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Bolsonaro claims he won’t lead opposition as he returns to Brazil for first time since riots
CNN 30 Mar 2023
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday claimed he would no longer lead the country’s opposition as he boarded a flight home for the first time since his election defeat that culminated in thousands of his supporters rioting in protest at the result ... “You don’t have to oppose this government.
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Ukraine says Russian forces make progress in frontline city of Bakhmut
RTE 30 Mar 2023
Russian forces have had some success in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said, adding that their fighters were still holding on in a months-long battle in which both sides have suffered heavy casualties ... "Our defenders are holding the city and are repelling numerous enemy attacks." ... 'Can't be protected' ... .
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives in US amid Chinese threats
The Telegraph India 30 Mar 2023
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday for a stopover amid threats from China that there would be retaliation if she met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Tsai is en route to Central America, where she will meet with leaders of Guatemala and Belize, two of the few countries that recognize Taiwan diplomatically ... .
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Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero Rusesabagina Arrives in US
Voa News 30 Mar 2023
The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will reunite with his family after being held for more than two years ... soil." ... The person said Rusesabagina was on the ground and in a car heading to reunite with his family ... Rusesabagina, a U.S ... .
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UN agrees on role for Int’l Court of Justice in climate change
Al Jazeera 30 Mar 2023
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution proposed by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu to seek a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on what legal obligations nations are under to protect climate systems and people affected by climate change ... Hilaire Bule/AFP] ... ‘Who will pay?’ ... .
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Ukraine’s Zelensky predicts Putin moves if Russia wins battle for key city, invites China’s Xi
South China Morning Post 29 Mar 2023photo: AP / Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
Russia stops sharing missile test info with US, opens drills
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 29 Mar 2023
MOSCOW — A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the U.S. about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine ... may take.” ... support for Ukraine ... Categories.
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Police Violence. Has France become a Police State? 3.5 Million People Mobilize against Macron. Bastille 2.0?
GlobalResearch 29 Mar 2023
The Arrogance and Criminality of the Macron Regime, which is controlled by the financial establishment. Emmanuel Macron is a former “investment banker” LCF Rothschild. He does not represent the citizens of the French Republic. He is also a WEF “Graduate” and disciple of Klaus Schwab ... — Amar Taoualit (@TaoualitAmar) March 23, 2023. Bastille 2.0? ... .
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Senate votes to repeal two Iraq military authorizations
Fresno Bee 29 Mar 2023
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal two decades-old authorizations to use military force against Iraq after supporters of the legislation had fended off floor efforts to amend it, including proposals that would have singled out Iran as a threat in the Middle East. Sens ... The Senate voted 66-30 to repeal both ... .
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Philippines: At least 31 dead after passenger ferry catches fire
Gulf News 30 Mar 2023
Manila. At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday ... Rescuers, including the Philippine Coast Guard and fishermen, saved 195 passengers and 35 crew as the blaze ripped through the ferry off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan province ... READ MORE ... .
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Vatican: Pope to be hospitalized for days for lung infection
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 29 Mar 2023
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a lung infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope doesn't have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday ... But in a Jan ... .
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Opposition turns heat on Kenya government with demonstrations focused on Nairobi
News24 29 Mar 2023photo: Creative Commons / thierry ehrmann
Turkmenistan to build $5-B city for leader
The Manila Times 29 Mar 2023
ASHGABAT. Turkmenistan will spend nearly $5 billion to build a city named in honor of strongman Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, officials said on Wednesday. The reclusive Central Asian country bordering the Caspian Sea has been ruled by the Berdymukhamedov family for more than 16 years ... Orazov said the exact cost would be clear after a call for tenders.
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Mexico opens homicide probe over deadly fire at migrant centre
Al Jazeera 30 Mar 2023
Eight guards and officials face possible murder charges after a blaze at a Mexican migrant detention centre in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez killed 39 detained men ... Dozens of people were locked in cells during the fire on Monday, witnesses and a survivor have said ... Jose Luis Gonzalez] ... Continuing tensions ... .
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‘History in the making’: UN poised to take unprecedented vote on the climate crisis
CNN 29 Mar 2023
Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday is poised to win a historic vote at the United Nations that would call on the world’s highest court to issue an unprecedented legal opinion on the obligation countries have to address the climate crisis. Vanuatu has long faced the disproportionate impacts of rising seas and intensifying storms.