WASHINGTON: Russia’s blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of information that could imperil its internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine, experts say. The often-criticised social network is part of a web of information sources that can challenge the Kremlin’s preferred perspective […]
Day: March 4, 2022
WASHINGTON: The US and Russian armed forces have set up a direct phone line to reduce the risks of “miscalculation” amid the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon said yesterday. The “deconfliction line” between US European Command and the Russian Ministry of Defence was established earlier this week, Pentagon spokesman John […]
International star Jackie Chan does his part for Hong Kong by donating medical supplies as the city battles a fifth wave of COVID-19. According to reports, the 67-year-old star donated 100,000 boxes of COVID-19 rapid test kits, one million masks, as well as 30,000 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) […]
Roger Federer is unlikely to play this year’s Wimbledon as the Swiss great continues to recover from knee surgery, his coach Severin Luthi was quoted as saying in a Swiss newspaper. The eight-time Wimbledon champion’s most recent match was at last year’s Wimbledon, where he fell in the quarterfinals and […]