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1.Sixteen-year-old Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament on Monday, February 21.-dnaindia.com

2.Russian President Vladimir Putin's recognition of breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine is a breach of international law, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.While Johnson was speaking, Putin signed a decree recognising the independence of the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, upping the ante in a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war.-dnaindia.com

3.When Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, called on Saturday for talks to resolve the crisis in Europe, he said Ukraine’s sovereignty should be “respected and safeguarded” — but also sided with Russia in saying that NATO enlargement was destabilising the continent.-theindianexpress.com

4.PM Johnson announced the lifting of all long-term coronavirus rules in Parliament as he unveiled the government's strategy for "living with Covid".-dnaindia.com

5.Arctic air will bring by Monday a sudden and drastic dip in temperatures along with “a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain” to many parts of the United States, including the Plains, Midwest and Northeast, areas that saw warm temperatures till Sunday, forecasters have warned.-theindianexpress.com

6.India today said that the escalations of tensions between Russia and Ukraine were a matter of great concern. At a emergency meeting called by the United Nations Security Council, India said that the immediate priority should be deescalation of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.-ndtv.com

7.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris — with the two leaders discussing several regional and global issues including the India-EU relationship, Afghanistan situation, Iran nuclear deal and the Ukraine crisis.-theindianexpress.com

8.The Bombay High Court suggested the Maharashtra Government withdraw an  August 2021 circular, and allow unvaccinated persons to travel by the local train considering the Covid-19 situation had considerably improved.It directed the State to inform the court by tomorrow if it is willing to withdraw the circular and observed that prima facie due process was not followed before passing the order.-livelaw.in

9.Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries, continues to expand across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA) with a number of recent hotel launches and a strong line-up of openings expected in 2022.-bwhotelier.com

10.Tourism Australia is welcoming back travellers from India with borders now open for quarantine-free travel, for fully vaccinated visa holder. Pre-Covid, India was Australia’s fastest growing inbound tourism market for three years. In 2019, Australia welcomed almost 400,000 visitors from India and was the sixth most valuable market for spend, contributing over A$ 1.8 billion.-bwhotelier.com

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