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      21 February

      Biden visits Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’

       US President Joe Biden (L) speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) as they attend a joint press conference in Kyiv, on February 20, 2023. – US President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv on February 20, 2023, ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, AFP journalists saw. Biden met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital on his first visit to the country since the start of the conflict. KYIV: President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s…

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    • 21 February

      ‘Vandalism of Religious Places Unacceptable, Canada Remains Inclusive’: Envoy on Anti-India Graffiti Row

      Any acts of vandalism against any place of worship is completely unacceptable and Canada remains an inclusive place where people can practice their religion freely, Amanda Strohan, the Deputy High Commissioner of Canada to India, told CNN-News18. Strohan’s remarks come after a series of vandalism incidents in Hindu temples across Canada were reported in recent months. “Any act of vandalism against any place of worship is completely unacceptable and any type of incident like that must stop as we have consistently said,” she told News18 on the question of the recent vandalism of temples in Canada. “Canada remains a welcoming and inclusive place where people can practice their religion freely,” she also said. The remark comes a week after Ram Mandir was defaced by…

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    • 21 February

      Pakistan’s elite in trouble amid bankruptcy as IMF tells Shehbaz Sharif govt to tax only the rich

      Pakistan last week increased prices of commodities that are now weighing on people of the cash-strapped country. Concerned about poor in the bankrupt South Asian nation, IMF said that the Shehbaz Sharif government to tax its high earners and ensure that only poor get the subsidies. ‘Pakistan’s debt needs to be restructured’ Speaking at the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle: “My heart goes to the people of Pakistan. They have been devastated by the floods that affected one-third of the population of the country.” “What we are asking for are steps Pakistan needs to take to be able to function as a country and not to get…

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    • 21 February

      Japan discovers 7,200 new islands in its territorial waters

      A fresh survey of Japan’s territory has yielded 7,000 new islands. As per Kyodo News, after the Japanese government’s first official survey of its territorial waters since 1987, the official number of Japan’s islands is expected to double from 6,852 to 14,125, with the addition of 7,272 new islands. The new survey which was conducted by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan will not increase the nation’s territory. Rather, it would, as per the NY Post, give officials a more accurate picture of Japan’s territory. Why did Japan conduct this survey after more than 30 years? This, as per Kyodo News, was apparently spurred by a member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. In December 2021, the party member told…

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    • 21 February

      Biden’s Ukraine trip is fine, but what is Zelenskyy actually getting from US, Europe

      As the war that was thrust upon Ukraine by Russia approaches its first anniversary, United States President Joe Biden visited Kyiv on Monday. Biden’s trip came after a swarm of leaders visited war-torn Ukraine and has raised eyebrows over the “delay” of his trip. US First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine in May last year. She met Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska and visited a school that was serving as a shelter for war-displaced Ukrainians. Visits by leaders are fine, but what about Ukraine’s military wishlist and the F-16s that top that list? The F16 fighter jets could escalate the war, one of the reasons the US has been non-committal on the demand by Ukraine. The Russians…

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    • 21 February

      Rishi Sunak quotes BFG as he criticises Roald Dahl rewrite

      Rishi Sunak has condemned the rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books for children, saying publishers should not “gobblefunk around with words”. Deploying language from The BFG, one of Dahl’s most beloved stories, the Prime Minister said works of literature should be preserved in their original form and not “airbrushed” for modern sensibilities. On Friday, The Telegraph revealed that hundreds of changes have been made to the author’s original texts, removing many descriptions relating to weight, mental health and gender. Asked about the changes, Mr Sunak’s official spokesman said: “When it comes to our rich and varied literary heritage, the Prime Minister agrees with the BFG that you shouldn’t gobblefunk around with words. It is important that works of literature, works of fiction, are preserved and…

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    • 21 February

      New Turkey earthquake leaves three dead and people trapped under rubble in Hatay

      BREAKING NEWS🔴another earthquake hit southern Turkey, a 6.4 on the Richter scale pic.twitter.com/OUuAfKyej2— zig (@zig0095) February 20, 2023 Three people have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said 213 people had also been injured. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor occurred at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT). A 7.8-magnitude quake struck the same area on 6 February, killing more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Those killed by Monday’s tremor were found in Antakya, Defne, and Samandagi, Mr Soylu said, urging people not to enter potentially dangerous buildings. Witnesses told the Reuters news agency there had been further damage to…

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    • 20 February

      News|Turkey-Syria Earthquake

      ‘Buried alive’: Syrians recount losing family in the earthquakes According to the Syria Civil Defence, 2,274 people died in Syria’s rebel-held northwest region, with more than 12,400 others wounded. Mahmoud Omar al-Ormi sits with his son Ahmad on the debris of their building in Atarib, northwest Syria. Al-Ormi lost his pregnant wife and four children to the earthquakes Atarib, Syria – When the first earthquake struck on February 6, heavily pregnant Sakhaa al-Mousa was jolted awake in her apartment. Before the 24-year-old had time to fathom what was going on, the three-storey building she and her family were in caved, trapping them underneath. “I started screaming, hoping that someone outside could hear me,” she told Al Jazeera. “I could hear the…

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    • 20 February

      Economy|Climate Crisis

      China provinces top list of regions at risk from climate change Jiangsu, Shandong and Hebei ranked among the areas most vulnerable to rising water levels and extreme weather. China is home to 16 of the 20 regions most at risk from climate change, according to a new report China is home to more than three-quarters of the regions most at risk from climate change, with some of the world’s most important manufacturing centres threatened by extreme weather, according to a new report. China’s eastern Jiangsu province ranks as the world’s most climate-vulnerable region, followed by Shandong, Hebei and Henan, according to the report released on Monday by climate risk specialists XDI. In total, China is home to 16 of the…

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    • 20 February

      North Korea fires more missiles amid ‘firing range’ warning

      Banned launches come as Kim Yo Jong warns against any increased US presence on the Korean peninsula. Kim Yo Jong is the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader North Korea has fired a pair of short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military, two days after Pyongyang resumed banned testing activities with an intercontinental ballistic missile launch. South Korea’s military said it “strongly” condemned the two launches as an act of “significant provocation”. They took place from a western coastal town just north of the North Korean capital on Monday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. North Korea’s state media said two projectiles were fired from a multiple rocket launcher, aiming…

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