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🔴Live: Biden summons Israeli team to DC to discuss how to avoid Rafah assault"

US President Joe Biden said Monday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to send a team to Washington to discuss how to avoid an all-out assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The move is one of the clearest attempts yet by Biden to rein in the key US ally, amid fears that the already huge death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza could be drastically worsened by a full attack on Rafah. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.  

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(19/03/2024 @ 03h00)
EU’s deposit refund scheme a ‘false solution’ for plastic pollution"

The European Union in early March announced its goal of establishing deposit refund schemes for plastic bottles and aluminium cans across the bloc by 2029. While EU authorities boast of high recycling rates in member states that have already adopted the practice, environmental groups denounce it as a “false solution” that doesn’t “tackle the real problem”.

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(18/03/2024 @ 18h17)
Bank of Japan ends negative interest rates, opting for first hike in 17 years"

The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus.

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(19/03/2024 @ 04h07)
Trump unable to pay $464m bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say"

Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president's legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch.

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(19/03/2024 @ 00h03)
Nvidia unveils higher performing chips at 'AI Woodstock' event"

Nvidia on Monday unveiled its latest family of chips for powering artificial intelligence, as it seeks to consolidate its position as the major supplier to the AI frenzy.

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(18/03/2024 @ 21h19)
Western leaders denounce Putin's 'illegal' election win as allies send congratulations"

President Vladimir Putin won a fifth term in the Kremlin with 87.28 percent of the vote, Russia's electoral commission said Monday, after a three-day ballot in which he ran against no real challengers. While Putin’s friends and allies were quick to congratulate him, Western leaders denounced what they called an illegal election.

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(18/03/2024 @ 09h40)
Haiti gangs unleash new attacks in upscale areas of capital, at least a dozen killed in suburbs"

Gangs attacked two upscale neighbourhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas. 

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(18/03/2024 @ 20h46)
Hamas number three killed by Israeli operation, US says"

Israel killed the Hamas militant group’s third-in-command Marwan Issa last week, the White House said Monday, after Israel previously said he had been targeted in a Gaza airstrike but did not confirm his death. In a phone call earlier Monday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu he was deeply concerned about a planned ground offensive in Rafah, adding that an operation in the overcrowded southern Gaza city would be a “mistake”. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. 

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(18/03/2024 @ 02h49)
Michelin celebrates 'cultural dynamism' of 62 newly starred French restaurants"

The Michelin Guide unveiled its annual list of the best French restaurants Monday, praising the "cultural dynamism" of a new generation of chefs, though again honouring only a handful of women. 

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(18/03/2024 @ 21h18)
Gunmen kidnap more than 100 in latest Nigeria attacks"

Kidnappers have abducted over 100 people in two new attacks in northwest Nigeria weeks after more than 250 school pupils were seized in the same state, residents and officials told AFP on Monday. 

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(18/03/2024 @ 18h42)
Gambian lawmakers debate bill lifting ban on female genital mutilation"

Gambian lawmakers on Monday debated a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in force since 2015, before suspending the vote for at least three months. 

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(18/03/2024 @ 17h15)
Putin vows Russia cannot be 'intimidated' in election day victory speech"

Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be "intimidated" as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years.

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(18/03/2024 @ 06h32)
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk’s amputee football team for wounded soldiers"

Among the thousands of Ukrainian servicemen injured in the war against Russia, some are attempting to rebuild their lives with the help of football. Shakhtar Donetsk, one of Ukraine’s most popular and successful football clubs, has formed a new team made up entirely of former soldiers who have lost limbs while fighting for their country.

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(18/03/2024 @ 17h25)
World Recycling Day: Thailand drowning in foreign plastic waste"

Thailand is one of the biggest plastic polluters in the world: Some 2 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced each year in the country, and only 25 percent of it is recycled. It's estimated that at least 50,000 tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean annually. But Thailand's underdeveloped recycling industry is just one of the problems. Thailand also imports plastic waste, with 372,000 tonnes imported in 2023 alone. Overwhelmed by the problem, the Thai government has announced measures to ban the import of plastic waste by 2025. Our correspondents report.

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(18/03/2024 @ 09h18)
Several killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan, says Kabul"

Eight civilians were killed Monday in "reckless" air strikes by Pakistan's military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said. 

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(18/03/2024 @ 07h38)
EU pledges €7.4 billion in aid to Egypt as it seeks to curb migration"

The European Union announced a €7.4 billion funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt on Sunday, part of a push to stem migrant flows to Europe criticised by rights groups.

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(17/03/2024 @ 19h07)
Rare protests erupt in Cuba over food and electricity shortages"

Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages that left parts of the island without power for up to 14 hours a day.

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(18/03/2024 @ 06h57)
North Korea fires ballistic missile as top US diplomat visits Seoul"

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, Seoul's military said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea to meet top officials and attend a democracy summit.

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(18/03/2024 @ 00h35)
Colombia partly suspends truce with EMC armed rebel faction"

Colombia on Sunday suspended a truce with the armed rebel faction the Central General Staff (EMC) in three different parts of the country, citing violence including an attack on an Indigenous group that left one woman dead.

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(18/03/2024 @ 03h34)
Thousands turn out to vote at Russian embassy in Paris"

Russian nationals formed long queues outside Moscow’s embassy in Paris on Sunday to cast their vote on the final day of elections set to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

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(17/03/2024 @ 14h00)
US military operations across the Sahel at risk as Niger breaks off military cooperation"

The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top US officials.

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