Sun 02 Apr 2023: Pope Francis spoke to tens of thousands of his followers during Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter’s Square, one day after being released from the hospital. The head of the Roman Catholic church presided over the mass while dressed in his typical long white cloak. The Pope thanked those who prayed […]
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Sun 02 Apr 2023: After Wagner, Russia plans to establish another private military company, or PMC, the head of the agency for the development of ties with foreign countries announced on Saturday. Evgeny Primakov said on Telegram that the agency needs its own military force to protect its branches in “unfriendly” countries. “Rossotrudnichestvo is forced to react to the deteriorating situation […]
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Sat 01 Apr 2023: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen might be in for a promotion. Multiple reports have stated that she is in the running to become the new head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and could take over the position, as early as October this year. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s current […]
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Sat 01 Apr 2023: Former US president Donald Trump raised over USD 4 million in 24 hours after a grand jury in Manhattan voted to indict him for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, his office has said. Significantly, over 25 per cent of donations came from first-time donors to the […]
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Sat 01 Apr 2023: A Philippines lawmaker on Friday slammed the International Criminal Court (ICC) for “turning a blind eye on the human rights excesses of Western nations,” calling it a “caricature of international justice.” Senator Imee Marcos, 67, said: “The ICC’s long-standing failure to investigate Western nations for countless crimes against humanity makes the court a caricature of international justice.” Her comments […]
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Weapons & Swords Openly Brandished during Ram Navami Processions in Kazipara and PM Bustee, West Bengal. Image: Biswajit Roy. Sat 01 Apr 2023: A day after violence surrounding a Ram Navami procession erupted on the streets of Howrah and one person died in a similar outburst in Dalkhola in West Bengal, communal tensions remained high […]
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Sat 01 Apr 2023: Andrew Tate, the media influencer who has spent three months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal along with his brother to be moved from detention to house arrest. The Bucharest court of appeal ruled in favour of their appeal, which challenged […]
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Fri 31 March 2023: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday, announced that Turkiye would be cutting electricity and natural gas prices while also pledging an increase in the minimum wage, local media says. According to the report, electricity prices will be lowered by 15 per cent, and gas prices for industrial users will be reduced […]
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Fri 31 March 2023: The Italian Data Protection Authority said on Friday that it had restricted the operation of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, over its violations regarding data collection. The decision, which was sparked by the leak of personal data by ChatGPT on March 20, would lead to “temporary restrictions on processing of […]
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Fri 31 March 2023: In a stampede that occurred on Friday during the distribution of Zakat to the families of workers at a private company in Karachi’s Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate (SITE) neighborhood, at least 12 people died. In a statement, a spokesperson for police initially said that 11 people had died while five […]
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