Tue 28 February 2023: The migrant boat that sank off southern Italy on Sunday, might have led to the death of over a 100 migrants. The official death toll from the tragedy stands at 64, which includes 12 children, among whom was also a baby. The migrant boat broke apart just as it was trying […]
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Tue 28 February 2023: Bloomberg reported citing unnamed officials that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is considering bringing back his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro and bringing him before the courts in the coming months to press charges against him on several counts, including inciting riots. However, the official, a high-ranking adviser to the leftist […]
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Tue 28 February 2023: Tunisia must reinstate all judges and prosecutors arbitrarily dismissed by President Kais Saied, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said, with the rights group adding that all measures taken to “crush judicial independence” should be reversed. The watchdog’s latest report, published on Monday, came after the Justice Ministry appointed by Saied refused to […]
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Tue 28 February 2023: A Pentagon advisory panel formed to help address a suicide crisis in the US military recommend imposing gun control measures on American service members to make it harder for them to kill themselves. Soldiers under age 25 would be banned from buying guns on US bases, while all others would face […]
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Tue 28 February 2023: Third force candidate of Nigeria, Peter Obi has defeated Bola Tinubu of the influential ruling party to win Lagos State a,ccording to results released by the state’s collation center. T he state is a stronghold for Tinubu, who was predicted to win the state with ease, Obi’s victory is unexpected. Former […]
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Tue 28 February 2023: Saudi Arabia signed an agreement and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ukraine, providing the war-torn country with $400 million in humanitarian aid during a high-level delegation’s visit to Kyiv, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Sunday. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan led the Kingdom’s delegation and was received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
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Mon 27 February 2023: Israeli settlers have carried out at least 300 attacks, including shootings and arson, in a rampage through Palestinian villages in the Nablus area of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say, in what has been described as a “pogrom”. A 37-year-old Palestinian man identified as Samih al-Aqtash was shot in the stomach […]
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Mon 27 February 2023: On Monday, the World Bank threw three private banks in bankrupt Sri Lanka a lifeline by giving them $400 million to pay for imports of critical goods like food and medicine while an IMF bailout was on hold. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World […]
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Mon 27 February 2023: On Monday, the leader of the Russian Wagner private military organization alleged that drones are being used by Ukrainian forces to drop hazardous materials, Anadolu Agency reported. “As for chemistry, it is actively used by Ukrainian units – various phosphorus compounds, toxic substances in powder and gaseous forms. They are thrown […]
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Mon 27 February 2023: Muslims across Europe are being encouraged to #CheckTheLabel and boycott Israeli dates this Ramadan to make sure they are not breaking their fasts with the “taste of apartheid”. Israel is the world’s largest producer of Medjoul dates, with 50 per cent of Israel’s dates exported to Europe. These dates are then […]
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