Sun 03 March 2024: At least eight people were killed by a wave of Russian missile, drone, and artillery strikes on Saturday, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to call on the West to provide more air defense systems. Five were left dead, including a two-year-old child, after an overnight strike on the southern port city […]
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Sun 03 March 2024: The United States says Israel has endorsed a framework for a proposed Gaza ceasefire and a captive release deal, and it was now up to the Palestinian group Hamas to agree to it. The comments on Saturday came hours before mediators were expected to reconvene in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to […]
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Sun 03 March 2024: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani legislators have elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister for a second term following a controversial election last month. The South Asian country voted on February 8 in a vote marred by allegations of large-scale rigging and delayed results. On Sunday, the National Assembly, as the lower house of […]
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Sun 03 March 2024: World Wildlife Day 2024: World Wildlife Day is observed annually on March 3 to raise awareness about the importance of protecting wildlife and their habitats. Protecting wildlife is essential not only for the survival of individual species but also for the well-being of human societies. Healthy ecosystems support human livelihoods by providing […]
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World Sikh Organization of Canada President, Mukhbir Singh (left), listens as National Council of Canadian Muslims CEO, Stephen Brown, speaks during a press conference at the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images/TNS Sat 02 March 2024: A ruling by Quebec’s highest court upholding the law banning religious symbols […]
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Sat 02 March 2024: US Air Force serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who died after self-immolating in protest of Israel’s war in Gaza, wrote in his will that he wanted his ashes to be scattered in a free Palestine. “I am sorry to my brother and my friends for leaving you like this. Of course, if I […]
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Sat 02 March 2024: Taipei, Taiwan – Vietnam’s Communist Party leaders have issued a sweeping directive aimed at clamping down on civil society, including trade unions and labour activism, even as it pledges to uphold human rights at the United Nations, according to a rights watchdog. Among the many provisions of the order known as Directive […]
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Sat 02 March 2024: A US judge has ordered NSO Group, the creator of one of the most advanced cyberweapons in the world, to give WhatsApp the code for Pegasus and other spyware products, the Guardian reported. The judge Phyllis Hamilton’s ruling represents a significant legal win for WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta, […]
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Fri 01 March 2024: President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia declared the current drought a national disaster, stating that the absence of rain had severely damaged the agricultural sector and affected over a million families. At a time when farmers in southern Africa most need rain, the country has gone five weeks without any, Hichilema said […]
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Fri 01 March 2024: Thousands of mourners gathered near a church in southern Moscow on Friday, braving the prospect of arrest to pay their respects to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral. The ceremony comes two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison. His supporters accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of […]
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