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China threatens consequences over US warship's actions
Jamaica Observer 24 Mar 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — China threatened "serious consequences" Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security ... Both sides said their actions were justified under international law ... .
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Russia warns of nuclear retaliation if Ukraine tries to seize Crimea
London Evening Standard 24 Mar 2023
Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said Russia is prepared to use “absolutely any weapon” in the event of an attack on Crimea ... .
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‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to be freed from prison after intense US diplomacy
South China Morning Post 24 Mar 2023
The release of Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, follows intense diplomacy by the US, where he has permanent residency rights, and may help to ease tensions between the two countries ... .
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US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American
Gulf News 24 Mar 2023
WASHINGTON. The US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups whom it blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor, wounded another and also hurt five US troops, the Pentagon said ... Reuters was unable to independently confirm the toll. REPEATED ATTACKS ... FILE PHOTO. U.S ... REUTERS ... .
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Rishi Sunak can’t afford to ignore Israel’s collapsing democracy –its everyone’s problem
The Guardian 24 Mar 2023
As Rishi Sunak now meets the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he and other western leaders should be worried about the events unfolding in Israel over the past 11 weeks.
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UN commission ends hearings on rights abuses in Israel, Palestine
Al Jazeera 24 Mar 2023
A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has held a second series of public hearings as part of its mandate to investigate human rights violations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories ... “The deliberate attack targeting journalists during conflict constitutes a war crime,” he said. ‘Very disturbing’ ... .
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Finland’s president signs amendments into law for NATO
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 24 Mar 2023
HELSINKI -- The Finnish president on Thursday formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join NATO by signing into law the required national legal amendments needed for membership in the Western military alliance ... Turkey has presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14, and ratification is expected before that ... .
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China’s opposition to TikTok sale complicates the picture — and relations with the U.S.
The Los Angeles Times 24 Mar 2023
The latest U.S.-China clash over the popular social media app TikTok is likely to worsen the already-deteriorating relationship between the two countries, as Beijing and Washington tussle over software bans, technology exports and concerns about espionage and national security ... Here's where the dispute stands ... The U.S ... citizens. In China, many U.S ... .
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Macron under pressure to find way out of pension crisis after night of clashes
Korea Times 24 Mar 2023
President Emmanuel Macron was under pressure on Friday to find a way out of a crisis that has seen some of France's worst street violence in years over a pension bill he has pushed through parliament without a vote ... A tag on an ATM read. "Paris is burning.". Some 441 police officers were injured and 475 people were arrested ... Capitol. 'Worried' ... .
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Philippines urges China to curb coercion, intimidation over sea dispute
La Prensa Latina 24 Mar 2023
Manila, Mar 24 (EFE).- The Philippines urged China on Friday to curb “coercion and intimidation” in their dispute over islands in the South China Sea during a meeting in Manila between the vice foreign ministers of each country ... And we have also advanced our practical cooperation and our mutual trust,” he added ... 6 ... EFE. fsg/tw Tags.
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At Least 13 Dead in Latest Clash With Police Outside Rio De Janeiro
US News 24 Mar 2023
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed in clashes with police just outside Brazil's seaside city of Rio de Janeiro after a raid... .
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Saudi Arabia and Syria ‘in talks to restore ties’
Al Jazeera 24 Mar 2023
Saudi Arabia and Syria are in talks over a resumption of consular services between the two countries, according to Saudi state television, an indication of a possible restoration of ties between the two countries ... The channel added that the foreign ministry source was commenting on international media reports ... .
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‘Vaccine deaths are being hidden, suppressed and falsely recorded’ – Dr Herman Edeling - Rumble.com
WorldNews.com 24 Mar 2023
In August, Dr Herman Edeling wrote an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Health in which he addressed the health and economic crises that we are facing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic ... And by not relying on reasons, they are neither relying on facts, nor on science, nor on logic ... .
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Britain’s health crisis is holding back the economy
Gulf News 24 Mar 2023
Britain is becoming a sick society. I don’t mean this merely in a figurative sense, that the country is suffering from an epidemic of depravity and knife crime. Sixteen per cent of the British labour force — one in six — report that they suffer from long-term health problems ... More on the UK ... Long-term health problems ... The future doesn’t look any better.
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Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults and scientists are racing to uncover why
CNN 24 Mar 2023
Nikki Lawson received the shock of her life at age 35. A couple of years ago, she noticed that her stomach often felt irritable, and she would get sudden urges to use the restroom, sometimes with blood in her stool ... “That was around the time when Chadwick Boseman, the actor, passed away ... Instead, Lawson thought changing her diet would help.