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Russia withdraws from Ukraine’s Snake Island

Russia’s defense ministry announced Thursday its withdrawal from Ukraine’s Snake Island. Russia had used the Black Sea island near the port city of Odesa as a staging ground after seizing it in the early stages of the war it launched in late February. Thursday’s announcement came after attacks by Ukrainian forces against Russia’s positions on […]

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Energy bill and tax rebate scams on the rise

Scams focusing on energy bill deals and council tax rebates to trick people into handing over their money are growing as cost of living rises, a banking trade body has said. Criminals were “building on people’s fears” of high prices, UK Finance said. Fraud where people were duped into sending money and personal details surged […]

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NCDC deplores misinformation about monkeypox in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has decried what it described as widespread misinformation about the infection, especially in Nigeria. The Director-General of the NCDC, Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on Tuesday at a virtual media dialogue on the infection. Adetifa, however, admitted that there was an uptick in Monkeypox cases in Nigeria. “If not […]