Tag: Al Jazeera

(India) India: Voting begins in Assam and West Bengal state elections (Al Jazeera)

Polls open in two eastern states seen as critical for Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/india-begins-voting-in-two-eastern-states-in-key-test-for-modi

(Bangladesh) Bangladesh deploys border guards after deadly anti-Modi protests (Al Jazeera)

Move comes after several people killed during protests against a two-day visit by India’s PM Modi. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/bangladesh-deploys-border-guards-after-deadly-anti-modi-protests

(North Korea/USA) N Korea hits Biden’s ‘provocation’, threatens more arms build-up (Al Jazeera)

US president has condemned as UN violation Pyongyang’s latest launch of two weapons from its east coast into the Sea of Japan. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/n-korea-hits-bidens-provocation-threatens-more-arms-build-up

(Mozambique) Over 180 people trapped in Mozambique hotel after ISIL attack (Al Jazeera)

Several people reportedly dead after attack in Palma near a liquified natural gas site in Cabo Delgado province. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/over-180-people-trapped-in-mozambique-hotel-after-isil-attack

(Yemen) Six years on, peace remains elusive for Yemen (Al Jazeera)

Gamal Gasim On its sixth anniversary, Yemen’s devastating conflict is still continuing at full force. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/26/six-years-on-peace-remains-elusive-for-yemen

(Pandemic) Virus variants point to need to scale manufacturing (Al Jazeera)

Peter Singer New realities are imposing themselves, demanding different approaches to disease surveillance and vaccine development, production and distribution. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/26/virus-variants-point-to-need-to-scale

(Suez Canal) Africa-bound: Ships set for costly detour amid Suez blockage (Al Jazeera)

Alex Longley, Christian Wienberg and Sheela Tobben Shippers are concerned that a vessel blocking the Suez Canal could take weeks to dislodge. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/26/bb-africa-bound-ships-set-for-costly-detour-amid-suez-blockage

(Israel) Final Israeli election results confirm deadlock (Al Jazeera)

Final tally shows PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its allies eight seats short of a majority to lead country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/final-israeli-election-results-confirm-deadlock

(Africa) African elephants face extinction amid poaching, habitat loss (Al Jazeera)

Number of forest elephants found mostly in Central Africa has fallen by 86 percent over the last 30 years, prompting the latest warning. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/african-elephants-now-critically-endangered

(China/UK) China targets UK with sanctions for Xinjiang ‘disinformation’ (Al Jazeera)

Foreign ministry says nine individuals and four groups subject to immediate sanctions and threatens further action. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/china-imposes-uk-targeted-sanctions-over-xinjiang-lies

(Colombia/Venezuela) Thousands of Venezuelans flee to Colombia amid violence on border (Al Jazeera)

Venezuela’s military says it is fighting Colombian armed groups in rural areas, Colombia says people ‘forcibly displaced’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/25/thousands-of-venezuelans-flee-to-colombia-amid-border-operations

(Brazil) Can Lula da Silva be president of Brazil again? (Al Jazeera)

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Gustavo Ribeiro – journalist and editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report Paulo Sotero – distinguished fellow at the Wilson Center’s Brazil Institute Nizar Messari – vice...

(Myanmar/USA/UK) Myanmar military’s giant conglomerates sanctioned by US, UK (Al Jazeera)

The US and UK’s actions Thursday are the most significant yet against the sprawling business interests of Myanmar’s military, which include telecommunications, mining and real estate. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/25/us-uk-slap-sanctions-on-firms-controlled-by-myanmars-military

(Innovation/Technology) Bitcoin selloff takes a bite out of cryptocurrency’s biggest fund (Al Jazeera)

Katie Greifeld The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust free fall highlights the extent to which the latest leg of the retail-driven crypto craze is cooling. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/25/bitcoin-selloff-takes-a-bite-out-of-cryptocurrencys-biggest-fund

(Innovation/Technology) Is liftoff of Cathie Wood’s new ARK Space ETF imminent? (Al Jazeera)

Claire Ballentine Ark Investment Management’s new space ETF could debut as soon as the start of next week, based on regulatory filings, which would cap...

(India) India’s massive coal mines auction sends mixed climate signals (Al Jazeera)

Rajesh Kumar Singh India – the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases – will put 67 coal mines up for auction at once, despite ambitious...