Mwanzo Editor
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Hong Kong martial arts teacher charged over sedition, weapons
The suspects are accused of posting anti-government messages including calls to topple China’s communist regime.
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Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians flee the country: UN
Women and children account some 90 percent of those who have fled.
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Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, casualties unknown
“At present, it has been confirmed that this flight has crashed,”
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EU official decries ‘massive war crime’ by Russia in Mariupol
“What’s happening now in Mariupol is a massive war crime, destroying everything, bombarding and killing everybody,” Josep Borrell said
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Chelsea’s future is plunged into doubt
Chelsea have been given a special licence to continue to operate but nevertheless face tough restrictions.
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Russia expelled from the 2022 World Cup
The men’s team had been due to play in qualifying play-offs in March for the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
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Putin emergency measures banning residents from transferring money abroad
Sanctions imposed by the West over the weekend had an immediate impact in Moscow on Monday.
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Chinese banks limit financing for Russian purchases: Bloomberg
At least two of China’s largest state-owned banks, ICBC and Bank of China, are restricting funding for the purchase of Russian commodities
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Czechs, Poland, Bulgaria close airspace to Russian flights
The ban will apply from midnight Friday and it applies to all Russian airline companies
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Biden hails ‘uniquely accomplished’ Black female US Supreme Court pick
“She served both in public service, as a federal public defender, and in private law practice as an accomplished lawyer.”







