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      3 March

      MI5 chief ‘profoundly sorry’ agency did not prevent Manchester Arena attack

      The head of MI5 has said he is “profoundly sorry” that the intelligence agency failed to prevent the Manchester Arena attack. Ken McCallum, the director general of the Security Service, said he “deeply regretted” that his officers failed to gather intelligence that could have foiled the plot, after a public inquiry concluded it was a “significant missed opportunity”. In a statement following the publication of the inquiry’s damning report, Mr McCallum said: “MI5 exists to stop atrocities.  To all those whose lives were forever changed on that awful night: I am so sorry that MI5 did not prevent the attack at the Manchester Arena.” The damning report concluded that MI5 missed a “significant” opportunity to prevent the Manchester Arena attack by failing to act…

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    • 3 March

      Sussexes ‘weren’t told’ Prince Andrew would move into Frogmore once they leave

      The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked by the King to hand over the keys to Frogmore Cottage, but were not told it had been earmarked for the Duke of York, The Telegraph understands. The couple has been given until just after the Coronation to vacate their Windsor home, although they have not yet confirmed whether they will attend the May 6 ceremony. The Sussexes were said to have been disappointed when told they were being evicted from the property in January, three years after announcing that they were quitting royal duties and relocating abroad. However, the revelation that the King has offered the Duke of York their much-loved home, which they carefully renovated to their own personal taste, will only serve to…

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    • 2 March

      Free-falling rial leaves Iranians worried about financial future

      Currency depreciation and high inflation show few signs of coming down, forcing many Iranians to make fewer purchases. An Iranian man looks at shelves in a supermarket in Tehran as the prices of some goods increased [File: Majid Asgaripour] Tehran, Iran – People out shopping for groceries are double-checking prices, comparing between shops, and sometimes having to choose what they are going to have to do without this week. It is a process that has been going on for months as the prices of basic goods rise and the rial, Iran’s currency, continues its nosedive. And people are worried. “I work over 12 hours a day driving around town in this insane traffic,” said a 60-year-old taxi driver, Gholamali, who works…

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    • 2 March

      Half of Sri Lanka families reducing children food intake: Charity

      The government and the global community must act to prevent the country’s children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children. A father and son share a meal at their shanty in Colombo [File: Eranga Jayawardena] Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown has spiralled into a full-blown hunger crisis, with half of the families in the island nation forced to reduce the amount they feed their children, according to a child rights charity. The Sri Lankan government and the international community must act now to prevent the country’s children from “becoming a lost generation”, Save the Children warned in a report published on Thursday. Since late 2021, the South Asian island nation is in the grip of its worst…

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    • 2 March

      Search on for sunken Philippine tanker leaking industrial fuel

      The Princess Empress sank with 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil that is leaking into the sea. This Philippine Coast Guard image shows an aerial view of an oil spill in waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines, on March 1, 2023 [Philippine Coast Guard Authorities in the Philippines are racing to find and secure a sunken tanker ship loaded with 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil that has started to leak into waters rich in coral and marine life. The Princess Empress was travelling from Bataan province, near the capital, Manila, to the central province of Iloilo on Tuesday when it developed engine trouble and sank in rough seas. The Philippine Coast Guard initially reported…

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    • 2 March

      What went wrong in Greece? All to know about deadly train crash

      At least 46 people were killed when a passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train outside the city of Larissa. Many of the passengers had to exit through windows to escape the flames [ Dozens of people were killed when two trains collided head-on in central Greece, in the country’s deadliest rail crash on record. Here is what we know so far. What happened and when? A passenger train travelling from the capital, Athens, to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided with a cargo train carrying shipping containers coming from the opposite direction on the same track. The passenger train was carrying 342 travellers and 10 crew, while there were two crew members on the cargo train. The train left Athens…

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    • 2 March

      SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

      Elon Musk’s rocket company has sent the four astronauts to the International Space Station. The trip to the International Space Station (ISS), a laboratory orbiting some 420km (250 miles) above Earth, was expected to take nearly 25 hours, with rendezvous planned for about 06:15 GMT on Friday. Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first person from the Arab world to go for an extended monthslong stay. The Falcon rocket bolted from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida shortly after midnight on Thursday, illuminating the night sky as it headed up the East Coast. The trip to the International Space Station (ISS), a laboratory orbiting some 420km…

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    • 2 March

      Vietnam parliament elects new president Vo Van Thuong

      The presidency is largely ceremonial but is among four top positions in Vietnam, where the Communist Party holds power. Vietnam’s new President Vo Van Thuong takes an oath as Vietnam’s new president in Hanoi, Vietnam on March 2, 2023 Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president, in a reshuffle of the country’s top leadership amid a sweeping anti-corruption campaign. In an extraordinary session on Thursday, legislators confirmed Thuong, 52, as president after the ruling Communist Party nominated him on Wednesday as the sole candidate. The presidency is largely a ceremonial role but is one of the top four political positions in Vietnam. A total of 487 out of 488 deputies present at the National Assembly voted…

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    • 2 March

      News|Crime

      Prosecutors present closing argument in Murdaugh murder case The closely watched trial centres on Alex Murdaugh, a former South Carolina lawyer accused of killing his wife and son. Defence attorneys for defendant Alex Murdaugh have alleged flaws in the investigation against him Prosecutors in a high-profile murder trial in the United States have presented their closing arguments, offering an account of why they believe Alex Murdaugh, a prominent figure in his South Carolina community, killed his wife and son. Prosecutors described the deaths of Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, as the calculated act of a desperate man looking to shift attention from his financial crimes and opioid addiction. “As all of these pressures were mounting, the defendant killed Maggie…

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    • 2 March

      Elon Musk envisions ‘fully sustainable earth’ but no new electric cars

      At Tesla’s investor event at the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, he said Tesla will take $10 trillion in investments to bring about this sustainable future powered by renewable energy. San Francisco: Elon Musk has revealed Tesla’s ‘Master Plan 3’ that includes a path to a sustainable energy future via leading the global effort to eliminate fossil fuels, but no new electric cars. At Tesla’s investor event at the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, he said Tesla will take $10 trillion in investments to bring about this sustainable future powered by renewable energy. “It is not a big number relative to the global economy,” Musk told the audience late on Wednesday. “There is a clear path to sustainable energy on Earth. It doesn’t require destroying…

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