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EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism
Published On: March 4, 2020 09:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, March 4: Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law — the basis of the European Union’s Green Deal aimed at making the 27-country bloc climate neutral by 2050.
U.S. carries out first airstrike on Taliban since Doha deal
Published On: March 4, 2020 08:19 PM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, March 4: The United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a U.S. forces spokesman said, the first such attack since a troop withdrawal agreement was signed between the two sides on Saturday.
Ukrainian parliament set to accept PM’s resignation
Published On: March 4, 2020 03:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KYIV, UKRAINE, March 4: Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday is set to accept the resignation of the nation’s prime minister and reshuffle the Cabinet after six months on the job.
China’s schools, forced online by virus, run into censors
Published On: March 4, 2020 03:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 4: Less than 30 minutes into a lecture on bioinformatics, Chu Xinjian’s class was abruptly cut short.
Japanese coronavirus cases top 1,000, government insists Olympics plans on track
Published On: March 4, 2020 02:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, March 4: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan topped the 1,000 marks on Wednesday, mostly from the Diamond Princess cruise liner, as the government reiterated that plans to host the Tokyo Olympics in July remained on track.
Europe must be ready for fiscal stimulus over virus: French minister
Published On: March 4, 2020 01:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, March 4: Europe needs to be ready to use fiscal stimulus to deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday.
Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas
Published On: March 4, 2020 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 3: A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival, Bernie Sanders, seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he and his embrace of democratic socialism would drive the Democrats’ nomination fight for the foreseeable future.
Tornadoes hit Tennessee, killing at least 19 people
Published On: March 3, 2020 10:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NASHVILLE, UNITED STATES, March 3: Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 19 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a historic church and leaving hundreds of people homeless.
UK PM Johnson: Coronavirus will not stop me shaking hands
Published On: March 3, 2020 09:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 3: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that coronavirus would not stop him greeting people with a handshake, adding that he had shaken the hands of everyone at a hospital where infected patients were being treated.
Putin, Merkel discussed situation in Syria's Idlib: RIA cites Kremlin
Published On: March 3, 2020 07:52 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, March 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria’s Idlib region with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone call, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying on Tuesday.
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