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Since its return to power in 2021, Afghanistan’s Taliban have struggled to transform their insurgent movement into a functioning government. Beneath an outward show of unity, the hardline regime is plagued by deep-rooted factionalism, economic mismanagement and growing public dissatisfaction....
Court orders South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial
The Los Angeles Times 2025-03-07
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A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law. The decision by the Seoul Central District Court would allow Yoon to stand trial while not being...
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 7 establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and a “Digital Asset Stockpile.” Both will initially be capitalized with cryptocurrency seized via government criminal and civil forfeiture proceedings, with future acquisitions possible...
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Ministers are preparing to take Roman Abramovich to court in a final attempt to free up more than £2bn from the sale of Chelsea FC to spend as aid in Ukraine, the Guardian has learned. Officials say ministers have become increasingly frustrated by the failure to reach an agreement with the...
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The term ‘polycrisis’ has gained traction as we face one disaster after another. It’s overwhelming – but diagnosing the catastrophe is the first step to addressing it...
Plants struggled for millions of years after Earth’s worst climate catastrophe – new study
The Conversation 2025-03-06
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A king fern at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia. Marcos Amores With the world on the threshold of 1.5°C of warming, one pressing question is: how bad can it get? The answer may lie beneath our feet. Buried underground are rocks, many rocks, and they are old. For palaeontologists like us,...
Getty Images Charges Thousands of Dollars for Oct.7 Video Calling Jews “Dogs”
Honest Reporting 2025-03-06
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“Great Job! May Allah keep you healthy!” a Gaza cameraman is heard saying off-camera to a Palestinian civilian who brags about “unloading” his gun on “a pile of Jews” on October 7, 2023. The cameraman then exclaims “not even one of those Jewish dogs is...
Virginia Gov. Youngkin Pardons White Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Man Accused of Shoplifting
Democracy Now 2025-03-06
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Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin has pardoned a white police officer just days after a judge sentenced him to three...
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Volkswagen unveiled its ID.EVERY1 concept car on Wednesday. VolkswagenVW unveiled a $21,500 EV on Wednesday, but don't expect it to come to the US anytime soon.The compact ID.EVERY1 will be the first car to incorporate software from EV startup Rivian.The two companies struck a $5 billion partnership...
A popular plagiarism checker has pulled a big about-face on AI for students
Business Insider 2025-03-06
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Turnitin is planning to launch an online program that lets students write with AI under teacher supervision. Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTurnitin once flagged students using AI to cheat.Now, a new product will allow students to write with AI — under teacher supervision.The product...
China says it will ‘fight to the end’ with US ‘in tariff war, trade war or any other war’
The Irish Times 2025-03-06
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China’s ministry of foreign affairs has promised that China will “fight to the end” with the US in a “tariff war, trade war or any other war”, marking China’s strongest rhetoric on US president Donald Trump since he entered the White...
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Former factory worker and labor activist Yoon Jong-oh says being a left-winger in South Korea has always been tough. The dictators in charge for most of the first four decades after the Republic of Korea gained independence in 1948 saw communists under every bed and, specifically, did not like labor...
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Government by chaos is back. One day, President Donald Trump imposed a punishing tariff regime against Canada and Mexico. The next, he froze auto duties for a month after suddenly realizing that – as everyone had predicted – they could wreck a quintessential American industry. Last week, Ukrainian...
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The Month of Francophonie celebrates the French language and cultural diversity of Francophone communities throughout China. Each March, this event showcases different activities arranged by the Beijing French Institute in partnership with the embassies and consulates of various...
Iranian scholar Khosropanah dwells deep into age-old ties between India and Persia
The Siasat Daily 2025-03-05
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Aligarh: The Institute of Persian Research at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) organized a special lecture on “Relations Between India and Iran” under the aegis of Sir Syed Academy. Professor Shafey Kidwai presided over the session. Dr. Abdolhossein Khosropanah, Secretary of the Supreme Council for...
