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Beijing Paralympics to open in storm of controversy over Ukraine invasion

Tensions in the athlete villages, threats of competition boycotts and an eleventh-hour reversal to ban Russian athletes have marred the lead-up to Friday’s opening of the Beijing Winter Paralympics. © Thomas LOVELOCK An eleventh-hour reversal to ban Russian athletes have marred the lead-up to the opening of the Beijing Winter ParalympicsMoscow’s invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves […]

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Emmanuel Macron announces bid for second term as France’s president

French President Emmanuel Macron formally announced that he will run for a second term in the presidential election. In a “letter to the French” published on domestic media websites, Mr Macron said: “I am seeking your trust again. “I am a candidate to invent with you, faced with the century’s challenges, a French and European singular response.” Mr

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Cricket world mourns death of Australia great Shane Warne

The world of cricket is coming to terms with the loss of one of its greatest figures following the death of Shane Warne at the age of 52. Tributes poured in after the former Australia leg-spinner, one of the finest cricketers of all-time, suffered a suspected heart attack in Thailand. Warne took 708 Test wickets, the second-highest ever, in 145

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Global news media on defensive after Putin signs ‘fake news’ law

|LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Global news media said they were suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new law that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years for spreading “fake news”. © Reuters/Olivia Harris A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central LondonBritain’s BBC said Friday it had temporarily

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Associated Press: China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion

BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to $229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging the U.S. armed forces’ dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. © Provided by Associated Press Chinese military personnel march past the Forbidden City on Saturday, March

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USA TODAY: Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry speak out against invasion of Ukraine, the queen makes a donation

|Top British royals are publicly condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a departure from custom – carefully followed by Queen Elizabeth II – to avoid political commentary. Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the future king, touched on Ukraine in an otherwise routine speech Tuesday in southeast England that mostly focused on the murder of a local

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Analysis-Russian attacks spur debate about nuclear power as climate fix

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia’s takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine should spur companies and policymakers to be more careful in plans to build reactors to fight climate change, nuclear safety experts said on Friday. Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Friday after heavy fighting sparked a huge blaze

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More Russians, Ukrainians seek asylum at U.S.-Mexico border

By Dasha Afanasieva, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke © Reuters/GO NAKAMURA FILE PHOTO: Migrants cross the border in Yuma, Arizona(Reuters) – A growing number of Russians and Ukrainians are traveling to Mexico, buying throwaway cars and driving across the border into the United States to seek asylum, a trend that could accelerate as Russia’s invasion of

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Alvi refuses to avail immunity in Parliament attack case

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi refused to avail immunity in the Parliament attack case and opted to appear before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday. The president and several others were booked in the PTV and parliament attack case in 2014 during PTI’s sit-in against the then PMLN government. President Alvi appeared along with his lawyer,

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