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COVID-19: Austria Suspends Mandatory Vaccine Law

March 09, (THEWILL) - Austria has suspended a law making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for all adults. The law, which became effective in February, called for fines up to 3,600 euros ($3,940) from mid-March for those who do not comply. Briefing newsmen...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Ex-Ukrainian Leader Tells Zelensky To Surrender To Russia

March 08, (THEWILL) - A former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, has urged the incumbent, Volodymyr Zelensky, to give up and surrender to Russia. Yanukovych's appeal was contained in a message circulated on Tuesday by Russian state agency, Ria Novosti. In the message, Yanukovych said...

Russia Announces Ceasefire, Opens Corridors For Exit Of Civilians 

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March 05, (THEWILL) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 10th day on Saturday, with the Russian Defence Ministry declaring what it called a “regime of silence”, in other words, a ceasefire in the besieged southern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol...

France Urges Citizens To Leave Russia If Presence ‘Not Essential’

March 03, (THEWILL) - France "strongly" urged its citizens on Thursday, to leave Russia if their presence there was "not essential", following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and the closure of airspace between Russia and the European Union. The government also...

Cease Further Hostilities In Ukraine – UN General Assembly Tells Russia

March 02, (THEWILL) - The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and called for the immediate withdrawal of its forces, in a global expression of outrage that highlighted Russia’s increasing isolation. The...

Russian Forces ‘Seize Control’ Of Ukraine’s Largest Nuclear Plant – Atomic Energy Agency Report 

March 02, (THEWILL) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Russian forces now have control of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant. IAEA Director-General, Rafael Grossi on Wednesday said Russian diplomats in Vienna had informed him of the development. According to...

UN Seeks $1.7bn Humanitarian Fund For Ukrainian Refugees 

March 02, (THEWILL) - The United Nations (UN) has made an appeal for $1.7 billion dollars to provide urgently needed assistance to help refugee exodus from Ukraine. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, who made this known on Tuesday at the inauguration...

Spanish Police Arrest UK’s Most Wanted Tax Fugitives

March 01, (THEWILL) - A convicted British money launderer wanted for her role in a £1bn mobile phone tax scam has been arrested by the Spanish police after spending almost nine years on the run. Sarah Panitzke, 47, described by...

Court Orders Russia To Stop Military Attacks On Civilians, Emergency Personnel In Ukraine

March 01, (THEWILL) - The European Court of Human Rights, sitting in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday ordered the Russian military in Ukraine to refrain from attacking civilian population and properties in the country. The court verdict was contained in a...

Putin Lays Out Conditions For Peace 

March 01, (THEWILL) - Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has laid out conditions for ending Russian military assault on Ukraine amid massive diplomatic, economic, cultural and sports sanctions. Putin’s list of conditions came as Moscow and Kyiv held their first talks on...