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New Zealand Mosque Gunman Brenton Tarrant Pleads Guilty To Murder, Terrorism Christchurch

New Zealand Mosque Gunman Brenton Tarrant Pleads Guilty To Murder, Terrorism

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday. The attacks targeting people praying at the mosques a year ago shocked the nation and prompted new…
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March 26, 2020
Will Covid-19 disrupt fashion’s sustainability commitments? Plastic Pollution

Will Covid-19 disrupt fashion’s sustainability commitments?

Key takeaways:In a global crisis, retailers across all sectors are forced to cut costs and shift priorities. That pressure can lead to sustainability initiatives being put on the backburner.Environmental organisations and tech companies will be watching to see if matters like climate change and workers’ rights will continue to receive…
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March 26, 2020
Protesters defy lockdown as coronavirus threatens Ukraine-Russia peace push BUK-Missile

Protesters defy lockdown as coronavirus threatens Ukraine-Russia peace push

KYIV, Ukraine — The streets of Kyiv are empty. Restaurants, bars and shops are closed. Only a few passersby can be spotted on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the central square in the Ukrainian capital, where thousands gathered during the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2014.The massive protests led to the ouster of the pro–Russian…
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March 26, 2020
Protesters defy lockdown as coronavirus threatens Ukraine-Russia peace push BUK-Missile

Protesters defy lockdown as coronavirus threatens Ukraine-Russia peace push

KYIV, Ukraine — The streets of Kyiv are empty. Restaurants, bars and shops are closed. Only a few passersby can be spotted on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the central square in the Ukrainian capital, where thousands gathered during the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2014.The massive protests led to the ouster of the pro–Russian…
bubmag
March 26, 2020
Celebrity Covidiots: all the stars making fools of themselves thanks to coronavirus Liam Gallagher

Celebrity Covidiots: all the stars making fools of themselves thanks to coronavirus

Week five: as lockdown bites, it’s tin-foil hats all round As we gallop into the fourth week of coronavirus lockdown – OK, grudgingly trot, like a carthorse that’s eaten too many hot cross buns – we’re looking for leadership and inspiration. Alas, for every celebrity saint – the likes of NHS fundraisers Damian Lewis and…
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March 26, 2020
Govt keeps Bt cotton price unchanged at ₹730 per packet for 2020-21; scraps royalty fee to Bayer Monsanto

Govt keeps Bt cotton price unchanged at ₹730 per packet for 2020-21; scraps royalty fee to Bayer

The Centre has kept the maximum sale price of genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seeds unchanged at ₹730 per packet for the next fiscal but scrapped the royalty to US-based technology provider Monsanto, now controlled by global agri major Bayer. Bayer, which in June 2018 completed the USD 63-billion deal…
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March 26, 2020
Brookings experts on the implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East and North Africa Iran Liberalism

Brookings experts on the implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East and North Africa

The novel coronavirus was first identified in January 2020, having caused people to become ill in Wuhan, China. Since then, it has rapidly spread across the world, causing widespread fear and uncertainty. At the time of writing, close to 500,000 cases and 20,000 deaths had been confirmed globally; these numbers…
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March 26, 2020