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Pak govt urged to ban wheat export amid Ukraine-Russia crisis
Agricultural experts of Pakistan have called upon the government to impose a ban on wheat exports of local grains amid serious repercussion of the Russia-Ukraine war, which will disrupt the supply of wheat in the international market. A farmer's lobby group, Sindh Abadgar Board, has suggested the government to maintain wheat stocks through procurement during the on-going harvest and put a stop to wheat exports.
AWS rejects new sign-ups, Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia
Amazon's cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services announced that it is no longer accepting new customers based in Russia or Belarus, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Amazon said that AWS has no data centres or infrastructure in Russia, and has no policy of not conducting business with the Russian government.
Chernobyl workers 'constantly on duty': IAEA
In a statement, the IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi said the Ukrainian authorities had told him the same group of about 210 workers had been on duty constantly for the past two weeks, the BBC reported. Grossi added that he was deeply concerned about the stressful situation facing the personnel.The employees, he said, must be able to rest and work in regular shifts, stressing that this was crucial for overall nuclear safety.
How PM Modi's phone calls with Putin, Zelensky ensured safe evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine
The precarious rescue of Indian nationals, mostly students, from Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s separate telephonic conversations with President Putin of Russia and President Zelensky of Ukraine on Monday. The calls provided a massive impetus to create a “humanitarian corridor” to rescue around 700 Indian nationals stuck in the city which was receiving heavy bombardment.
Six humanitarian corridors to try and evacuate civilians: Ukraine
In a video statement, she said Ukrainian Armed forces had agreed to stop firing in those areas for 12 hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time and urged Russian forces to fulfill their commitment to local ceasefires, the BBC reported. The news comes as Ukraine managed to carry out its first mass evacuation exercise on Tuesday, carrying an estimated 5,000 civilians from the city of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine to Poltava, in the center.
US biological laboratories in Ukraine a direct threat: Russia
The presence of biological laboratories in Ukraine under the leadership of the US completely changes the role of Washington, it is an instrument of a direct threat to Russia, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. She added that such laboratories were the points of American military experiments in the biological field.
UK Transport Secy denies refugee response faltering
Shapps told the BBC's Today programme that nearly 760 refugees have arrived in the UK so far, lagging behind neighbouring countries, including Ireland, which has accepted more than 2,000 people since the crisis began, the BBC reported. While he argued that the UK has "massively ramped up" the pace at which it deals with visa applications from Ukrainian refugees, he noted that "we do need to know who is coming to the country".
Russia claims new 'proof' Ukraine was planning attack on Donbas
The Reuters news agency says the Ministry has published six pages of documents that "prove" Kiev was planning a military assault on the Russian-backed rebel regions in Donbas, the BBC reported. Reuters says it can not independently verify the documents -- written in Ukrainian -- which appear to outline combat preparations for tactical military units.
Ukraine's First Lady relays war horrors and calls for no-fly zone
Ukraines First Lady Olena Zelenska has released her first public statement in a letter addressed to the global community. In the statement, she relays the horrors of war, particularly for women and children. She also named some child casualties of the war so far: "Eight-year-old Alice who died on the streets of Okhtyrka while her grandfather tried to protect her."
Watch | Pakistani girl rescued from Ukraine praised PM Modi, Indian Embassy in Kyiv
“I want to thank the Indian embassy of Kyiv for supporting us all the way here as we were stuck in a very difficult situation and I also want to thank the Prime Minister of India for supporting us. Hope we get home safely because of the Indian embassy,” Asma Shafique said. Asma will be reunited with her family soon.
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