World News: 27 December 2022

Serbia places troops on 'highest' alert amid Kosovo tensions
Defense officials in Serbia have ordered "full combat readiness." Tensions have been escalating with Kosovo after Pristina moved to ban Serbian license plates in November.

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Russian rouble falls to 70 vs dollar as sanctions weigh
The rouble lost about 8% against the dollar last week and is on course for a monthly decline after an oil embargo and price cap came into force. The finance ministry has said the recent slump was related to recovering imports.

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India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadow
India provided about $4 billion in rapid assistance between January and July, including credit lines, a currency swap arrangement and deferred import payments, and sent a warship carrying essential drugs for the island’s 22 million people.

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Elon Musk says around 100 Starlinks now active in Iran
The satellite-based broadband service could help Iranians circumvent the government's restrictions on accessing the internet and certain social media platforms amid protests around the country.

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China to reopen borders, scrap quarantine for international travellers
Previously passengers coming from abroad had to mandatorily stay in over two weeks of quarantine in government accommodations, which was gradually reduced to five days with three days' of observation.

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Moscow delivers Ukraine war ultimatum: Accept our terms
In September, Moscow proclaimed it had annexed four provinces of Ukraine - Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - after holding so-called referendums that were rejected as bogus and illegal by Kyiv and its allies.

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