EU agrees in principle to give profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders have agreed in principle to commandeer a large majority of the profits generated from frozen Russian assets and give them to Ukraine....
Zaporizhzhia's Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant hit amid Russian attack on energy infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched another large-scale drone and missile attack against Ukrainian cities overnight on March 22, targeting Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kryvyi Rih, primarily aiming at the energy infrastructure....
Humanity will shrink in the future: 97% of countries will experience negative growth by 2100 (english.elpais.com)
Israel deploys army of bots to spread anti-UNRWA propaganda: Report (thecradle.co)
Israel is executing an online influence campaign using hundreds of fake social media accounts to advance “Israeli interests” among progressive western audiences, including US lawmakers, Haaretz reported on 19 March, citing an investigation by Israeli media watchdog group Fake Reporter.
Suicide bomber attacks bank in Afghanistan, killing at least 3 (www.nbcnews.com)
Israel no longer considered liberal democracy; global index cites judicial coup (www.haaretz.com)
V-Dem index cites government attacks on judiciary and ‘substantive decline’ in freedom from torture as reason Israel is now considered an ‘electoral democracy’ – in which elections are held but civil liberties and equality before the law are not safeguarded...
Canada stops arms shipments to Israel (www.lemonde.fr)
Israel has historically been a top receiver of Canadian arms exports, with CAN$21 million worth of military materiel exported to Israel in 2022, according to Radio Canada, following CAN$26 million in shipments in 2021. That places Israel among the top 10 recipients of Canadian arms exports.
Gaza is getting less than half the humanitarian aid it needs to avoid famine (english.elpais.com)
[The] U.N. World Food Programme estimates that at least 300 trucks of food are needed every day to meet the basic needs of the population. During the first half of March, an average of 159 trucks a day have entered Gaza, representing 40% of the minimum amount required, according to U.N. data. Before the Israeli offensive, an...
After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist (arstechnica.com)
Researchers, journalists are blocked from sharing the alleged identity of Stonetoss....
Woman sentenced to life in prison by Pakistan court for burning pages from Islam’s holy book (www.nbcnews.com)
China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral (www.businessinsider.com)
US Adm. John Aquilino said China’s military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II....
Gaza drone video shows killing of Palestinians in Israeli air attack | Al Jazeera Newsfeed (youtube.com)
Swiss Federal Railways successfully tests remote-controlled train (www.swissinfo.ch)
Seoul proposes cadaver sharing among schools to relieve shortage after med school student increase (www.koreabiomed.com)
Supporters of arrested Indian opposition politician protest in New Delhi after Modi government arrested him. (apnews.com)
‘Here, there is no future’: ethnic cleansing and fresh atrocities drive exodus of thousands from Darfur (www.theguardian.com)
Almost a year since conflict reignited in Sudan, its terrified people are crossing borders to Chad and beyond. An increasing number are trying to reach Europe as food supplies dwindle in the refugee camps and the eyes of the world look elsewhere...
Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN (www.theguardian.com)
World water development report warns that access is major source of conflict between countries...
Researchers believe that corona origins in the laboratory are possible (www-spiegel-de.translate.goog)
Canada to set first-ever cap on temporary residents (www.bbc.com)
India top court puts on hold unit for fact-checking online content about govt (www.reuters.com)
Australian man dies after being bitten by highly venomous snake while trying to remove it from child care center (www.cbsnews.com)
An Australian man has died after being bitten by a highly venomous snake while trying to remove the serpent from a childcare center in an effort “to keep the children safe,” local media and emergency services said Wednesday....
Ukraine war: Blackouts hit across country after wave of Russian strikes (www.bbc.com)
Taps have run dry across South Africa's largest city in an unprecedented water crisis (apnews.com)
What we all have to look forward to in the near future...
Modi’s India plans its own democracy index, after global rankings downgrade (www.aljazeera.com)
Germany’s Birth Rate Plunges as War, Climate and Covid Deter Parents (www.bloomberg.com)
Germany’s birth rate fell to the lowest level in more than a decade last year, adding to concerns about how a shrinking workforce may dent the country’s economic prospects....
