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A Norwegian princess marries an American self-styled shaman in front of a star-studded audience

Social media influencers, reality stars and TV personalities were among the guests as the Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, married an American self-professed shaman on Saturday in a wedding ceremony following three days of festivities. The 52-year-old Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett, who claims to be a sixth-generation shaman from California, tied the knot in…
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Harris calls Trump’s appearance at Arlington a ‘political stunt’ that ‘disrespected sacred ground’

Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, where the Republican nominee took and distributed images despite a federal prohibition on campaign activity on the grounds. Harris, in a statement posted Saturday on the social media platform X, cited reports that Trump’s campaign aides created…
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday. Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025…
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Chinese and Philippine vessels collide at a disputed atoll and governments trade accusations

China and the Philippines accused each other of causing a collision between their two vessels Saturday in the latest flareup of tensions over disputed waters and maritime features in the South China Sea. In a statement posted on social media, Chinese coast guard spokesperson Liu Dejun was quoted as saying that a Philippine ship maneuvered and “deliberately…
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US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage

The musician, famous for his 2003 hit Be Faithful, was seen collapsing on stage during a performance in Connecticut. US rapper and hype man Fatman Scoop has died aged 53. The musician’s family confirmed the news with “profound sadness and very heavy hearts” in a post on his Instagram page. Earlier, the artist, famous for his 2003…
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Meet Lucy Guo, she is the second richest self-made woman after Kyle Jenner. The 27 year old cracked the male-dominated world of tech and co-founded Scale AI with world’s youngest billionaire Alexandr Wang.

Alexandr Wang holds the distinction of being the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at 25. His US$1 billion net worth is derived mainly from Scale AI, the start-up he co-founded in 2016. The tech platform is currently valued at US$7.3 billion. But Wang isn’t the only one who’s making waves in the tech scene. His former co-founder, Lucy Guo, is…
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Chinese video sites remove Keanu Reeves’ films

Chinese streaming platforms have pulled down the films and video content starring Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves. At least 19 films starring Reeves were removed from the Chinese Video platform, Tencent, according to Los Angeles Times. Among the 19 deleted films, “The Matrix” trilogy, “Speed,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” and romances including “Something’s Gotta Give” and “The…
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‘Three ‘rats’ looting Pakistan for last 30 years’: Top quotes from Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s power show in Islamabad

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the 69-year-old former cricketer, is heading a coalition government in Pakistan. On March 8, the Opposition parties submitted a no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat, alleging that the government was responsible for the economic crisis and the spiralling inflation in the country. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday attacked the opposition parties at…
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Ukraine war: Zelenskyy admits it’s ‘impossible’ to completely force Russia out of country – amid fears of Korea-style split

In its latest intelligence update, the MoD said local counterattacks have hampered Russian attempts to reorganise its forces, amid fears Chernihiv could become the next Mariupol. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted it would be “impossible” to completely force Russian forces out of Ukraine, amid fears Vladimir Putin is seeking a Korea-style split. The head of military intelligence…
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Azerbaijan expresses outrage after Russia says it violated ceasefire

Over the weekend, Azerbaijani forces crossed a ceasefire line in Nagorno-Karabakh, sparking skirmishes with Armenian forces. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry expressed outrage on Saturday after Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that Azerbaijani armed forces had violated the ceasefire that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war by crossing the line of contact. On Thursday, Azerbaijani forces crossed the line of contact near the…
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‘Pimps’ are stalking Poland’s railway stations and border crossings targeting vulnerable women and children refugees fleeing Ukraine, charity groups warn

Women and children fleeing Ukraine are being preyed upon by traffickers in neighboring countries, charity groups have warned. Karolina Wierzbińska, a coordinator at Homo Faber, a human rights organization based in Lublin, Poland, told The Guardian that charity workers had witnessed refugees being targeted as they arrived in the country. “We’ve registered the first cases of [suspected] pimps preying on Ukrainian…
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Birbhum Violence: CBI Starts Probe; Fleeing Bogtui Residents Scared to Return Amid Fear of Violence

Amid an eerie calm prevailing over the Bogtui village near Rampurhat town in West Bengal’s Birbhum district after eight people were killed in arson earlier this week, a team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reached the village on Saturday and started its investigation into the violence. Unidentified people had on March 21 set 10 houses on fire in the…
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50 ministers from Imran Khan’s party go missing as Pakistan PM fights for survival

Over 50 of the federal and provincial ministers were not seen in the public space, The Express Tribune reported. Out of those missing ministers, 25 were federal and provincial advisers and special assistants, while four of them are the ministers of the state, four are advisors and 19 are the special assistants. Islamabad: As the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime…
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CHINA HAS HONED ITS JUSTIFICATIONS FOR TAKING RUSSIA’S SIDE

