Sat 04 March 2023: A bus carrying 40 elementary school students home from a trip to the French Alps plunged down a wooded slope into a creek Saturday, leaving the driver and his partner hospitalized with serious injuries, authorities said. Eighteen children and one other adult were treated for minor injuries, said Fabien Mulyk, mayor of the […]
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Sat 04 March 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s ruling AK Party, facing elections in May, appears to have largely retained its support after last month’s earthquake, pollsters said on Friday. Two polls this week showed the opposition had not picked up fresh support, partly due to its failure to name a candidate with just two months left […]
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Sat 04 March 2023: Guterres says wealthy nations should provide $500bn a year to help the most deprived states ‘trapped in vicious cycles’ boost their economies. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has condemned rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. Speaking on the first day […]
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Sat 04 March 2023: Following claims by the United States that the virus was probably leaked from a Chinese laboratory and which have prompted furious denials from Beijing, the World Health Organization has urged all nations to reveal what they know about the origins of COVID-19. This week, US Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher […]
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Sat 04 March 2023: A record number of countries have enforced internet shutdowns in 2022 that had a “devastating impact on human lives”, a new report has found. The digital rights group Access Now and the #KeepItOn campaign – a coalition of about 70 organisations – documented 187 blackouts following protests, active conflict, examinations, elections and political […]
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Fri 03 March 2023: Turkiye’s President, on Friday, said that over 214,000 buildings had collapsed or were heavily damaged by last month’s devastating earthquakes in the country’s south, Anadolu News Agency reports. “At this moment, we’ve determined 608,000 independent sections in 214,000 buildings that have collapsed or are severely damaged and will be demolished,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
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Fri 03 March 2023: At least 17 people were killed and dozens more were hurt when a large fire at a fuel storage depot in the capital of Indonesia on Friday forced the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents after spreading to their neighborhood, according to officials. The fuel storage facility, run by the government-owned […]
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Fri 03 March 2023: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say they are struggling to survive after the United Nations slashed their food aid due to a massive funding gap. After a $125m donation shortfall, monthly food vouchers were cut from $12 to $10 per person starting in March, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced, warning further cuts […]
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Saudi Yoga Committee President Nouf Al-Marwaai, instructs a yoga class at her studio in Jeddah. Photo: AFP Fri 03 March 2023: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking to sign several agreements with major universities and regions to support the practice of yoga in the coming months as it continues to support sports that have […]
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Fri 03 March 2023: Ukrainian forces clinging to the eastern city of Bakhmut have dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers. Russian forces have been attacking Bakhmut in Donetsk province for months, sometimes in waves and the site has become one of the bloodiest battles of the war. “Fighting is going […]
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