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Over 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado
Colorado [US], March 8: Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on...

Trump pulls $400m from Columbia University
Washington DC [US], March 8: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says it has canceled grants and contracts totaling $400 million...

French shipping giant to invest $20 billion in...
Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump said the French-based CMA CGM, one of the largest shipping companies in...

Trudeau using tariff problem to run again for...
Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump has accused Justin Trudeau of "using the tariff problem" with the US...

SpaceX's Starship explodes in space
Texas [US], March 8: SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas.

West Africa faces severe food security crisis, WFP...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in...

EU tech chiefs say they don't target US...
Brussels [Belgium], March 8: The European Union's digital competition law "does not target US companies," the European Commission's technology and...

FAO Food Price Index rises in February
Rome [Italy], March 8: The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy,...

UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for...
New York [US], March 8: Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, allocated...

'When women, girls can rise, we all thrive',...
New York [US], March 8: The UN called for the international community to stand firm in making rights, equality and...

Global battery market advancing rapidly as demand rises...
Paris [France], March 8: The global battery market is advancing rapidly as demand rises sharply and prices continue to decline,...

Rice production forecast to hit record high of...
Rome [Italy], March 8: Rice production is forecast to hit a record high of 543 million tonnes (in milled equivalent)...

Use of starvation as weapon war crime in...
Gaza [Palestine], March 8: UN Human Rights Office in Palestine said Friday that Israel has a legal obligation to ensure...

New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump's understanding...
Wellington [New Zealand], March 7: New Zealand has sacked its ambassador to the United Kingdom after the diplomat publicly questioned...

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza...
Gaza [Palestine], March 7: Three Palestinians were martyred Thursday as a result of Israeli shelling that targeted a group of...

At least 16 soldiers killed in massive attacks,...
Damascus [Syria], March 7: At least 16 members of the security forces were killed on Thursday in a string of...

UK signs 'road map' with France as Channel...
London [UK], March 7: The UK has signed a "road map" agreement with France aimed at bolstering co-operation to tackle...

4 dead after Russian attack on hotel where...
London [UK], March 7: British humanitarian volunteers survived a Russian missile strike on a hotel building in Ukraine which left...

US administration discusses elections with Ukrainian opposition
New York [US], March 7: After US President Donald Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, representatives of the US...

UN-backed meeting on protection of Palestinian civilians called...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 7: A conference in Geneva on the protection of civilians in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories has been...

Fifteen hurt after South Korea fighter jets drop...
Seoul [South Korea], March 7: Fifteen people in South Korea were injured, two of them seriously, after a pair of...

Romania arrests 6 over alleged coup plot linked...
Budapest [Romania], March 7: Six people with alleged links to Russia have been detained in Romania on suspicion of planning...

UK finalizes deal to supply attack drones to...
London [England], March 7: The United Kingdom (UK) has finalized a 30 million pounds (38.70 million U.S. dollars) deal with...

Britain, Ireland to strengthen relationship in new era
London [England], March 7: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening UK-Ireland...

Romanian PM offers to resign if opposition backs...
Bucharest [Romania], March 7: Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has offered to resign if the opposition Save Romania Union (USR)...

Lukashenko supports idea to produce Russia's drones in...
Minsk [Belarus], March 7: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko supported the idea of building a plant to produce Russian drones in...

Europe's Ariane 6 lifts 1st commercial flight
Paris [France], March 7: Europe's latest heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, has successfully completed its first commercial launch, placing a satellite...