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09 Mar

Russia lodges appeal against FIFA, UEFA bans

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On Tuesday, the Russian soccer federation appealed to have its FIFA and UEFA bans frozen and other punishments. Russian teams were driven out from the competition on 28th February,until further notice following the country's invasion of Ukraine. FIFA and UEFA did not specify their legal reasons for this. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it hoped to decide on the appeals in the future. Russia's men's national team was scheduled to play Poland on March 24 in a World Cup qualifying playoff. Poland has refused to play opponent Russia in the match. The winner of that match would have…

Disney to stop theatrical releases in Russia

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Hollywood studio Disney has determined to pause its theatrical releases in Russia, following the country's army operation in Ukraine. The company's spokesperson shared the replace by using statement. "Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the launch of theatrical videos in Russia," the statement read. Disney will additionally halt the release of 'Turning Red' from Pixar, which was once until now set to premiere in the country on March 10, The Hollywood Reporter reported. "We will make future commercial enterprise decisions based totally on the evolving situation. In the meantime, given the scale…

Facebook restricts several social media accounts in Ukraine

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Access to several social media accounts in Ukraine has been blocked by Meta. The social networking giant also said it is reviewing other governments' requests to restrict access to the accounts in their countries. In a tweet, Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Meta , on Monday wrote that the company has been in contact with the Government of Ukraine. "At their request, we have also restricted access to several accounts in Ukraine, including those belonging to some Russian state media organization. We are also reviewing other government requests to restrict Russian state-controlled media," he said. The Ukrainians…