Russian in the Olympic 200m backstroke on Friday, sparking an angry denial from Moscow.
Biathlon boss linked to corruption, prostitutes and hunting parties
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» PARIS - Former biathlon boss Anders Besseberg was accused on Thursday of covering up Russian doping cases in exchange for favours in a damning independent report which cites corruption, prostitutes and hunting parties.