US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden.

President Biden should do everything in his power to end death row executions in the United States, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday 11 March 2021. The call comes after a resumption of federal executions in the US in the last year of Donald Trump’s Pr…

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Economic Freedom Index 2021.

In 2021, the principles of economic freedom that have fueled this monumental progress are once again measured in the Index of Economic Freedom, an annual guide published by The Heritage Foundation, Washington's No. 1 think tank. For twenty-seven years the Index has deliv…

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French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific.

France concealed the true impact of its nuclear tests in the Pacific from the 1960s to the 1990s, a study has said. Researchers used declassified French military documents, calculations and testimonies to reconstruct the impact of a number of the tests. They estimated that ar…

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US Senate confirms Merrick Garland as Biden's attorney general.

The Senate voted Wednesday 10 March 2021 to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general, handing the reins of the Justice Department to a longtime federal judge who has pledged to depoliticize the agency. He was confirmed by a vote of 70-30. Among the Republicans who voted i…

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Bangladesh to commemorate 50th anniversary of 1971 Liberation war.

In the 50th year of Indian victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Liberation war, Indian Naval Ships arrived in port town of Mongla on Monday 08 March 2021 for a three-day visit to Bangladesh. The basic aim of this visit is to pay homage to the Bangladeshi and Indian combatants a…

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Niger’s president wins African Leadership award.

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday 08 March 2021 won the "2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership", world's largest leadership prize. Issoufou is the sixth recipient of the Ibrahim Prize, which is awarded on criteria of good governa…

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Ten Million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to the current pandemic.

Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released The current pandemic is a threat to progress against child marriage – released on International Women’s…

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The world's most expensive drug: Zolgensma.

Zolgensma which has a reported list price of £1.79 million per dose is labelled the most expensive drug in the world. Zolgensma was approved by the National Health Service (NHS) England on Monday to treat babies with a rare fatal genetic disorder. Zolgensma, a life-saving dr…

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Google launched "Women Will" Web Platform.

Google has launched a new web platform ‘Women Will’ on March 8, 2021, on the occasion of “International Women’s Day”. This platform will provide its support to 1 million rural women in India in order for them to become entrepreneurs with the help of accelerator programmes, …

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India qualify for ICC World Test Championship Final.

Indian Cricket Team have qualified for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final after beating England in an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on 6th March. New Zealand had already qualified for the WTC final with 420 points from 11 Tests w…

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's (Frontier Gandhi's) autobiography released in English.

The autobiography of freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, fondly known as Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan, is now out in English, announced publishing house Roli Books. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan who was also known as Bacha Khan, Badshah Khan and Fakr-e-Afghan was born in Utmanz…

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United States offers temporary legal residency to Venezuelans.

The United States has announced to offer temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country due to economic collapse. The White House  announced that the US will also review US sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.   B…

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International Day of Awesomeness - 10 March.

10th March is the International Day of Awesomeness! This day gives us the opportunity to celebrate every person, place, thing, or idea in the world that is awesome. As the official tag line points out, 'No one’s perfect, but everyone can be awesome.' A man named Kevi…

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Brazil ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cleared of corruption.

A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has annulled ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions, opening a path to a possible run for the presidency in 2022. He was convicted following an investigation into a huge bribery scandal, dubbed Operation Car Wash,. …

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Joan Laporta wins Barcelona presidential election.

Joan Laporta elected Barcelona president for second time; 58-year-old wins with more than 54 per cent of vote; Laporta to hold role until 2026; Victor Font recorded just short of 30 per cent of vote while Toni Freixa earned just over eight per cent. With more than 54 per cen…

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Malala Yousafzai signs production deal with Apple TV+

Activist Malala Yousafzai has signed a multi-year deal with Apple TV+, to produce programming including documentaries, dramas, comedies and films. The Nobel Prize laureate said she wanted to inspire women and girls to "make the change that they want to see happen". …

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New US guidance says fully vaccinated people can meet without masks.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that fully vaccinated Americans can return to some sense of normalcy. Those who have received the required jabs can visit with other vaccinated people and some unvaccinated people, according to the new gui…

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Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill

The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced Friday the introduction of three new banknotes: 200,000, 500,000 and one million bolivars. But with inflation skyrocketing, the highest denominated bill has a value of just $0.52 cents (€0.44 cents), according to the official rat…

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Ultra-Millionaire Tax has unveiled in the US.

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), a member of the House Budget Committee, and Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee had unvei…

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Amerigo Vespucci Birth Anniversary - 09 March.

Many people have had a great influence upon our world. Some have changed it in a generally good way, such as Abraham Lincoln. Others have affected the world negatively, such as Adolph Hitler. Still others have changed the world thoroughly, their changes resounding through t…

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BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021.

The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 to be held in India. After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee event. The se…

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CSE Gives a Positive Hearing to Broker Concern

The Colombo Stock Exchange had been in discussions with the Stock brokering community with regards to the concerns they expressed pertaining to practical challenges in complying with Regulatory Measures on Monitoring Credit Exposure Undertaken by Stockbrokers/Dealers. Follow…

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The United Arab Emirates hosted to warfare exercise "Desert Flag"

For the first time, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted an annual multi-national combat exercise called "Desert Flag". The exercise is scheduled from March 3 to March 27 at Al-Dhafra airbase. Indian Air Force (IAF) will be part of the annual multi-national combat…

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Kyoto Crime Congress opens in Kyoto City, Japan.

The 14th UN Congress on criminal justice opened on Sunday 07 March 2021, in Kyoto with calls for renewing global cooperation against crime to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and recover from the pandemic. Highlighting the importance of the 14th UN Congress o…

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Perseverance is officially Roving Mars After a Successful Test Drive.

The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US space agency NASA said Friday 05 March 2021. The six-wheeled rover traveled about 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes on Thursday 04 March 2021, NASA said. It drove four met…

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International Women’s Day - 08 March.

International Women’s Day on March 08th each year celebrates the social, economic, and political achievements of women around the world.  International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is marked on March 08 every year. The day al…

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World’s first space hotel expected to open in 2027.

Space construction company Orbital Assembly Corporation recently unveiled new details about its ambitious project of building a hotel above Earth’s atmosphere.  Gateway Foundation first came up with the concept in 2012 and the Californian company later established OAC to rea…

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Bangladesh’s first transgender newsreader appointed.

A private news channel has appointed Bangladesh’s first transgender news presenter.  Tashnuva Anan Shishir will start presenting news for Boishakhi TV from the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021. The TV channel has appointed another transgender Nusrat Mau as one of th…

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Swiss voters on course to approve ‘burqa ban’.

A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland appears to be heading for a narrow victory in a binding referendum viewed as a test of attitudes towards Muslims. With results in from 22 of federal Switzerland’s 26 cantons, 54 percent of voters were in favour of o…

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NASA's Perseverance rover begins its exploration of Mars.

The US space agency's Perseverance rover has wiggled its wheels and undertaken its first Martian drive.  It didn't move far - just 6.5m (21ft) in total. But Nasa's deputy project scientist Katie Stack Morgan said it was a significant moment. It's two weeks now…

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