A MONTH AFTER Vladimir Putin plunged Europe into war, China is ready to explain why it sees no urgent need to stop Russia—its closest strategic partner—from killing Ukrainians. After fine-tuning arguments and propaganda lines for weeks, China’s Communist Party bosses and their envoys now have talking points for every audience. The most common argument is built on deflection…
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Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in fiery speech on Ukraine war

U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in Poland Saturday, remarks a White House official said later were meant to prepare the world’s democracies for extended conflict over Ukraine, not back regime change in Russia. Biden’s comments on Saturday, including a statement earlier in the day calling Putin a “butcher,”…
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Missiles shatter Lviv calm, and an opera

The first of the blasts hit around 4.45 pm, minutes after a public opera performance on in front of the Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and featuring a singer from Kharkiv – the city that has been at the receiving end of Russian invasion – was cut short by air sirens. A safe haven providing…
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What do we know about North Korea’s ‘monster missile’?

North Korea’s first ICBM test in five years was a missile capable of flying farther with a larger payload than earlier ones. But, experts say the weapon is unlikely to move the needle on any negotiations with the US. North Korea continues to advance its military technology in the face of international pressure and sanctions that have been unable…
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Putin will soon have ‘no choice’ but to stop his invasion of Ukraine, former US general says

Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely be forced to bring his failing monthlong war against Ukraine to a halt, a retired US general and Russia specialist told Insider — a scenario that may happen within weeks after Russian forces have sustained heavy losses and subjected Ukraine’s cities to indiscriminate attacks. Retired US Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Ryan said he believed this…
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North Korea goes Hollywood with dramatic missile launch footage

Seoul (AFP) – Leather jacket, sunglasses and a gigantic missile: North Korean state media announced the launch of Pyongyang’s largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile with an attempt at old school Hollywood flair on Friday. Leader Kim Jong Un walks towards the camera, flanked by generals, as they prepare to fire the giant Hwasong-17 missile — Pyongyang’s first ICBM test…
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A sanctioned Russian billionaire is house-hunting on a luxury island in Dubai, where there aren’t any sanctions, a report says

Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is looking for a house in Dubai, according to a report by Bloomberg. This comes after one of Abramovich’s private jets landed in the city earlier this month, according to flight-tracking sites. The tycoon, who owns Chelsea Football Club and whom Bloomberg estimates is worth about $13.5 billion, has close ties to the Kremlin. His name…
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Inside Doval-Yi Meeting: China Promises Complete Disengagement, Says Present Situation Not in Mutual Interest

In a major development in Indo-China relations amid the border stand-off, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, in his hour-long meeting with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, on Friday promised “early and complete disengagement” as the “present situation was not in mutual interest”, top sources told CNN-News18. Sources quoted above told CNN-News18 that the NSA wanted disengagement…
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Russian journalist Oksana Baulina killed in Kyiv shelling

Oksana Baulina, who previously also worked for Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption group, “died under fire in Kyiv” while “filming the destruction” caused by Russian shelling, The Insider said on its website. A Russian journalist for the investigative news outlet The Insider was killed when Russian troops shelled a residential neighbourhood in the Ukrainian capital, the…
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Project Veritas says feds secretly accessed its emails

Lawyer for hidden-camera-sting producer says prosecutors misled court, improperly prolonged gag orders. A group that has singled out journalists and Democrats in undercover operations contends that prosecutors misled a federal court and sought unwarranted gag orders during a federal investigation of the group’s ties to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley. In…
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GOLD-PLATED MONSTER Inside Putin’s £500m superyacht with pool that becomes dance floor, huge home cinema and even a GOLD toilet roll holder

THE sickening luxury enjoyed by Vladimir Putin on board his £500million superyacht is today revealed by The Sun — including tasteless gold loo roll holders. Mad Vlad, whose forces are bombing women and children in Ukraine, spared no expense on the six-deck Scheherazade. Pressure is mounting on Italy, where the yacht is anchored, to seize and sell it to…
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6 teenage students killed in Oklahoma car crash

Six teenage girls were killed when the vehicle they were in collided with a semi-truck in Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The deadly crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. in the rural town of Tishomingo, 45 miles north of the Texas border, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The identities of the victims or additional details on the collision…
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Meet the Woman Who Made Van Gogh Famous

2021 seems to be Vincent van Gogh’s year. There are at least five different traveling interactive exhibits in nearly 40 U.S. cities where people flock to literally immerse themselves in his words and works. Some attribute this current van Gogh craze to a scene in the Netflix show “Emily in Paris” which takes place in a “Starry Night” light show. Others think…
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny sentenced to 9 years in jail by Russian court

