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      11 March

      Best picture spotlight: Which film will win big at 2023’s Oscars?

      Ten nominees are vying for one of filmmaking’s top honours — but what are their strengths and weaknesses? Find out. Ten films are competing for the best picture trophy at the 95th Oscars in Los Angeles, California, on March 12 [Netflix/Disney/Searchlight/Warner Bros./A24/Universal/Focus/Paramount/Neon/Orion-United Artists ] Stars from across the filmmaking world are gathering this weekend in the United States for the 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony, one of the most prestigious events in the cinema world. But the high point will likely come at the end of Sunday evening, when this year’s best picture is crowned. Ten nominees are looking to walk away with the coveted Oscar for top film — and the field of contenders this year is a varied bunch, ranging from quiet period…

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    • 11 March

      Pak faces ‘uphill task’ to try & get Kashmir into ‘centre’ of UN’s agenda: FM Zardari

       Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari United Nations: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad faces an “uphill task” to get the Kashmir issue into the “centre” of the agenda of the United Nations. Zardari also fumbled as he went on to refer to India, describing it first as “our friend” before using the term “neighbouring” country. “You’re also right to note that we face a particularly uphill task to try and get Kashmir into the centre of the agenda at the United Nations,” Zardari said at a press conference here on Friday, responding to a question that drew parallels between the situation in Palestine with Kashmir. Pakistan rakes up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at every…

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    • 11 March

      Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to jail

      The three organisers of a yearly vigil to mark China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to four and a half months in jail. Thousands of people in Hong Kong attend a candlelight vigil in 2019 on the 30th anniversary of the Chinese government’s brutal military crackdown on democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square . Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre have been sentenced to four and a half months in jail for not complying with a request for information under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Chow Hang-tung, 38, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of…

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    • 11 March

      ‘Changing global order’: China’s hand in the Iran-Saudi deal

      China brokering a deal between longtime Gulf rivals is ‘a broader sign of a changing global order’, analysts say. China’s efforts in brokering a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been seen by analysts as broader signs of a “changing global order”. During talks in Beijing on Friday, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months. The agreement also stipulated affirming “the respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in internal affairs of states”. Iranian state media posted images and video of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, shaking hands with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban, with Wang Yi, China’s most senior diplomat, standing…

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    • 11 March

      PhonePe reaches USD 1 trillion annualised payment value run rate; gets payment aggregator licence

      Digital payments platform PhonePe claims to have digitised over 35 million offline merchants spread across tier 2, 3, 4 cities and beyond, covering 99 per cent pin codes in the country. New Delhi: Digital payments platform PhonePe has achieved an annualised total payment value run rate of USD 1 trillion, or Rs 84 lakh crore, mainly on account of its lead in UPI transactions, the company said on Saturday. The company claims to have digitised over 35 million offline merchants spread across tier 2, 3, 4 cities and beyond, covering 99 per cent pin codes in the country. “We are delighted to reach the USD 1-trillion annualised TPV run rate. We look forward to turbo-charging the next wave of growth for UPI payments in India with…

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    • 11 March

      China’s parliament names Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang as new premier

      New premier Li Qiang, 63, a close confidant of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, faces the task of reviving China’s flagging economy. China has named Li Qiang, a close confidant of President Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier, placing him nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy, which is now facing some of its worst prospects in years. Li was nominated by Xi and appointed to the position with no dissenting voices at Saturday morning’s session of the National People’s Congress, China’s ceremonial parliament, in Beijing. He replaces outgoing premier Li Keqiang. The 63-year-old received votes from nearly all the more than 2,900 delegates who voted. The rubber-stamp confirmation of Li’s position came a day after Xi, 69, secured an unrivalled third…

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    • 11 March

      ‘Solidarity’ with Gary Lineker: Reaction as BBC removes presenter

      Support pours in for former England captain Gary Lineker after the BBC removed him over tweets on the UK government’s refugee policy. Former England captain Gary Lineker during the London Football Awards in 2017 The BBC has taken former England football captain Gary Lineker off the air, asking him to step back from presenting its flagship Match of the Day programme after government officials demanded the United Kingdom’s public broadcaster take action over Lineker’s criticism of their “stop the boats” asylum-seeker policy. The UK this week announced details of a new law that would prevent asylum seekers, who arrive in small boats from across the Channel, from claiming asylum. Under the new policy, they would be deported either back to their homeland or…

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    • 11 March

      Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations

      US President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to appoint 14 people to the Advisory Committee Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council — to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. On Friday, Biden announced his intent to appoint 14 people to the Advisory Committee, which provides overall policy advice to the United States Trade Representative on matters of development, implementation, and administration of the US trade policy. Among these include negotiating objectives and bargaining positions before entering into trade agreements, the impact of the implementation of trade agreements, matters concerning the operation of any trade agreement once entered into, and other…

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    • 11 March

      Rishi Sunak: UK will fund new migrant detention centre in France

      Anew detention centre to prevent migrants leaving France on small boats is to be funded by Britain as part of a £500 million three-year Anglo-French deal announced by Rishi Sunak. Migrants detained in the centre can be held for up to 90 days before being sent back to their home country if safe to do so, or to the last country through which they travelled if not. The Prime Minister said the new deal would take Anglo-French cooperation in combating the surge in migrants to “an unprecedented level” with the number of officers patrolling the beaches also more than doubled to 800 and the creation of a new joint command centre. The agreement – backed by £478 million from Britain over three…

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    • 11 March

      Iran, Saudi Arabia restore ties as China-brokered deal outfoxes West

      With China at the centre of the geopolitical picture, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties after their seven years of bilateral estrangement in West Asia. The deal, which entails Iran and Saudi Arabia reopening their embassies and missions in each other’s cities within two months, indicates a shifting of sands in Beijing’s favour in a region where the U.S. has waged conflicts and spent hundreds of billions of dollars in providing security for allies.  “The agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which China mediated, reflects a new reality in West Asia, namely, that China is now a geopolitical and economic power in the region with the ability to influence bilateral relationships and security dynamics,” Washington-based Middle East Institute’s Mohammed Soliman,…

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