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Headlines of the week: 27–31 March 2023
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Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warns — ground.news: 51 sources — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
IMF board approves $15.6 billion loan for war-torn Ukraine — ground.news: 33 sources — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
China rolls over $2 bln loan to Pakistan as it struggles with external liquidity — ground.news: sources — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
Japan lifts evacuation order in parts of town near Fukushima 12 years after nuclear disaster — ground.news: 38 sources — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
U.S. Social Security and Medicare will run short of money to pay full benefits within the next decade, report says — ground.news: 96 sources — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud: the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges — source — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
— Trump released a statement in response to the indictment claiming it was "Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history."
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has vowed to launch an investigation into the matter, and congressional Republicans quickly rallied to Trump's defense, attacking district attorney Bragg on Twitter and accusing the DA of a political witch hunt.
"Outrageous," tweeted House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of the Republican committee chairmen who has demanded Bragg testify before Congress about the Trump investigation. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, called the indictment "completely unprecedented" and said it is "a catastrophic escalation in the weaponization of the justice system."
'Rust' first assistant director David Halls sentenced in deadly on-set shooting: Halls pleaded no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon — abcnews — 31 March 2023 (LINK)
Antarctic ocean currents headed for collapse, say scientists — dw — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Death toll from Ecuador landslide deaths rises to 17, over 70 remain missing — ground.news: sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis has infectious bronchitis and is treated with antibiotics at the hospital — ground.news: 181 sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Bahrain sentences 3 to year in jail for questioning Islamic teachings — ground.news: 23 sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Four bankers at Gazprombank who helped Putin's friend concert cellist Sergey Roldugin set up Swiss bank account convicted and given suspended sentences plus fines totalling $809,000. — ground.news: 63 sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
— Judge Sebastian Aeppli said it was not possible to establish the real owner of the funds, but the bankers had failed in their duty to conduct due diligence and check. "It has been proven without doubt that Roldugin cannot be the beneficial owner," Aeppli said.The bank eventually closed the accounts in September 2016.
Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US — ground.news: 94 sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Florida aquarium to release orca after more than 50 years in captivity — ground.news: 101 sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Twitter Ad Revenue Plunges 89% Since Musk Takeover as Major Brands Stay Away (Report) — thewrap — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Tesla has only installed 3,000 Solar Roof systems in the U.S., far below forecast, study finds — cnbc — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Three quarters of shop-bought bread in UK is as salty per slice as packet of crisps, according to research — ground.news: 8 sources — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Matt Damon reveals why he appeared in Crypto.com's most infamous ad: "I did that commercial in an attempt to raise money for Water.org" — cointelegraph — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations — ground.news: 54 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Arrests made in deadly fire at Mexico detention center: warrants were issued against three immigration institute officers, two private security officers and the person who allegedly started the fire — ground.news: 15 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
UN Chief Urges Creation of Entity to Clarify Fate of 100,000 Missing Syrians — ground.news: 12 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
WHO experts revise Covid-19 vaccine advice, say healthy kids and teens low risk — CNN — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting — reuters — 30 March 2023 (LINK)
Removing Colombian druglord's hippos to cost $3.5m — ground.news: 37 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
US Senate votes to repeal a pair of Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) with bipartisan support, taking a step toward closing the door on the Iraq War 20 years after it started. — ground.news: 99 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to essential medicines list — ground.news: 12 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Nine Colombian soldiers killed in ELN attack, throwing peace talks into question — ground.news: 5 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Pope to spend few days in hospital for respiratory infection — ground.news: 383 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Mexican prosecutors investigating murder in deadly fire that killed 39 at migrant center — ground.news: 55 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Non-bailable arrest warrants issued against Imran Khan in judge threat case — ground.news: 15 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
French, Swiss climate policy goes on trial in European rights court — ground.news: 4 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations — ground.news: 54 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
UN Chief Urges Creation of Entity to Clarify Fate of 100,000 Missing Syrians — ground.news: 12 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
WHO experts revise Covid-19 vaccine advice, say healthy kids and teens low risk — CNN — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
US Senate votes to repeal a pair of Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) with bipartisan support, taking a step toward closing the door on the Iraq War 20 years after it started. — ground.news: 99 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to essential medicines list — ground.news: 12 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Nine Colombian soldiers killed in ELN attack, throwing peace talks into question — ground.news: 5 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Mexican prosecutors investigating murder in deadly fire that killed 39 at migrant center — ground.news: 55 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Non-bailable arrest warrants issued against Imran Khan in judge threat case — ground.news: 15 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
French, Swiss climate policy goes on trial in European rights court — ground.news: 4 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
AI may affect 300 million jobs (25%) but will boost global economy and labour productivity — ground.news: 21 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Bangladesh journalist arrested after report on high food prices — ground.news: 11 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
Sweden finds woman guilty of war crimes for gruesome photos with severed heads on display by Islamic State militants in a Syrian city in 2014 — ground.news: 9 sources — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in US — CNN — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
WMO's hurricane committee retires Fiona and Ian from list of names for their death and destruction: Farrah will be used to replace Fiona in the lists of names, whilst Idris will replace Ian — wmo — 29 March 2023 (LINK)
— In total, 96 names have now been retired from the Atlantic basin list since 1953, when storms began to be named under the current system.
