Ukraine handed $15m crypto war chest as Russia prepares fresh Kyiv assault February 26, 2022 Ukraine's government has raised a $15 million war chest in cryptocurrency donations as Russia closes in on Kyiv.
Abramovich hands over “stewardship” of Chelsea FC amid Ukraine war February 26, 2022 Roman Abramovich has handed over control of Chelsea FC to the trustees of the club’s charitable foundation. The move comes amid unprecedented pressure on those with ties to Vladimir Putin after the Russian President’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement on the football club’s website, Abramovich wrote: “I have always taken decisions with the Club’s [...]
Is it time a decentralised world created a scoring system for accurate information? February 26, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher examines how our industry can help to purify accuracy in the freedom of expression we crave.
Ukraine war day three: Kyiv under curfew as Russia continues advance to the capital February 26, 2022 Day three of the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks another day of upsetting scenes for many across the world. After a night of gunfire and explosion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a self-shot video walking around the streets of the capital. As it stands this evening, Ukrainian forces remain in control of the capital city [...]
Viral invasion: Russia restricts Twitter usage with eyes on Facebook next February 26, 2022 The Kremlin has blocked Twitter usage across Russia following clashes over “censorship”, with Facebook likely to face the same fate. Twitter Support tweeted this afternoon that it was aware it was being “restricted”. Whilst Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor made no official statement that it has in fact blocked the social media giant, users and internet [...]
Convenience chain McColl’s battles administration fears February 26, 2022 Convenience store chain McColl’s Retail Group is gearing up to find a buyer as the struggling company nears collapse. As first reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, the group have called in advisers to help find a bidder, and are exploring third party options, who may be willing to invest further capital. McColl’s trades from [...]
UK government: Kyiv still in Ukrainian hands as Russia fails to capture day one targets February 26, 2022 UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said this morning that Russian forces have not captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol and armoured columns advancing on the capital Kyiv have been held up by Ukrainian resistance. Speaking to BBC’s Today programme, he said: “What stands in front of Ukraine is days and weeks of utter [...]
British Airways cancels all Heathrow short-haul flights amid IT issue February 26, 2022 British Airways said it would be cancelling all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow airport until midday as it deals with an IT failure affecting its website, app, and airport operations. “We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow [...]
French police seize Russian cargo ship in English Channel February 26, 2022 A ship that could belong to a Russian company suspected of violating trade sanctions was seized by French sea police in the early hours of this morning, according to reports by Reuters. The ship was diverted to the French port of Boulogne-sur-Mer between 2am and 3am, said Captain Veronique Magnin of the French Maritime Prefecture, [...]
‘No more words, it’s time to act’: Poland refuses to play Russia in World Cup play-off game February 26, 2022 Poland have said it will not play its 2022 World Cup play-off game with Russia in Moscow on March 24 following its invasion of Ukraine. “In light of the escalation of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, the Polish national team is not going to play a match against Russian Republic,” President of the Polish [...]