Tag: Al Jazeera

(North Korea/USA/South Korea) North Korea tested missiles over the weekend: US, South Korea (Al Jazeera)

US, which is reviewing its North Korea policy, downplays tests with President Joe Biden saying ‘nothing has changed’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/n-korea-test-fired-missiles-over-the-weekend-reports

(China/Russia/UN) Hit with Western sanctions, China, Russia push for UN summit (Al Jazeera)

Beijing and Moscow, accused of human rights abuses, accuse US and Europe of interfering in their domestic affairs. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/china-and-russia-push-for-un-summit-amid-political-turbulence

(Canada) The Indigenous people killed by Canada’s police (Al Jazeera)

Brandi Morin The stories of Indigenous people who died in police encounters in Canada and the loved ones they left behind. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/3/24/the-indigenous-people-killed-by-canadas-police

(USA) VP Harris says US border problems won’t be solved ‘overnight’ (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration is grappling with an increase of unaccompanied minors crossing the US southern border. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/vp-harris-says-us-border-problems-wont-be-solved-overnight

(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...

(Sri Lanka/UN) UN rights office gets mandate to document Sri Lanka war crimes (Al Jazeera)

The resolution received 22 votes in favour and 11 against, including China and Pakistan, and 14 abstentions including India. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/un-rights-office-gets-mandate-to-document-sri-lanka-war-crimes

(USA/NATO) Blinken pledges to ‘revitalise’ NATO, cooperation on Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

On his first visit to NATO headquarters, US secretary of state says he will also warn Germany about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/blinken-pledges-to-revitalise-nato-discuss-afghanistan-drawdow

(Bangladesh/Rohingya) Bangladesh probes deadly fire at Rohingya camp, 400 missing (Al Jazeera)

Officials investigate the cause of a massive fire – the worst since 2017 – that killed at least 15 and displaced tens of thousands. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/bangladesh-probes-deadly-fire-at-rohingya-refugee-camp