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India undermines effort to isolate Russia

India won't condemn Putin, and wants to protect trade with Russia.

Axios

Almost a third of disabled children and teenagers face abuse, global study finds

Analysis involved more than 16 million young people from 25 countries conducted over three decades

The Guardian - UK

G7 nations demand Putin stop his ‘unprovoked and shameful war’ amid reports of further atrocities

US investigating potential war crimes as mayor says 21 killed when school and community centre hit in latest Russian air strikes on cities

Evening Standard

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Aurobindo gets licence for supply of Pfizer’s Covid pill

HYDERABAD: Pharma major Aurobindo Pharma Limited has inked a sub-license agreement with the United Nations-backed public health organisation Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) for manufacturing and supplying a generic version of Pfizer’s oral Covid-19 treatment drug nirmatrelvir to 95 countries, including India.

The Times of India

Canada schools Russia on UN ‘humanitarian’ resolution letter: ‘It defies all logic’

‘Absolutely craven and farcical’

The Independent UK

UN leaders urge the world to not forget about other global crises

While the heightened focus on Ukraine is necessary, there's growing concern dire humanitarian crises elsewhere may be neglected.

Axios

Ukraine latest updates: UN says 6.5m displaced inside Ukraine

Ukraine news from March 18: UN also estimates 3.2 million refugees have already fled the country.

Al Jazeera

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Russia's war causes regional disarray

President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine from Feb 24 is deeply consequential for Southeast Asia, both as a region and Asean as a regional organisation. Even though this region is relatively far away from the cut and thrust of Russia's war in Ukraine, Asean has already encountered new internal…

Bangkok Post

19 firms in India to make Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 antiviral drug

They have signed sublicence agreements with United Nations-backed Medicines Patent Pool

The Hindu

Morning mail: Russia accused of war crimes in Ukraine, flood victims still without housing, La Niña’s long run

Friday: Russia has been accused by the UK, the US, France, Albania, Ireland and Norway of war crimes, and France says Putin is only pretending to negotiate. Plus: when will eastern Australia’s wet weather end?

The Guardian - AU

Is an outright Russian military victory in Ukraine possible?

Analysis: Looking at the fighting so far, some think Putin will be unable to conquer and occupy, but others see ominous signs

The Guardian - UK

War in Ukraine sparks concerns over worldwide food shortages

Three weeks after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war is starting to have devastating effects not only on the ground, but in many countries that rely on Ukraine’s important wheat production. The United Nations has warned of a “hunger hurricane”, which is already starting to be felt in…

France 24

35 Generic Drugmakers Sign To Manufacture Low-Cost Version Of Pfizer's COVID Pill

Thirty-five generic drugmakers will produce low-cost versions of Pfizer Inc's (NYSE:PFE) COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, to expand supplies of the highly effective drug in lower-income regions. Pfizer struck a deal last year with the group to allow generic drugmakers to make the pills for 95 low- and middle-income countries, covering up to approximately 53% of the…

Benzinga

U.N. envoy Tirumurti gets extension, government seeks ‘continuity’ amid conflict

Officials cite need for continuity during crucial period of Ukraine conflict

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Benzinga

The Conflict Between Russia And Ukraine Could Trigger A Global Food Shortage

This is due to the fact that the countries are major exporters of agricultural products.

Evening Standard

‘Love is a verb, it’s a doing word’ — the story of Richard Ratcliffe’s unwavering love for Nazanin

Six years, two hunger strikes and a tireless campaign to free his beloved wife from a Tehran prison — as Richard and Nazanin are finally reunited, Kat Lister reflects on a modern love story

The Guardian - UK

‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma

Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Aid agencies race to get food supplies to Ukrainian cities at risk of siege

Efforts to stock up Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro are under way as the wider repercussions of the conflict are felt in Yemen and Lebanon

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The Conversation

The Home Office is now publishing stats on irregular migration - here's what they do (and don't) tell us

The Home Office has long collected statistics on irregular migration to the UK, but it has never published them officially until now. The statistics, first published in February 2022, are on detected instances of people entering the UK without immigration permission, such as on small boats, stowing away in vehicles…

The Guardian - UK

Buildup, bombing, resistance: mapping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Three weeks after Russian forces invaded, Kherson is the only major city to have fallen under their control

France 24

Three weeks of war in Ukraine: Residents face up to shock of Russian invasion

Three weeks ago at dawn, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the start of a "special military operation" in Ukraine. Since then, Ukrainian forces have fought back against the full-scale invasion. Some 3 million people have already fled the country, and the UN estimates that 2 million more are internally displaced.…

The Conversation

Cameroon: how language plunged a country into deadly conflict with no end in sight

Since October 2017, Cameroon has been engulfed by a deadly conflict. The conflict is rooted in the colonisation of Cameroon by both the French and British governments – and the two languages that came with it, French and English.

Radio France Internationale

Malian junta suspension of RFI and France 24 is 'grave attack on press freedom'

Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French public broadcasters RFI and its sister TV station France 24 off the air, claiming they have falsely accused the army of committing abuses – accusations the broadcasters roundly reject. The Foreign Ministry has called the decision "a grave attack on freedom of the press".

The Conversation

Africa and the French language are growing together in global importance

Africa is home to the largest number of French speakers in the world – 120 million people in 24 francophone countries. As the world marks the United Nations French language day on 20 March, The Conversation’s West Africa regional editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, asked academic and author Kathleen Stein-Smith about the…

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan: ‘Climate crisis is a racial justice issue’ as black and Asian Londoners most affected

Exclusive: “The climate crisis should be a wake-up call to people of colour in London to understand that this is also a matter of racial injustice,” Sadiq Khan tells The Independent

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