Malaysia to evacuate its citizens in Ukraine
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said that 11 Malaysians in Ukraine are in the process of being evacuated amid the current uncertainties in the region. “The mission (Malaysia’s Embassy in Kyiv) is in contact with the Malaysians. Those outside Kyiv are making plans to leave. Those in Kyiv will gather […]
In Norway, peeing toward Russia will get you fined
OSLO, Norway: A new sign posted at Norway’s river border with Russia reminds tourists feeling nature’s call that it’s against the law to pee in the direction of Russia — on pain of a hefty fine. Written in English in black block letters, the sign posted on the banks of the Jakobselva river that separates […]
Russia to send film crew, Japanese billionaire to space
MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday it would send an actress and a director into space to make the first feature film in the cosmos and also deliver an eccentric Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station. Moscow is seeking to boost its embattled space programme, which has stagnated since the collapse of the Soviet Union and […]
Alligator who survived Berlin WWII bombing dies at 84
MOSCOW: An alligator who survived a bombing raid on the Berlin zoo in 1943 and found himself east of the iron curtain after World War II has died of old age at 84, the Moscow Zoo said. Saturn’s demise marked the “end of an era”, the zoo said in a statement Saturday, and 84 was […]
Opec+ deal ‘very close’
MOSCOW: Russia and Saudi Arabia are “very close” to reaching an Opec-non-Opec deal on market regulation for the reduction of oil output, Sputnik news agency reported the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev as saying on Monday. “I think the whole market understands that this deal is important and it will bring […]
