Thu 30 March 2023: After being admitted to the hospital the previous day, Pope Francis had a peaceful night and the medical staff is optimistic about his recovery, according to a report by the Italian news agency ANSA on Thursday. According to the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: Up to 31 people have died after a ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines. The Coast Guard Commodore Rejard Marfe confirmed that 28 people had drowned or died in the blaze However, Jim Hataman, governor of Basilan, the southern island province near where the […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: This week marked a new era, with Pakistani-origin Humza Yousaf in charge at Holyrood as Rishi Sunak, whose ancestors hail from India, leads at Westminster. When Humza Yousaf became Scotland’s new leader this week, the world of British politics entered a new era of diversity. With Pakistani-origin Yousaf in charge at […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine could have “negative” consequences for the country, despite Moscow’s insistence that it was adapting to the penalties. “The sanctions imposed against the Russian economy in the medium term could really have a negative impact,” Vladimir Putin […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who has managed to evade a massive manhunt by the police for 12 days, on Wednesday released a video, confirming that he remains at large. The video has been sourced through a foreign country, said sources, adding it appears to be two days old. UK handles have […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: The British government has laid out the details of a plan which requires asylum seekers and migrants to be placed in former military barracks, barges and ships as it tries to cut down the costs of providing temporary hotel accommodation, Anadolu News Agency reports. An estimated 51,000 migrants are believed to be staying […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: Global technology companies have been urged to join the fight against disinformation by eight European nations, Anadolu Agency reported. “(Tech) Platforms should address the growing threat to democracies posed by deepfakes and other AI-generated disinformation pieces, especially from hostile foreign actors,” said a joint letter from prime ministers of Lithuania, Moldova, […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: The cholera outbreak in eastern and southern Africa isn’t just an outbreak — it’s an emergency for children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday. In a statement, UNICEF called for flexible funding to help not just protect more children and communities in need but devise more resilient systems to protect children in the future. “For children, […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: Asylum seekers will be housed in disused military bases, ferries and barges under Government plans to reduce the spending on hotels. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will announce the use of two RAF sites on Wednesday as he tries to reduce the £6.8 million a day the Government says it spends on […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: Ukrainian forces are apparently pushing back Russian forces from an important supply route in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, British defence experts said on Wednesday. “One of the key achievements of recent Ukrainian operations has likely been to push Russian Wagner Group fighters back from the 0506 route,” the British Ministry of Defence said in its daily assessment. The road has […]
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