Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser March 28, 2022     Today’s Headlines Russia shifts focus to try to grind Ukraine’s army in east KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east in […]

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Marco Ferrari, Al Arabiya English The “time is ripe” for Barbados to discuss reparations for slavery with the United Kingdom, the Caribbean nation’s leader told Al Arabiya English on Sunday. Prime Minister Mia Mottley outlined her plan for an “aggressive and ambitious foreign policy” during the historic opening of the Barbados embassy in the United […]

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A resolution has been approved by the permanent council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) led by both Antigua and Barbuda and Guatemala calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russia’s military from Ukraine amid the ongoing war in Europe that began on February 24. Among the 28 countries which voted in favour of the […]

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By Philip Pullella   VATICAN CITY, March 27 (Reuters) – Canadian indigenous peoples meet Pope Francis this week to ask him to apologise for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools where children were abused and their culture denied. More than 30 indigenous elders, residential schools survivors and young people will meet him several times […]

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By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, March 26 (Reuters) – A Brazilian company that owns 410 square kilometers (158 square miles) of Amazon rainforest is offering a new way to fund conservation: selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that allow buyers to sponsor the preservation of specific areas of jungle. NFTs are a kind of crypto asset that exploded […]

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By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, March 27 (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro launched his re-election campaign on Sunday, telling thousands of cheering supporters that opinion polls were wrong and he is sure to win this year’s election that pits good against bad. Bolsonaro faces a tough challenge to win re-election against his political nemesis, […]

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LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – Prince William has said he is committed to service and “not telling people what to do” after a tour of the Caribbean that was marked by protests over the British empire and criticism that the trip reflected a throwback to colonial times. William released the statement at the end of […]

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BBC- El Salvador’s parliament has approved a state of emergency after the Central American country recorded dozens of gang-related murders in a single day. Police said there had been 62 murders on Saturday, making it the most violent 24-hour period since the end of the civil war in 1992. New laws restrict the right to […]

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BBC- Actor Will Smith punched Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Later Smith won the Best Actor Award for King Richard. “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” he said, in an apparent reference to her shaved hairdo […]

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