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Fitch downgrades Russia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): International rating agency Fitch Ratings said it has downgraded Russia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to 'C' from 'B'.
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Chinese firms aiding Russia could be shut down, US official warns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Chinese companies that defy Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus can be subjected to "devastating" actions, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday.
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Central Bank of Russia limits foreign cash withdrawals until Sept 9
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI): The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) on Wednesday said it is imposing a USD 10,000 limit on foreign cash withdrawals from foreign currency accounts by clients until September 9.
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Former Miss Ukraine recalls harrowing escape experience, says women-childr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Model and former Miss Ukraine Veronika Didusenko recently recalled her harrowing experience of escaping the country with her 7-year-old son and warned that frightened mothers and children huddling in shelters stand to be most impacted as the Russian military o
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EU announces EUR500mn for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 9 (ANI): The European Union has announced 500 million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, saying it had taken in two million refugees fleeing the Russian invasion so far and expected millions more.
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Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 8 (ANI): Russia has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday morning for the evacuation of the civilian population, media reports said.
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Zelenskyy thanks Biden for banning energy imports from Russia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 9 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked US President Joe Biden Tuesday banning Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US.
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Ukraine conflict: UK to stop Russian oil imports by end of 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): The UK will phase out imports of Russian oil in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine by the end of the year, the UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed on Tuesday.
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Putin signs decree on special economic measures to secure Russia's economy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree introducing special economic measures to enhance Russia's security in external trade, the official website for legal information said on Tuesday.
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Brent oil to average USD 117/Bbl in March, up 30pc from February
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Global oil prices, as indicated by the London-traded benchmark Brent, are expected to average $117 per barrel by end-March or 30% more than the forecast for last month, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday as Western sanctions
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McDonald's says closing all restaurants in Russia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI): American multinational fast food corporation McDonald's is suspending the work of all its restaurants in Russia, the company's CEO Chris Kempczinski informed through a letter sent to McDonald's employees and franchisees.
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Ukraine crisis: 'Time of the strong' says Ukrainian soldier in active war
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Irpin [Ukraine], March 9 (ANI): As the Ukraine conflict continues, Ukrainian soldiers have reportedly shown unexpected resistance to Russian advances throughout the country.
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