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U.K. Finance Minister dampens down hopes of tax cuts as election looms

March 3, 2024 admin

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt appears on BBC’s Sunday in London, on March 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters/Jeff Overs/BBC British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt on March 3 talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week’s budget, pledging “prudent and responsible” measures “for long term growth”. The Chancellor of the Exchequer…

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3 More Killed In Fresh Russian Attacks In Ukraine, Death Count Now 10

March 3, 2024 admin

Eight people had on Saturday been reported killed in the strike Kherson, Ukraine: Russian attacks killed one person in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Sunday as the toll from a drone strike in the city of Odesa climbed to 10, authorities said. The latest deaths came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with Western…

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Israel Army Reviews Gaza Aid Convoy Deaths

March 3, 2024 admin

Pressure has mounted on Israel over the deaths of dozens of Palestinians Jerusalem: Israel’s military has completed a preliminary review of civilian deaths at a Gaza aid convoy last week, which determined that forces did not strike the convoy and that most Palestinians died in a stampede, a military spokesperson said on Sunday. It has…

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Relatives of Malaysia plane crash victims mark 10 years since disappearance

March 3, 2024 admin

A woman is seen between balloons with messages that read “Remember MH370?” during a memorial event for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in Kuala Lumpur. | Photo Credit: AFP Relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines plane that mysteriously vanished 10 years ago pushed for a new search on March 3 as they spoke…

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10 Years On, Families Of MH370 Victims Call For Fresh Search

March 3, 2024 admin

Despite the largest search in aviation history, the plane has never been found. (Representational) Kuala Lumpur: Relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines plane that mysteriously vanished 10 years ago pushed for a new search Sunday as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure. Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 aircraft carrying…

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‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

March 3, 2024 admin

Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said on March 3. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said he received reports of the attacks on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soroe in Yatenga province on February 25, with a provisional toll of “around…

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Shehbaz Sharif voted Pakistan’s Prime Minister for a second time

March 3, 2024 admin

Shehbaz Sharif on March 3 became the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second time to lead a coalition government after he comfortably won a majority in the newly-elected Parliament. Mr. Shehbaz, 72, who was the consensus candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), received 201 votes in the…

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South Koreans bid farewell to beloved panda Fu Bao before her return to China

March 3, 2024 admin

Giant panda Fu Bao eats bamboo at Everland amusement park on March 03, 2024 in Yongin, South Korea. Fu Bao, a female giant panda born in Everland amusement park and turning four years old this year, will be transferred to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province in early…

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US Woman Missing For 7 Years Found After Police Hear Her “Screaming” From Motel Room

March 3, 2024 admin

Officers had to enter the room forcibly where they found the woman alone. Police rescued a suspected trafficking victim who had been missing for seven years after her “blood-curdling” screams guided them to her location – a motel in Inkster, Michigan, as reported by the New York Post. The individual, whose identity remains undisclosed, contacted…

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Students Kiss And Lick Each Other’s Toes At US School Fundraiser, Investigation Ordered

March 3, 2024 admin

Deer Creek High School is located in Oklahoma. A shocking video of students in the United States sucking and licking one another’s toes at an Oklahoma school-sanctioned fundraiser went viral online, as per a report in the New York Post. In the disturbing video, at least four Deer Creek High School students are shown furiously…

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