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Canada to make contraceptives free (cultmtl.com)

Contraceptives will soon become free for women in Canada as part of first phase of the National Pharmacare Program.

China March 2024 Official Manufacturing PMI 50.8 (expected 50.1) Services 53.0 (exp 51.5) (www.forexlive.com)

UN observers wounded in explosion while on patrol in southern Lebanon (www.aljazeera.com)

The targeting of peacekeepers is “unacceptable”, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a peacekeeping force that helps monitor the Israel-Lebanon border, said in a statement on Saturday, adding that it was still investigating the origin of the blast. ⠀...

US approved sale of the Link 16 communications system to Taiwan. This is the final link of what the US military calls a “transnational coalition kill chain” against China. (geopoliticaleconomy.com)

UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording (www.theguardian.com)

Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

Argentine Diplomats Expelled from Colombia Following Explosive Comments by Milei (peoplesdispatch.org)

US universities secretly turned their back on Chinese professors under DOJ’s China Initiative (news.umich.edu)

Kremlin says Putin didn't threaten to use nuclear weapons, U.S. took him out of context (www.reuters.com)

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Putin had merely been answering a journalist’s questions on the subject and restating the already well known circumstances in which Russia would theoretically be forced to use nuclear weapons....

China’s new rules for finance pull the brakes on gravy train, bringing ‘greed is good’ era to a halt (www.scmp.com)

U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)

The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in southern Gaza that could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians....

Israel's Shadow Over Free Speech: The Truth Behind the TikTok Ban Bill (www.mintpressnews.com)

TikTok has long been in the crosshairs of powerful pro-Israel lobbying organizations due to the speed and ease with which content critical of Israeli atrocities and apartheid spreads on its platform. The risk younger users might question the concertedly concealed, horrific reality of Israel’s occupation has become all the...

How Netanyahu will Use the U.N. Ceasefire Resolution to Prolong Gaza’s Genocide (mondoweiss.net)

Putin is Forcing Indian Workers to Fight His War — Why is PM Modi Silent? (www.thequint.com)

Terror orgs sustained stinging blow in Shifa Hospital battle (www.jns.org)

In what appears to be most successful single operation of the war, the IDF has captured hundreds of terrorists and gathered valuable intel.

In China's Sichuan, Influencers Jailed for Exploiting Rural Hardship (www.sixthtone.com)

Backdoor in utility commonly used by Linux distros risks SSH compromise (www.scmagazine.com)

Discovered by Andres Freund: www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4

Too Much Sun? Heavy Focus on Solar Might Create Volatile US Electricity Markets (www.conference-board.org)

'Horrifying' Footage Shows IDF Killing Two Gazans, Burying Their Bodies With a Bulldozer (www.commondreams.org)

Video footage broadcast Wednesday by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers gunning down two Palestinians on the coast of northern Gaza, even as one of them waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric. The video then shows Israeli soldiers burying the bodies with a bulldozer....

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