Tag: Sanctions
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FIFA, CAF set to sanction Nigeria over fans pitch invasion
Nigeria faces FIFA and CAF sanctions after thousands of football fans invaded the Moshood Abiola stadium football pitch, following a 1-1 stalemate with the Black Stars of Ghana on Tuesday. Thomas Partey scored for Ghana in the 10th minute of the encounter before Williams Troost Ekong equlized in the 22nd minutes from the spot.
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Your Sanctions ‘stupid ,ineffective’ -Ex-President, Medvedev
Medvedev mentioned this when speaking to Russia News Agency saying it was very foolish of America and allies to believe that they would have effect on government policies. He said “It is foolish to believe that Western sanctions against Russian businesses could have any effect on the government.
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Chelsea accounts temporarily frozen amid Abramovich sanctions
Chelsea have had several accounts temporarily frozen as banks assess the Stamford Bridge club’s new operating licence. Roman Abramovich’s British government sanctions have frozen all the billionaire’s British assets barring Chelsea,
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UKRAINE WAR: Google sends alerts for incoming air raids to Ukrainians Android phone users
The new system has started rolling out already
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WAR: BIS hits Central Bank of Russia
Russia’s apex financial institution the central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been sanctioned by the Bank for international settlements. The Bank for International Settlements effectively serves as the central bank of central banks. According to the statement released by the Bank for international settlements spokesperson, Central Bank of Russia was sanctioned because of its continued…
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FIFA sanctions Belarus, orders its clubsides and national teams to play home games on neutral ground
For being a Russia ally the European country of Belarus has been hit with a sanction by FIFA. On Thursday, UEFA in a statement stated that Belarussian clubs and national teams competing on the continent would play their home games on neutral grounds following the Russia -Ukraine crisis. Authoritarian Belarus and Russia are closely linked…
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What sanctions have been imposed on Russia over attack on Ukraine?
After Russian forces entered Ukraine from Belarus which is about 20 miles from the capital Kyiv and launched multiple attacks on major cities resulting in both military and civilian casualties, a number of sanctions have already been announced by Western powers against Russia, in an attempt to compel President Vladimir Putin to take urgent steps…
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Ukraine praises ‘painful’ U.S. sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has praised “painful” U.S. sanctions on Russia in response to its military escalation against its neighbour. “They’re very specific, they are painful,” Kuleba said at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
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Invasion of Ukraine: US President Biden announces sanctions on Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Tuesday announced first tranche of sanctions on Russia, following its decision to recognise the independence of certain areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Biden, in a speech from the White House, said the Russian leader had committed “a flagrant violation of international law.” According to him, Russia has now…
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ECOWAS slams fresh sanctions on Mali, Guinea
The West African regional grouping ECOWAS on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and