Japanese carmaker, Toyota Motor Corp, on Monday said it was preparing to shutdown all of its plants in Japan as from March 1 due to a cyber attack on one of its domestic suppliers, according to local media reports.
Read more: Toyota to shutdown Japanese production lines due to cyber attack
In response to the decision by multiple countries to close their airspace to Russian aircraft, Russian aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, on Monday announced that it was closing Russian airspace to 35 countries.
Read more: Russia retaliates, closure of airspace to 35 countries
China has maintained its position as the world’s largest manufacturing hub for 12 straight years.
Read more: China remains world’s top manufacturing hub for 12 consecutive years
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an official appeal for the European Union (EU), asking for the accession of Ukraine via a new special procedure, the presidential spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said.
The first talks aimed at stopping the fighting between Ukraine and Russia ended Monday with no agreement.
Read more: No breakthrough in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine as shelling continues
A Chinese envoy on Tuesday warned against the politicisation of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
Read more: Chinese envoy warns against politicisation of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
English Premier League clubside Chelsea, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, have made a 24-word statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it was without mentioning Russia at all.
Read more: Chelsea release statement on Ukraine, without mentioning Russia
Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from hospital following a urinary tract infection (UTI).
Niger Republic has freed “terrorist chiefs” from jail, including members of Boko Haram, as part of reconciliation efforts in the West African nation, officials and state media said on Saturday.
Read more: Niger Republic frees Boko Haram members, ‘terrorist chiefs’
