Sat 11 March 2023: According to new data from the nation’s National Space Agency, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jungle reached a record level in February (INPE) According to the data from the DETER System by INPE, 322 square kilometers (79,568 acres) of the jungle were deforested in February. In comparison to February 2022, when 199 […]
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Sat 11 March 2023: The Ukrainian government has expelled the Orthodox Church from the world famous Monastery of the Caves in Kiev due to contractual violations, according to an official letter on Friday. The contract, concluded in 2013, is to be terminated as of March 29, said the letter from the state administration of the museum site published by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The […]
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Sat 11 March 2023: The river Bakhmutka, which flows through the city centre, is now the front line, according to a daily intelligence update tweeted by the Ministry of Defence in London. The Russian mercenary group Wagner currently controls the majority of the eastern half of the beleaguered Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, although the Ukrainian […]
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Sat 11 March 2023: In an effort to oust Twitter as the global “digital town square,” Meta Platforms Inc. is considering plans to release a new social media application. “We’re exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates. We believe there’s an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can […]
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Fri 10 March 2023: Britain will pay France around £480 million ($577 million) over the next three years to help clamp down on migrants travelling to Britain in small boats, helping to fund more patrols and enhanced technology, Reuters reports. The new deal was announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron during […]
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Fri 10 March 2023: NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office says it has been tracking a new asteroid dubbed 2023 DW that has “a very small chance” of affecting Earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046. According to projections by the European Space Agency, the asteroid has a one in 625 chance of colliding with Earth, while NASA’s Jet Propulsion […]
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Fri 10 March 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday formally set the country’s parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 — a month earlier than scheduled despite last month’s devastating earthquake. “Our nation will go to the polls to elect its president and parliamentarians on May 14,” Erdoğan said in a speech after signing the election decision. “May our decision to renew […]
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Fri 10 March 2023: Google-owned YouTube has announced that the “Overlay ads” ad format will no longer appear on YouTube, starting from April 6. “Starting on April 6th, 2023, the ‘Overlay ads’ ad format will no longer appear on YouTube to help improve the viewer experience and shift engagement to higher performing ad formats on […]
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Thu 09 March 2023: A flood of nations is trying to cut dependance on the dollar, fearing ‘weaponisation’ by the US. But it won’t be easy. A rebellion is brewing. The United States dollar has ruled the financial world for nearly eight decades since the end of World War II. Now, another war is setting […]
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Fri 10 March 2023: Eight people have been killed in the shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg, German police has said. Police gave the figure on their website. There was still no word on a possible motive for the shooting. The shooting took place in Hamburg’s northern Alsterdorf district. Residents there say they […]
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