Story of Valentina Vassilyev, Mother of 69 Children

16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets, all survived but two; How the wife of a Russian peasant broke Guiness World Records for most children born to a single mother The Guinness World Record for most children born to one mother goes to Valentina Vassilyev, the wife of a Russian peasant Feodor Vassilyev. She birthed total number of 69 babies in her lifetime. She lived to be 76 and between 1725 and 1765 she had 69 children (16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of…

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Russia Fines Google $360m Over Ukraine Content

A Moscow court has fined Google 21 billion rubles ($360 million) for failing to remove content concerning Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, the nation’s telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block “false information” on the offensive in Ukraine, “extremist and terrorist propaganda” and content “calling on minors to participate in unauthorised demonstrations”. The regulator said that as this was a repeat conviction for Google the fine was based on its annual revenue in Russia. READ ALSO: UAE Bans Flight From Nigeria, Kenya,…

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