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Thiruvananthapuram: Children from the Different Art Centre (DAC) from Magic Planet in Kazhakoottam displayed their amazing talent in arts and magic, on their visit to the UST campus in Thiruvanathapuram. The visit of the differently-abled kids from DAC coincided with the HappiUST Week celebrations. The children performed songs, dance, and magic show after they arrived on an invite by the UST Office of Values and Culture’s People’s Engagement Group, under the auspices of Colors of UST. Children with autism, cerebral palsy, MR, down syndrome, and also visually and hearing-impaired kids,…

Today was the 33rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. After more than a month, there has been a softening of attitude in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was ready to declare neutrality and negotiate a settlement on the country’s rebellious eastern areas. He made the announcement ahead of the next round of talks between Russia and Ukraine to stop the war on Tuesday. However, Zelensky reiterated that only a face-to-face conversation with the Russian leader could end the war.  Meanwhile, Russian negotiators have reached Istanbul. Russian representatives arrived in Istanbul…

(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; March 28, 2022) — The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County holds its second Golf Outing on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at one of New Jersey’s finest golf courses, White Beeches Golf and Country Club, located at 70 Haworth Drive in Haworth, New Jersey.  CDC guidelines will be followed throughout the outing. For nearly a century, The Community Chest has strengthened the community through leadership and philanthropy by leading initiatives and supporting nonprofits that benefit people in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey. …

WASHINGTON – The United States said Friday that it has cancelled planned talks in Doha with the Taliban after the hardline Islamist rulers of Afghanistan shut girls  secondary schools. “We have cancelled some of our engagements, including planned meetings in Doha around the Doha Forum, and have made clear that we see this decision as a potential turning point in our engagement,” State Department deputy spokeswoman Jalina Porter said. The Taliban, which seized power in August and is eager for international recognition, shut down girls  secondary schools this week just…

LONDON  – Western officials on Friday named seven Russian generals they said had so far been killed, and another who had been sacked, during the war in Ukraine. The latest to die, Lieutenant General Yakov Rezanstev, was a commander of Russia s 49th Combined Arms Army in its southern military district, an official disclosed. Meanwhile, Russian Army Commander General Vlaislav Yershov, of the 6th Combined Arms Army, was identified as the general sacked earlier this week by the Kremlin. It has been reported his abrupt dismissal was due to the heavy…

RZESZOW – US President Joe Biden on Friday compared Russia s invasion of Ukraine to China s crushing of protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989, speaking during a visit to Poland near the border with Ukraine. Biden also referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a man who, quite frankly, I think is a war criminal”, adding: “And I think we ll meet the legal definition of that as well.” Biden spoke at meetings with US soldiers stationed in Poland close to the border and with aid workers helping to deal…

KYIV  – Russia signaled Friday it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation s resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including up to 300 feared killed in the bombing of a theatre. The possible shift came as President Joe Biden visited elite US troops serving with NATO just across the border in Poland and France s Emmanuel Macron proposed an internationally backed evacuation of civilians trapped in the bombarded city of Mariupol. Russian President Vladimir Putin had…