February 2023 - The News Highlights

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

UN chief Antonio Guterres says Russia's war on Ukraine 'triggered the most massive violations of human rights'.

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Ron DeSantis signs new law that restricts the autonomy of Florida's largest private employer after a political clash.

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New agreement on trading rules for N Ireland removes 'any sense of a border in the Irish Sea', UK PM Rishi Sunak says.

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Monday, February 27, 2023

Latest round of layoffs affects multiple engineering teams, report says.

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Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0 in a one-sided final to win the English League Cup.

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According to the ministry of education in Idlib governorate, about 250 schools in the region were damaged in the quakes.

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Israel agrees to stop authorisation of settler outposts in the occupied West Bank for six months, joint statement says.

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Sunday, February 26, 2023

Jordan says the talks in Aqaba is part of an effort to halt 'a security breakdown that could fuel more violence'.

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Election officials cited technical problems and the absence of voter registers as causes of the delays.

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Thousands in Berlin take part in a protest against the delivery of weapons to Ukraine.

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China and Russia refuse to sign statement condemning Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Saturday, February 25, 2023

Nearly 240,000 rescuers continue to work in quake-hit provinces in Turkey, though no survivors have been found recently.

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Republicans and Democrats have traded barbs over the rail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which led to evacuations.

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The Salvadoran government has been accused of widespread abuses as it waives civil liberties to combat gang activity.

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The 54-year-old South Carolina attorney has been accused of murdering his wife and son at their rural hunting lodge.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the beginning of the Russian invasion was 'the longest day of our lives'.

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A dispute with the Russian Ministry of Defence has revealed the extent of the mercenary group's role in Ukraine.

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Friday, February 24, 2023

India-born Banga has close ties to emerging markets, useful to the Bank which wants to help them on pressing problems.

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Bankman-Fried faces 12 US criminal charges, including four for fraud and eight for conspiracy, up from eight earlier.

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Labour Party candidate Oyibo Chukwu was killed in an attack on his convoy in southeastern Enugu State.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Labour groups have said cost-cutting measures by railroad companies occurred under both Democrats and Republicans.

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Despite the decision to suspend participation, Russia says it will still abide by the New START arms reduction treaty.

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Lachin Corridor, the only land route giving Armenia direct access to Nagorno-Karabakh, has been blocked since December.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Russia alleges the US was behind the attack and it occurred after 'repeated threats' by American leaders.

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January marked the 12th straight monthly decline in sales of existing homes, the longest such stretch since 1999.

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Findings show companies' reported revenue largely stayed the same, or even rose, over the June to December trial period.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Australian professor and three Papua New Guinea researchers were snatched at gunpoint early on Sunday.

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Watered-down statement replaces draft resolution that would have explicitly condemned Israel's settlement activities.

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Founder of military firm accuses officials of denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry.

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Safety standards along rail network are in focus as East Palestine residents worry about exposure to toxic chemicals.

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Monday, February 20, 2023

The IAEA says it is talking to Iran over enrichment, as Tehran says the agency is being used as a 'political tool'.

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Aim of UN meetings is to produce a unified agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of vast marine ecosystems.

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Antony Blinken, who toured Hatay province from the air, says 'it is going to take a massive effort to rebuild'.

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According to the Syria Civil Defence, 2,274 people died in the northwest region, with more than 12,400 others wounded.

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Sunday, February 19, 2023

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced her resignation.

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Suspects face up to 15 years in prison if convicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and organised crime.

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Chinese FM Wang Yi describes Washington's use of a missile to shoot down the balloon as 'unbelievable'.

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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Even as the window for finding people alive shrank, rescuers removed several survivors from under the rubble.

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Canada prime minister met legal threshold to invoke Emergencies Act to disperse 2022 'Freedom Convoy', commission finds.

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US military says 'senior' ISIL official Hamza al-Homsi was killed in helicopter raid in northeastern Syria.

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Friday, February 17, 2023

Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin forecast Bakhmut would fall by April, blaming delays on the Russian military bureaucracy.

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The reports are stoking concerns that the US Fed will continue raising interest rates to battle inflation.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Emergency teams are working continuously to find survivors in Turkey and Syria before rescue phase comes to a close.

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it is 'crucial' to know how the coronavirus pandemic started.

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Plan to open US' largest and most reliable charging network to all drivers is a potential game-changer in EV usage.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Officials say, while ex-President Jovenel Moise was killed in Port-au-Prince, plot against him was mostly planned in US.

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NATO officials push for the quick procurement of air defences for Ukraine as Russia eyes the skies for battlefield edge.

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US General Mark Milley says that difficult terrain has hampered efforts to recover debris from latest downed objects.

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Ten IOM trucks carrying humanitarian assistance passed through the Bab al-Salam crossing, UN spokesman says.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

NATO members meet on Tuesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for war-torn Ukraine.

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Front-runners for presidency appeal to millions of voters worried about economic problems and insecurity.

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Scientists say the megalopolis of 16 million people should get ready now for the inevitability of a powerful quake.

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Monday, February 13, 2023

People come together to provide aid and organise a response neighbourhood by neighbourhood to support each other.

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Canada's prime minister says he is not sure what was shot down, but it threatened 'the security of civilian flight'.

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Blood donation campaign in Gaza aims to help those in Turkey and Syria after powerful earthquakes.

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Sunday, February 12, 2023

Rescue operations impeded by insecurity in some areas as police in Turkey arrest dozens for looting.

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The incident comes after increase in numbers of refugees and migrants crossing the Channel to the UK in boats.

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Saturday, February 11, 2023

Washington does not know who owns the object, downed days after an alleged Chinese spy balloon flew over the US.

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Survivors in earthquake-devastated town in northwestern Syria are forced to take refuge in makeshift shelters.

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The raid comes several weeks after Pence and his legal team turned over classified documents to the FBI.

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Friday, February 10, 2023

The defending champions are overwhelming favourites to win the 20-over tournament that begins in South Africa on Friday.

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World food costs have hit a record high and are destabilising societies around the globe.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says French-German meeting with the Ukrainian leader in Paris did help 'unity'.

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Kyiv sends 88 people to Turkey to help with a disaster that has killed more than 20,000 people there and in Syria.

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

With the possibility of finding victims alive fading fast, survivors express frustration over the slow rescue effort.

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Damascus says it should control aid and rescue efforts amid widespread devastation.

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Comments by foreign ministry come after a story alleges the US military was behind Nord Steam pipeline attacks.

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Shares of Google's parent company lost more than $100bn after its Bard chatbot ad showed inaccurate information.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

South American nations to compete against joint bid by Spain, Portugal and Ukraine to host tournament in its 100th year.

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Too often 'recovery efforts' and aid do not reach those who need them the most.

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