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(Innovation/Technology) ‘You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin’: Company’s ‘Technoking’ (Al Jazeera)

The electric carmaker said last month it had bought $1.5bn of Bitcoin, sending the price of the cryptocurrency soaring. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/24/you-can-now-buy-a-tesla-with-bitcoin-companys-technoking

(Innovation/Technology) In $20bn push, Intel hopes to make US chip-making great again (Al Jazeera)

Intel plans to build two factories in Arizona in challenge to Taiwanese, South Korean advanced chip-making giants. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/24/in-20bn-push-intel-hopes-to-make-us-chip-making-great-again

(Suez Canal) Five things to know about the Suez Canal gridlock (Al Jazeera)

The Suez Canal, which handles about 10 percent of international maritime trade, was blocked by container ship, causing a traffic jam. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/what-is-the-significance-of-the-suez-canal

(Bangladesh/Rohingya) Bangladesh defends use of fences after deadly Rohingya camp fire (Al Jazeera)

International humanitarian agencies call for the removal of barbed wire fences as Bangladeshi officials deny they trapped refugees or hampered rescue. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/bangladesh-defends-use-of-fences-after-deadly-rohingya-camp-fire

(Kenya) Kenya orders closure of Dadaab, Kakuma refugee camps (Al Jazeera)

Nairobi gives UN refugee agency two weeks to present plan to shut the two sprawling refugee camps. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/kenya-orders-closure-of-dadaab-kakuma-refugee-camps

(Ethiopia) Eritrean troops killed more than 100 civilians in Tigray: Rights group (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says the soldiers killed the civilians in Axum in late November. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/eritrean-troops-killed-over-100-civilians-in-tigray-rights-group

(France/Libya) France to reopen embassy in Libya after nearly seven years (Al Jazeera)

French President Emmanuel Macron pledges support for Libya’s new interim’s government after meeting with the head of the interim presidency council. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/macron-says-france-to-reopen-embassy-in-libya

(Sudan/Ethiopia/UAE) Sudan’s cabinet backs UAE mediation in disputes with Ethiopia (Al Jazeera)

Tensions around the control of farmland in the border town of al-Fashqa recently witnessed a deadly escalation, while talks over GERD have reached an...

(Israel) COVID-19 vaccinations are proof of Israel’s medical apartheid (Al Jazeera)

Diana Buttu The coronavirus does not stop at checkpoints. As an occupier, Israel must provide medical supplies to Palestinians and adopt measures to combat the...

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