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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A Moscow court ruled on Monday to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labeling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. “extremist.” The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia said that the lawsuit was aimed at protecting Russians from “a violation of their …

Russia accounted for more than 40 percent of natural gas and 30 percent of crude oil imported by the EU in 2019 Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Oil prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the conflict in Ukraine amid fears that the European Union (EU) may ban …

Nanning, China | Xinhua | A passenger plane with 132 people aboard crashed in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Monday afternoon, said the regional emergency management department. The Boeing 737 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which took off from Kunming and was bound for Guangzhou, crashed at about 2:38 p.m. …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday praised Iranians for their resistance against U.S. sanctions, saying the people managed to defeat Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign. They made the remarks in their congratulatory addresses to the Iranian nation on the occasion of …

Beijing, China | Xinhua |  A fan group of Serbian football club Red Star Belgrade on Thursday used banners in a game to list U.S.-led NATO interventions over the past decades. One of the banners read a line from Beatles songwriter John Lennon’s anti-war song: “All we are saying is …

Moscow, Russia |  Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Saturday “the unacceptable nature of the military-biological activities of the United States in Ukraine” in a phone conversation with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, the Kremlin said in a statement. Such activities pose a huge danger to both Russia …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua |  Real Madrid and FC Barcelona face each other in the ‘Clasico’ for the third time this season with each club having different aims. Real Madrid go into the game with a 10-point lead at the top of La Liga and 15 points more than their …

Beijing, China | F1 correspondent Michael Butterworth-Xinhua | The cars have been unveiled, pre-season testing is over, and the 2022 Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix. With a brand new set of technical regulations aimed at producing closer racing, the cars look and behave …

UEFA Champions League season has been mapped out following the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has been made, with holders Chelsea set to meet 13-time winners Real Madrid. Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws Quarter-finals Chelsea vs Real …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, paving the way for the U.S. government to impose higher tariffs on Russian goods. The lower chamber approved the measure by vote of 424-8, with a few Republicans voting against, sending the …