Moscow: A Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of additional charges and extended his sentence to nine years in a higher security prison as Moscow seeks to wipe out remaining pockets of dissent. The sentencing came on the 27th day of what Moscow calls its “special military operation” in pro-Western Ukraine, with thousands killed and some 10 million…
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William and Kate: Protesters demand apology and reparations for Britain’s slaving past as royal couple arrives in Jamaica

The Caribbean nation is hosting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for two days – however, the plans have angered some who say they are still waiting for an apology and slavery reparations. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been accused of benefitting from the “blood, tears and sweat” of slaves as they arrived in Jamaica…
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Indian experts point to Biden’s silence on Chinese aggression

US president Joe Biden’s description of India’s response to Russia vis-a-vis Ukraine as “shaky” received pushback from Indian analysts, some of whom have been pointing out that the US and its European allies continue energy purchases from Russia (by one account, up to $600 million per day), while bearing down on India. Others pointed to lack of US concern over China’s…
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Ukraine war: Russian billionaire’s yacht detained by authorities in Gibraltar

The West has imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian individuals and entities after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting an exodus of luxury yachts from Europe. Authorities in Gibraltar have seized a superyacht linked to the owner of Russia’s biggest steel pipe manufacturer. Footage showed the Axioma, believed to belong to Dmitrievich Pumpyansky, owner of steel group TMK,…
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Ukraine: At least 117 children killed in war, Zelensky tells Italian lawmakers, calls on Pope Francis to mediate

At least 117 children have been killed so far in Russia’s war on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Italian lawmakers. “But 117 will not be the final number,” he warned in a video link to both chambers of parliament in Rome. “They keep killing,” he said according to the Italian translation. According to the office…
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Must not allow Ukraine to shift focus from Indo-Pacific: India, Australia

While Australian PM Scott Morrison called for holding Russia to account for its Ukraine offensive in the virtual summit with PM Narendra Modi, Australia also expressed understanding of India’s position on Ukraine, as foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said after the meeting. However, even as Modi and Morrison expressed serious concern over the conflict and the humanitarian situation…
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Ukraine rejects ultimatums as conflict intensifies

Ukraine said on Monday it would not obey ultimatums from Russia after Moscow demanded it stop defending besieged Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering through Russian bombardments laying waste to their city. Mariupol has become a focal point of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, but attacks were also reported to have intensified on the country’s…
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A Guide To The Private Jets And Helicopters Owned By Sanctioned Russian Billionaires

The aircraft are registered in offshore jurisdictions like the Isle of Man and Bermuda that are attempting to make it harder for the oligarchs to keep flying. More than three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western countries are tightening sanctions on Russian oligarchs and billionaires. The latest salvo came on Wednesday, when the British crown dependency of…
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Russia-Ukraine War: Biden Calls India ‘Shaky’ in Ukraine Crisis; Russia Bans Instagram, Facebook for ‘Extremist Activities’

US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington’s allies with its “shaky” response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden lauded the US-led alliance, including NATO, the European Union and key Asian partners, for its united front against President Vladimir Putin. This includes unprecedented sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s currency, international trade…
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Ukraine war exposes cracks in US ties to Middle East allies

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are pursuing their own interests, analysts say, as the US urges a united front against Russia’s Putin. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominating discussions around the world, the Biden administration has been promoting global unity against what it calls Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war of choice”. But despite those efforts, the conflict…
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Jackson pledges to decide cases ‘without fear or favor’

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court. Jackson, 51, thanked God and professed love for “our country and the Constitution” in a 12-minute statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of her first…
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Pro-Kremlin tabloid deletes its report that 9,861 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine

More than 9,800 Russian troops have been killed and more than 16,000 wounded since the invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, according to a report published and then deleted by a pro-Kremlin tabloid, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Journal foreign affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov tweeted a screenshot of the article, which began by citing Ukrainian reports of Russian casualties claiming that…
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Ukraine war: Any security ‘compromises’ to end Russian invasion will need referendum, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian citizens will “have to speak up and respond to this or that form of compromise”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. Any compromises agreed with Russia to end its invasion will need to be voted on in a referendum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Issues of concern could include security guarantees offered in lieu of NATO membership, and…
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Surrender city of Mariupol TODAY or face ‘terrible humanitarian catastrophe’: Russia issues horrifying ultimatum to Ukraine after bombing art school sheltering 400 and sending thousands hundreds of miles in mass deportations

Russia called on Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to lay down their arms, saying a ‘terrible humanitarian catastrophe’ was unfolding as it said defenders who did so were guaranteed safe passage out of the city and humanitarian corridors would be opened from it at 10am Moscow time (7am GMT) on Monday. However, Ukraine rejected the offer as Ukrainian…
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Why Is New York City Called the ‘Big Apple’?

