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‘Will travel vacations accordingly’: Moscow takes a swipe at Western media over Ukraine ‘invasion date’

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Maria Zakharova asked Western media portals to announce the schedule of Russian 'invasion’ date to plan for a vacation
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Condé Nast Traveller gets ‘fact-checked’ by ocean lovers, gets slammed for ‘negative’ post on whale sharks

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Travel magazine gets criticized by ocean lovers for calling a whale shark 'hideous' and 'sea monster'.
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Libya hosts its first-ever beauty pageant for chickens to redirect youth’s interest away from negativity and war

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Libya organised a beauty pageant for chickens in its capital Tripoli to promote professional chicken breeders
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USA: Catholic priest resigns after carrying out thousands of ‘invalid’ baptisms for over two decades

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The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix announced on its website that it determined after careful study that Father Andres Arango had used the wrong wording in baptisms performed up until June 17, 2021.
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Russia announces end of military drill near Ukraine border, releases video of train carrying military equipment crossing Crimean Bridge

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Russian ends military drill near Ukraine border, sends military units back to their bases from Crimea
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Exchange of artillery fire between Afghan Taliban and Pakistan Army along the Durand line: Reports

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The incident comes just months after similar gunfights between the Pakistan Army and the Taliban. In December 2021, a major clash was reported along the Durand line in Kunar province.
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Taliban names special military unit ‘Panipat’ invoking the victory of Ahmed Shah Abdali over Marathas in the 1761 Panipat war

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Taliban has decided to name a special military unit as Panipat - in reference to 18th-century Afghan zealot Ahmed Shah Abdali
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Canadian author Gad Saad writes to PM Modi asking to accommodate him in India as he wants to escape Canadian dictatorship

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Gad Saad has asked the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he could be accommodated in India as he is looking to leave Canada to escape the dictatorship
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‘Leave for now’, India issues advisory for its nationals in Ukraine as Russian invasion remains a ‘distinct possibility’

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Embassy of India in Kyiv issued a statement asking Indians living in Ukraine to leave the country
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Pakistani universities rename Valentine’s Day as ‘Haya Day’, mandate fine for interaction between male and female students

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In Pakistan, Valentine's Day is observed as 'Haya Day', universities ask male and female students to maintain specified physical distance.
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