Investments in renewable energies must quadruple annually to meet climate target — IRENA — ground.news: 30 sources — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
WHO Announces 8 More Cases Of Highly Fatal Marburg Virus Disease — iflscience.com — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
39 dead in fire at Mexico immigration detention center when prisoners' protests go wrong — pbs — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Brazil hits 700,000 covid virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world after US — ground.news: 30 sources — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Stocks gain, dollar slides, as banking fear eases — reuters — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Myanmar junta dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party — ground.news: 68 sources — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Climate change: Sea levels are rising — and it's going to get worse. Here's how some U.S. communities are adapting: constructing new defenses, restoring natural defenses, or just moving out of the way — cbsnews — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Bankman-Fried charged with paying $40M bribe to China to unfreeze assets relating to his cryptocurrency business — ground.news: 217 sources — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
U.N. says prominent Afghan girls' education advocate arrested in Kabul — ground.news: 9 sources — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
'We are all Chinese', former Taiwan president says while visiting China — reuters — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Putin Removes Age Limit for Conscripts as Russian Forces Devastated — Newsweek — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Comparing Ukraine and Iraq, Putin and George W. Bush: Bush did what Putin's doing — Al Jazeera — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
North Korea's Kim orders more production of weapons-grade nuclear materials — ground.news: 83 sources — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
Body language books get it wrong: the truth about reading nonverbal cues — theconversation — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
U.N. rights mission blasts EU on Libya migrant abuses — ground.news: 28 sources — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
NATO: Hungarian Parliament ratifies Finland's membership — ground.news: 87 sources — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
Netanyahu announces delay to Israel judicial overhaul plans amid huge protests — ground.news: 236 sources — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
Voter abstention rises in Cuban National Assembly election — ground.news: 29 sources — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
World 'population bomb' may not go off as feared, finds Club of Rome study — Guardian — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
— The authors caution that falling birthrates alone will not solve the planet's environmental problems, which are already serious at the 8 billion level and are primarily caused by the excess consumption of a wealthy minority. Declining populations can also create new problems, such as a shrinking workforce and greater stress on healthcare associated with an ageing society, as countries like Japan and South Korea are finding.
World Bank Warns of 'Lost Decade' as Potential Growth Slows — bloomberg ● — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
Suicide bomber kills 6 people near foreign ministry in Kabul — ground.news: 43 sources — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
Referendum for more ambitious climate targets in Berlin failed — ground.news: 17 sources — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
Bill McKibben: Climate change is the legacy of people over the age of 60. That's why we must protest — The Guardian — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
How Earth's natural mechanisms control runaway climate change — new MIT study — source — 28 March 2023 (LINK)
—"Today's global warming will eventually be canceled out through this stabilizing feedback. But on the other hand, it will take hundreds of thousands of years to happen, so not fast enough to solve our present-day issues."
Humans need to see themselves as part of nature, says environmental study — phys.org — 27 March 2023 (LINK)
— 'Humanity needs to change its relationship with nature to make it part of ourselves/"us," so that biodiversity and our physical surroundings can flourish.' Professor Tom Oliver will present the findings of the report to the European Commission on Thursday, 20 April.