New York City hasn’t always been called the Big Apple. (For that matter, it hasn’t always been New York City either. What’s up, New Amsterdam?) But it does seem like a weird nickname for a metropolis that’s not particularly known for its orchards. So where did that nickname come from? Place Your Bets! In the 1920s, there…
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U.N. ambassador disturbed by reports of Russians seizing and deporting Ukrainians

“I’ve only heard it. I can’t confirm it. But I can say it is disturbing,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said. Saying she found the reports “disturbing,” Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Sunday the Biden administration has yet to confirm reports that Russia is seizing Ukrainian citizens and shipping them into Russia. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the U.S.…
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“This Is India’s Foreign Policy”: Imran Khan’s “Praise” Amid Turmoil

The comment came during a speech in which the Pakistan Prime Minister listed his government’s achievements as he faces the opposition’s no-confidence motion against him. The vote will take place on March 25. India’s foreign policy drew praise from an unlikely quarter on Sunday – from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who commended New Delhi’s independent stand…
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North Korea fires multiple-rocket launcher, South Korea says

North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened military tensions on the peninsula after a spate of larger missile launches by the nuclear-armed North. While they garner much less attention than the massive intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), North Korea has displayed several new types of multiple…
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China has fully militarised islands in South China Sea threatening nearby nations, says US admiral

China has fully militarised at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top US military commander said on Sunday. US Indo-Pacific commander Admiral John…
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Israeli PM Bennett delighted over his first visit to India

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expressed delight over his first scheduled official visit to India on April 2 this year at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, an Israeli government press release informed on Saturday. “I am delighted to pay my first official visit to India at the invitation of my friend, Prime Minister Modi,…
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This country has been named the world’s happiest for the fifth year in a row

Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report, with fellow Nordic countries also continuing to rank highly. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s 10th World Happiness Report, published Friday, found that Finland’s score was “significantly ahead” of other countries in the top 10. Denmark remained in…
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Decisive control over Pakistan-backed terrorism in J&K after abrogation of Article 370, says Amit Shah

SRINAGAR: Security forces have taken a “decisive control” over Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in J&K following the abrogation of Article 370 two-and-a-half-years ago, Union home minister Amit Shah said at the CRPF’s 83rd Raising Day main function in Jammu on Saturday, held for the first time outside Delhi. “After the abrogation of Article 370, the security forces have successfully…
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Ukraine war: Russia fires ‘hypersonic missile’ – as Putin is accused of using peace talks as ‘smokescreen’

The weapon – known as Kinzhal, meaning dagger – destroyed an underground warehouse storing missiles and aircraft ammunition in the west of Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry says. Russia says it has unleashed its latest hypersonic missile on Ukraine for the first time since its full-scale invasion. The weapon – known as Kinzhal, meaning dagger – destroyed…
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Death toll from migrant shipwreck off Tunisia rises to 20

The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia on Friday has risen to 20 people, most of them Syrians, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a civil protection official told Reuters on Saturday, the latest migrant ship disaster off Tunisia. He said the coastguard recovered eight bodies on Saturday, after finding 12 on…
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US military plane crashes in Norway during NATO mission, four crew members presumed dead

Cold Response 2022 aims to test how Norway would manage allied reinforcements on its soil in the event that NATO’s mutual defence clause were triggered.  A US military plane with four people onboard crashed in northern Norway while taking part in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) drills, reported local media on Friday. According to regional emergency services, the…
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Top 10 stocks that weathered the Ukraine storm

Firms with higher export revenues also caught the fancy of investors as depreciation of rupee would boost support topline. Shares of companies with minimum dependence on crude derivatives have managed to hold up in the midst of the market turmoil, as boiling oil prices battered the overall market sentiment. Firms with higher export revenues also caught the…
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The world’s happiest countries for 2022

 Devastating loss of life and growing uncertainty have the world very much on edge, but there is a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally. That’s one of the key findings of the World Happiness Report, a publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network that draws on global survey data from people in…
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Brazil Supreme Court judge bans Telegram messaging app

Brazilian judge says messaging platform popular with President Jair Bolsonaro has failed to comply with judicial orders. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered the shutdown of popular messaging application Telegram in the country, effectively banning one of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro‘s favourite communication channels ahead of elections later this year. In a decision published on Friday, Judge…
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How Communism Works

In a perfect world, everyone would have food and shelter, and a true utopian society would be devoid of sexism, racism and other forms of oppression. But for most of the world’s population, this perfect society isn’t possible. Communism is one proposed solution to these problems. Most people know what communism is at its most basic level. Simply put, communism is the…
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