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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on February 28, announced that the state liquor stores will no longer sell any Russian-made liquor and other products. "Although some producers give their vodkas Russian-themed monikers and marketing because many consumers often associate vodka with Russia," PLCB added. According to PLCB, only two products of Russia are stocked in stores. However, to show support for the people of Ukraine this decision… read-more

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has signalled to restart nuclear weapons testing amid threats by the United States. As per Korean Central News Agency, the officials set policy goals for strengthening military capabilities to counter the Americans’ “hostile moves”, in a Politburo meeting. The North test fired short-range ballistic missiles on January 14 & 16 in retaliation against the freshly imposed sanctions by the Biden Administration… read-more

USA has reported nearly 9.5 million cases of Coronavirus in children since the onset of the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. As of January 13, over 9,452,491 cases were reported in children. Notably, 1.7% to 4.4% of children were hospitalized and 0 to 0.26% died due to COVID-19. However, the overall rate of cases among children is 12,559 cases per 100,000 children. 

The United States and its allies have offered Ukraine their support for the investigation, and said we have not attributed a cyberattack on Ukraine this time. "While we continue to assess the impact with Ukrainians, it seems limited so far, with multiple websites coming back," says Biden administration's official on January 14. Various Ukrainian government websites including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were hacked by unknown hackers on… read-more

US President Joe Biden stressed several times in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that nuclear war cannot be started and it can't be won, said Russian diplomat Yuri Ushakov. In a 50-minute phone call, they discussed all the key topics and agreed to continue the talk after the new year. "Biden said, US is not going to deploy offensive strike weapons to Ukraine," said Ushakov.