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      23 March

      China approves its first mRNA vaccine, months after easing Covid restrictions

      China has approved its first messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for Covid-19 from a Chinese pharmaceutical that had the technology, as per media reports. The approved mRNA vaccine is created by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group however it is only authorised for use in emergencies, the firm said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday. The move comes after tight Covid-19 regulations led to a major infection wave resulting in at least hundreds of thousands of fatalities. China’s approval for the mRNAs comes years after these vaccinations were made widely available across the rest of the world. Not making use of the available mRNA vaccines has long been seen as a significant gap for Beijing in tackling its COVID…

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    • 23 March

      Thirty-five injured after high winds topple ship over in dry dock

      Thirty-five people were injured after a ship that was previously owned by the co-founder of Microsoft toppled over in a dry dock during high winds. NHS Lothian said 23 people were admitted to hospital, some with serious injuries, while the Scottish Ambulance Service said a further 12 were treated at the scene at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh. A major incident was declared after research vessel Petrel became dislodged from its holding on a dry dock, with the 3,000-ton ship leaning at a 45-degree angle. STV reported there were around 50 refurbishment workers on board and US citizens were involved. The US Consulate in Edinburgh said it was monitoring the situation and offering support. The ambulance service sent 12 ambulances, an…

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    • 23 March

      Macron: I’m ready to be unpopular for pension reform

      President Emmanuel Macron has said he’s ready to be “unpopular” if it means driving through pension reform in the best interests of the country.  In a 35-minute televised interview broadcast live, Mr Macron repeated that his widely criticised pension reforms and decision to force the bill through France’s lower house without a vote were in the national interest.  “As I speak to you, do you think it gives me pleasure to enact this reform? I say this to the French people, it gives me no pleasure. I wish I didn’t have to do this. But it’s out of a sense of responsibility and for the country’s best interests,” he told French TV as he addressed the nation for the first…

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    • 23 March

      Trump ‘wants to turn arrest into spectacle’ as police barricade his New York skyscraper

      Donald Trump is relishing the idea of a “perp walk” if he is indicted and appears in court, amid reports he wants to turn his arrest into a “spectacle” to fire up his supporters. The former president told friends he welcomed the idea of being paraded by the authorities, has debated whether he should smile or not for the cameras, and described the potential event as a “fun experience”. His expected indictment was delayed after the Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence against Mr Trump was postponed on Wednesday without a reason given. Fox News reported that Wednesday’s session was cancelled amid “major dissension” within the district attorney’s office and over concerns the grand jury is not convinced on the evidence.…

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    • 23 March

      Ukraine-Russia: Several killed in Russian drone attack on school

      At least eight people were killed by Russian forces on Wednesday in a series of drone attacks that hit a school near Kyiv and a residential building in Zaporizhzhia. The overnight attack in the city of Rzhyshchiv, south of the Ukrainian capital, partially destroyed a high school and two dormitories, hospitalising 20.  It was followed by attacks on two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, where officials said one person was killed and 25 taken to hospital. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the airstrikes showed Moscow was not interested in peace. “Over 20 Iranian murderous drones, plus missiles, numerous shelling incidents, and that’s just in one last night of Russian terror against Ukraine,” he wrote on Twitter. “Every time someone tries to…

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    • 23 March

      Boris Johnson wants to forget partygate, but will parliament let him?

      Wednesday’s appearance in front of the privileges committee was billed as the day of reckoning for the former prime minister, with all the jeopardy that it brought. Instead, after months of gathering evidence and testimony from witnesses, there was no smoking gun. That’s not to say it wasn’t uncomfortable, awkward and at times terse as Mr Johnson underwent over three-and-a-half hours of hostile cross-examination from a cross-bench group of MPs. The former prime minister insisted he did not intentionally or recklessly mislead parliament when he told MPs that guidance and rules had been followed at all times in Number 10, not once but on two occasions in December 2021. At the heart of his defence was the argument that while guidance was…

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    • 22 March

      Biden nominates Nisha Biswal as Dy CEO of US finance agency

       Biden nominates Nisha Biswal as Dy CEO of US finance agency She was Assistant Administrator for Asia at the US Agency for International Development (USAID), directing and supervising USAID programs and operations across South, Central, and Southeast Asia. Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Biswal is presently the Senior Vice President for International Strategy and Global Initiatives at the US Chamber of Commerce, overseeing the US India Business Council and US Bangladesh Business Council. She brings over 30 years of experience in US foreign policy and international development programs within the Executive Branch, Congress, and the private…

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    • 22 March

      Putin warns UK over depleted uranium tank shells for Ukraine

      UK will send Ukraine armour-piercing shells, containing depleted uranium, for use with its Challenger 2 battle tanks. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would be ‘forced to react’ should the UK send Ukraine armour-piercing depleted uranium shells Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would be “forced to react” if the United Kingdom provides Ukraine with armour-piercing tank ammunition that contains depleted uranium. Putin was reacting on Tuesday to news the UK’s minister of state for defence, Annabel Goldie, had confirmed that ammunition containing depleted uranium was part of a military aid package being sent to Ukraine along with Challenger 2 battle tanks. “The United Kingdom… announced not only the supply of tanks to Ukraine but also shells with depleted…

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    • 22 March

      Biden administration unveils two new national monuments in the US

      The monuments, announced at a conservation summit, would protect the areas from development and advance Biden’s goals. US President Joe Biden speaks at the Department of the Interior United States President Joe Biden has designated two new national monuments on Tuesday, protecting nearly 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of wilderness in the states of Texas and Nevada. The announcement comes nearly a week after his administration approved a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska, the largest such proposal for federal lands. Speaking on Tuesday at the White House Conservation in Action Summit, Biden named Castner Range in Texas and Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada, also known as Spirit Mountain, as national monuments under the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906. He also issued a presidential memorandum…

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    • 22 March

      Israel launches missile attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport: Gov’t

      Syrian defence ministry said Aleppo airport was damaged by missiles in what is the third Israeli attack in six months. This satellite photo released by Planet Labs PBC shows the damage after an Israeli attack hit the Aleppo International Airport in September 2022. Israeli missiles hit the airport again on March 22, 2023, Syria’s defence ministry said [File: Planet Labs PBC] An Israeli air attack has hit Syria’s Aleppo airport causing some “material damage” in the second strike on the facility this month, the Syrian defence ministry has said, according to news reports. Marking the third attack on Aleppo International Airport in six months, Israel launched “a number of missiles from the Mediterranean Sea, west of the coastal city of Latakia, at…

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