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      6 March

      Greek stationmaster jailed pending trial after deadly train crash

      Larissa stationmaster faces multiple charges of disrupting transport and putting lives at risk. Lawyer Stefanos Pantzartzidis, who represents the stationmaster being investigated over the fatal collision of two trains, speaks to journalists outside the courthouse after his client was detained pending trial in the city of Larissa, Greece, A Greek railway employee has been jailed pending trial over a train crash that killed at least 57 people. The 59-year-old man’s detention on Sunday came as clashes erupted between police and protesters in the Greek capital, Athens. Thousands of people had rallied in the city to demonstrate for better safety regulation following the head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight carrier on the Athens-Thessaloniki route late in the evening of February 28. The…

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    • 6 March

      Estonia elections: Kallas secures big win for centre-right party

      Kallas, one of Ukraine’s biggest European supporters, will need to work with junior partners to form a coalition government. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (centre) looks set to remain in power following Sunday’s election [Sergei Grits] Voters in Estonia have elected a new parliament with almost complete results suggesting a big win for the centre-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine. With 99 percent of ballots counted, Kallas’s liberal group was at 31.6 percent, followed by the far-right eurosceptic EKRE party at 16.1 percent, reflecting concerns among some voters over the rising cost of living in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Centre Party, traditionally favoured by Estonia’s sizable ethnic-Russian minority,…

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    • 6 March

      S Korea announces plan to resolve row over Japan forced labour

      New plan to compensate victims of Japan’s wartime forced labour met with protests in South Korea but hailed as ‘historic’ by the US. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks during a briefing announcing a plan to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, March 6, 2023 [Kim Hong-Ji] South Korea’s government has announced a plan to resolve a long-running dispute on compensating people who were forced to work in Japanese factories and mines during World War II. Monday’s plan, which was met with immediate protests in South Korea but hailed as “historic” by the United States, comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol…

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    • 6 March

      Netanyahu attempts to quell criticism of minister who called to ‘erase’ Palestinian village

      Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to soften international outcry over a call by a far-right member of his cabinet for a flashpoint Palestinian village to be “erased”, saying those remarks had been “inappropriate”. But Netanyahu also pushed back against censure of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, accusing foreign powers of playing down Palestinian violence like the Feb. 26 killing of two Israeli brothers in Huwara village that sparked a settler rampage there. Smotrich said last week that while he opposed vigilantism, he believed “that Huwara needs to be erased” by Israel. The U.S. State Department called the comments “irresponsible,” “repugnant” and “disgusting” and said Netanyahu should reject and disavow them. The U.N. human rights chief said Smotrich…

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    • 6 March

      Fire and violence in Athens as protesters clash with riot police over rail disaster

      Greek police were pelted with petrol bombs during clashes with protesters as anger continues to swell over a train crash which left 57 people dead. Dozens more passengers were injured in what was the country’s deadliest rail accident in living memory, as the train they were travelling on collided with a freight train outside the city of Larissa. Clashes erupt in Athens while thousands protest the #Greecetraincrash putting the blame on the government. #Greece pic.twitter.com/w4CUjjpjmN— Savvas Karmaniolas (@savvaskarma) March 5, 2023 Greece has seen widespread demonstrations since Tuesday’s high-speed crash, with tens of thousands of protesters gathering to demand better safety standards. The violent scenes on Sunday in central Athens, the nation’s capital, were quickly dispelled by riot police using stun grenades…

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    • 6 March

      American Airlines bans unruly, inebriated Indian student for urinating on co-passenger

      What happened? The incident took place on American Airlines’ flight AA292 travelling from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport which landed safely at 9:50 pm (late Saturday), said a statement by American Airlines, reported ANI.  It added, “Upon aircraft arrival, the purser informed that the passenger was heavily intoxicated, and was not adhering to crew instructions on board. He was repeatedly arguing with the operating crew, was not willing to be seated and continuously endangering the safety of crew and aircraft and after disturbing the safety of fellow passengers, finally urinated on pax seated on 15G.”  Student allegedly urinates on a fellow passenger on JFR-DeL American Airlines flight on March 4Upon aircraft arrival, Purser informed that…

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    • 6 March

      Pakistan govt bans Imran Khan’s speeches from broadcasting on TV

      An order from Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) stated on Sunday that Imran Khan’s speeches and/or press conferences, whether they are recorded or live, are immediately prohibited from being broadcast on any satellite TV networks. Outside of Imran Khan’s residence in Lahore, where police arrived earlier on Sunday to make an arrest in connection with the Toshakhana case, Imran Khan’s fans organised a large demonstration resulting in high drama throughout the day. “They think that by banning Imran Khan’s speeches from TV they can obtain more votes, but they don’t know that it will cause harm to media channels revenues only,” PTI’s official handle tweeted. The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf launched a harsh attack on General Bajwa and Prime…

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    • 6 March

      United Arab Emirates now has the most powerful passport in the world

      The United Arab Emirates now has the most powerful passport in the world, according to a new study. Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy firm, ranked the value of nearly 200 countries’ passports based on five factors: the availability of visa-free travel, the taxation on residents living in foreign countries, perception, the availability of dual citizenship and personal freedom. It found that the UAE’s new visa-free travel privileges, as well as its rapidly growing economy and the fact that there are no income taxes have made its passports the most valuable. Meanwhile, the United States came in at 43rd in large part because it taxes citizens who live in foreign countries. The United Kingdom also ranked 30th and Australia…

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    • 6 March

      Thousands left homeless by massive fire in Bangladeshi Rohingya refugee camp

      The blaze broke out at Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a southeastern border district where more than a million Rohingya refugees live. Police superintendent Rafiqul Islam said: “We currently don’t have an estimate for damages but there are no reports of casualties.” Police did not provide an estimate for the number of homes destroyed. Mr Islam added that the blaze was under control, with a second police official saying the cause of the fire was unclear. Thick black clouds of smoke were also seen in the area. Selim Ullah, a 40-year-old refugee and father of six children said: “I couldn’t save anything. Everything burnt to ashes. Many are without homes. I don’t know what will happen to us.” “When we were in Myanmar we faced lots…

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    • 6 March

      Rishi Sunak set to unveil multi-billion pound defence spending boost

      Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a significant boost in defence spending on a visit to the US next weekend. It has been reported that the Prime Minister will announce a multi-billion pound spending increase during the visit, which comes just days before Jeremy Hunt’s Budget on March 15.  Government sources did not deny the claims, first reported by The Sunday Times.  During the two-day visit, Mr Sunak will hold talks with Joe Biden and Anthony Albanese, the US president and Australian prime minister respectively, to discuss the three countries’ Aukus nuclear submarine pact. Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, has been pushing for an increase of between £8 billion and £10 billion to fulfil spending commitments, keep pace with inflation and meet higher levels of…

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