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Moldova enacts law banning Russian propaganda
On Monday, a law went into effect in Moldova that prohibits television channels from showing Russian news and informational-analytical programs, as announced by the chairman of the Broadcasting Coordinating Council (Consiliul Coordonator al Audiovizualului - CCA) Dragos Vicol, reports Newsmaker.md.
According to him, the 30-day period – a formality – was up on February 11. “But according to Article 265 of the Civil Code, if the date falls on a day off, then the law goes into force on the next …
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Ukraine will help Canada to restore the bee population
Carpathian bees from Ukraine will help to save their Canadian counterparts that are on the verge of extinction, said Canadian ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk, Voice of America reports.
According to the ambassador, the knowledge and skills of Ukrainian beekeepers from the Ukrainian Brotherhood of Beekeepers of Ukraine and the bees themselves will help Canadian beekeepers meet the challenges facing the Canadian population of these useful insects.
Canadian and Ukrainian beekeepers will work …
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Iran unveils new Qadr ballistic missile
Tehran has unveiled a new ballistic missile, the “Qadr”, with a range of 2,000 kilometers. The liquid fuel missile was presented on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Fars reports.
According to the Iranian military, the updated Qadr model is capable of evading anti-missile defense systems.
“The Fajr-5 was also unveiled, a missile produced by the Iranian military to destroy short-range targets,” the report states. In addition, a “Tufan 2-M” guided anti-tank missile …
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Israel confirms that F-16 fighter was shot down by Syrian Air Defense
The Israeli military plane that crashed on Saturday was struck by ground fire, according to information from the Israel's army press service.
“The pilots, in accordance with their training, ejected from the plane and came down in Israeli territory,” said an English-language infographic posted on Twitter by the army’s press service.
During the ejection, one pilot suffered serious injuries, underwent surgery, and is in the hospital in Haifa. The navigator was less seriously injured and is …
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Turkey suffers greatest troop losses in Syria
Since the start of the Turkish army’s “Olive Branch” operation against the Kurds in Syria, 30 Turkish soldiers have been killed and more than 70 have been wounded.
On February the 10th, two Turkish soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Turkey’s Hatay province on the Turkey-Syria border, and a total of 11 soldiers were killed in that 24-hour period. This was reported by the news outlet Anadolu, citing the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces. Photos have been published of six of …