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UN experts say Israel again 'weaponising starvation' in Gaza
Hindustan Times | 2025-03-06
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Israel’s new defense policy keeps troops abroad, maybe for good
Stars and Stripes | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons / Beat Estermann https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Beat_Estermann
The international conference that Switzerland doesn’t want but must organise
Swissinfo | 2025-03-06photo: AP / Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukraine says it will purchase 4.5M first-person view drones in 2025
Anadolu Agency | 2025-03-10photo: Creative Commons
Italy proposes extending NATO’s security umbrella to Ukraine without membership
Anadolu Agency | 2025-03-07photo: Creative Commons
Ukraine, US to hold talks on Russia-Ukraine war in Saudi Arabia next week
Al Jazeera | 2025-03-07photo: AP / Kamil Zihnioglu
France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine as the US freezes vital information
The Mercury News | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons / Stephane Lesbats
Microplastics may enable spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, study says
CNN | 2025-03-11photo: USDA Forest Service/ Stuart Palley
Climate change intensifies threat of urban fires worldwide: Study
Anadolu Agency | 2025-03-04photo: Creative Commons
Power struggle: will Brazil’s booming datacentre industry leave ordinary people in the dark?
The Guardian | 2025-03-04photo: Creative Commons
Britain Paying £180,000 an Hour to Switch Off Wind Farms
The Daily Sceptic | 2025-03-03photo: ABr / Rovena Rosa
HIV prevention medication ‘could one day be a yearly jab’ – study suggests
Belfast Telegraph | 2025-03-11photo: Creative Commons / JoeSeyd/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JoeSeyd
This Morning Drink Can Help Reduce Heart Disease Risk
NDTV | 2025-03-10photo: AP / Luis M. Alvarez
Alzheimer's could be treated by enhancing the brain's own immune cells
New Atlas | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons / Welshsk
It’s painful and expensive – but can platelet-rich plasma therapy really cure baldness?
The Guardian | 2025-03-05photo: Creative Commons / שועל. https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%A9:%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%9C
Ancient Humans Made Tools From Animal Bones 1.5 Million Years Ago
The Epoch Times | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons / Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark https://www.flickr.com/people/25401497@N02
De-Extinction Company Reveals Genetically Engineered ‘Woolly Mouse’
Gizmodo | 2025-03-04photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Can you solve it? Clueless sudoku, a genius new puzzle
The Observer | 2025-03-03photo: AP / Stephane Corvaja/European Space Agency
Satellite launcher set for blastoff in boost for Europe space ambitions
France24 | 2025-03-03photo: Creative Commons / Mike Mozart
Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm
Madison | 2025-03-07photo: AP / Tony Avelar
Meta is targeting 'hundreds of millions' of businesses in agentic AI deployment
CNBC | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons
New Zealand’s economic missteps hasten exodus to Australia’s sunny shores
Taipei Times | 2025-03-06photo: AP / Photo/Iliana Mier, File
EU Prosecutors Accuse Greek Livestock Breeders of Farming Fund Fraud
Balkan Insight | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons / Stock Catalog
Amazon is now testing AI-aided dubbing for some movies and series on Prime
Washington Times Herald | 2025-03-06photo: AP / Marcio Jose Sanchez
Google leans further into next generation AI
The Manila Times | 2025-03-06photo: AP / Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File
LA Times reportedly removes new AI tool from story after it downplayed KKK
The Guardian | 2025-03-05photo: Creative Commons / Mike Mozart
T-Mobile parent company debuts AI phone powered by Perplexity
BGR | 2025-03-03photo: Creative Commons / Freepik/ wirestock
Why Bitcoin is falling despite Trump’s executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
The Times of India | 2025-03-07photo: Creative Commons
Bitcoin Price Watch: $88K Support Under Fire Before White House Crypto Summit
Bitcoin | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons
Tether freezes $27 million worth of USDT on the Russian crypto exchange Garantex
Cryptopolitan | 2025-03-06photo: Creative Commons / Marco Verch
