In a first, hitting children gets banned in UK’s Wales
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Smacking and slapping children have been banned in Wales, the UK.

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US sends Pa­tri­ot in­ter­cep­tors to Sau­di to ease ten­sions: Re­ports
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The trans­fer ful­fils an ur­gent Sau­di re­quest that has be­come a point of ten­sion be­tween Riyadh and Wash­ing­ton.
Published On 21 Mar 2022

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Glob­al oil prices jump again as EU con­sid­ers Russ­ian oil ban
Prices rose be­fore Biden’s talks with EU gov­ern­ments that aim to hard­en the West’s re­sponse to Moscow over Ukraine.
Published On 21 Mar 2022

Software glitch disrupts major rail network
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Passengers across Madrid were urged to use alternative forms of transport

Spanish state-owned rail operator Renfe confirmed that an Alstom software malfunction had disrupted services around Madrid on Monday, as well as on a number of medium- and long-distance routes.

The main area impacted was the Chamartin signaling system, according to a press release from the company, causing issues with the “control, command and signaling subsystems.”

Renfe did not state what they believe caused the malfunction or how long it could take to resolve, although they confirmed that the source of the issu...

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EU stockpiles iodine pills and nuclear-protective gear
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In light of the Ukraine conflict, the European Commission has hastened plans to improve the bloc’s incident response mechanisms

As the conflict in Ukraine continues to rage, the European Commission has urged EU member states to stockpile iodine pills, other designated drugs, and nuclear-protective suits. It is also stepping up preparations for dealing with the aftermath of a possible chemical or biological attack.

“The commission is working to ensure it enhances preparedness in the area of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats generally, and this predates the war in Ukraine,” a spokesma...

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‘Unprecedented’ heatwaves recorded at Earth’s poles, scientists warn of climate calamity
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Climate scientists are sounding alarm over heatwaves at both the Earth’s poles, saying that such “unprecedented” phenomena could trigger faster and

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China envoy says Beijing not now sending arms to Russia
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China's ambassador to the US said Sunday his country was not sending weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, but he did not definitively rule out the

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No breakthrough yet at Russian-Ukraine peace talks, says Kremlin
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No agreement has been reached so far at the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

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20,000 Ukrainian refugees expected in Ireland by end of March

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Why does one expert say the Ukraine’s crisis is the West’s fault?

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Leo Varadkar: Certainly, I will invite Ukrainian refugees to my home

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Taoiseach’s Office: Maybe he should go to Washington again?

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WATCH: Suíochán do Dhiarmaidín – famed singer remembered

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Tributes as body of Irish cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski repatriated from Ukraine

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WATCH: Just 7% of offers to house refugees held up in last emergency

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The Potential Catastrophe of Misperceiving ‘Total War’ as Tactical War
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Today’s zeitgeist is that all politics is but a Manichaean tapestry of the ‘good’ and those who have failed to ‘decolonise’ from their past.

The war taking place in Ukraine has been understood on one side – the wider western view – in terms of the secular expression of today’s western culture. Typically, it is cast as a struggle of this culture, loosely packaged as ‘democracy’ versus the authoritarian culture of Russia, Iran and China – cultures that reflect offensive, nativist and repressively ‘incorrect’ values.

It is believed that Putin is held “to...

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Top EU diplo­mat de­cries Rus­sia’s ‘mas­sive war crime’ in Mar­i­upol
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Bor­rell says EU for­eign min­is­ters to dis­cuss more sup­port to Ukraine and fresh sanc­tions on Russ­ian oil and gas sec­tors.
Published On 21 Mar 2022

Who is Ke­tan­ji Brown Jack­son, Biden’s Supreme Court pick?
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As Jack­son’s Sen­ate con­fir­ma­tion hear­ings get un­der way, Al Jazeera ex­am­ines her path to the Unit­ed States’ top court.
Published On 21 Mar 2022

How will the war in Ukraine end?
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What would a de-es­ca­la­tion or an end to the war look like, and what would it mean for the two coun­tries?
Published On 21 Mar 2022

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What to ex­pect from Ke­tan­ji Brown Jack­son’s con­fir­ma­tion hear­ings
The US Sen­ate is to hold four days of hear­ings from March 21-24 on Jack­son’s qual­i­fi­ca­tions to join the Supreme Court.
Published On 21 Mar 2022

Journalist killed in mass shooting she was meant to report on
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The Virginian-Pilot reporter was being dispatched to cover the fatal gunfight

A newspaper reporter in Virginia was among five victims of a mass shooting outside a restaurant in Norfolk on Saturday morning, as her editor repeatedly called her to cover the incident.

Sierra Jenkins, who was a reporter for The Virginian-Pilot, died at a hospital after the shooting outside Chicho’s Pizza Backstage on Saturday morning in the port city. According to her family, the journalist had been at the restaurant with her best friend when a shootout broke out.

An argument reportedly had erupted at...

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