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Culture after Covid-19: UNESCO calls for better protection for arts workers

An estimated 10 million jobs were lost in the creative industries in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO. The organisation estimates that shutdowns and other restrictions incurred a loss of $750 billion to the global economy. The UN body…

France 24

At U.N., U.S. warns Russia planning to attack Ukraine in 'coming days'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how Washington believes Russia could seek to invade Ukraine, warning that Moscow was preparing to attack its neighbor in the "coming days."

Reuters

New projects bid to secure Cop26 legacy and help tourism become net-zero

Pilot schemes across Scotland are to be set up to make sure the country leads the way in cutting tourism emissions.

The Independent UK

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Ukraine nursery bombed as violence erupts between army and 'pro-Moscow terrorists'

Reports are unclear with the rebels in Luhansk ‘People’s Republic’ blaming Ukrainian's armed forces for the attack, while Ukraine claims pro-Moscow terrorists were responsible

Daily Mirror

Afghan, Syrian refugees face uncertain future in Denmark

UNHCR criticises Danish asylum policies as Syrians and Afghans fear being told they cannot remain in the country.

Al Jazeera

Macron denies that France’s mission in Mali was a failure

French President Emmanuel Macron said Frances military withdrawal from Mali does not mean the mission was a failure. The anti-insurgency operation will continue, but based in other countries.

Radio France Internationale

France announces military withdrawal from Mali after nine years

Fears of jihadist push in Gulf of Guinea after Macron and allies pull out

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France confirms Mali withdrawal after nine years fighting insurgency

France and its allies in its anti-jihadist operations in Mali have announced announced they will begin withdrawing troops after nearly a decade fighting a jihadist insurgency in the country.

Radio France Internationale

Crisis Looms in Syria Camps, Jails Holding Foreign Nationals

It was night when Zakia Kachar heard the sounds of footsteps approach her tent in a detention camp for foreigners affiliated with ISIS group extremists. With rocks in their hands, the wives of ISIS fighters had come for her. She fled with her children to another area of the Roj…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France, European allies announce military withdrawal from Mali

French president denies that the almost decade-long military deployment led by his country has ended in failure.

Al Jazeera

Beijing 2022 organisers claim stories of Xinjiang human rights abuses are ‘lies’

The Winter Olympics have plunged been into further controversy after Beijing 2022 spokesperson Yan Jiarong dismissed human rights violations among the Uyghur muslim population as ‘lies’

The Guardian - UK

Macron announces French troop withdrawal from Mali

In a joint announcement from the Élysée Palace on Thursday, France and allied nations announced that they were withdrawing troops from Mali due to a breakdown in relations with the ruling junta after nine years of fighting a jihadist insurgency. Read FRANCE 24's live coverage of the day’s events as…

France 24

Latest Ukraine updates: US warns Russia preparing for invasion

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

Al Jazeera

Harmful subsidies: why is the world still funding the destruction of nature?

Government-financed support in sectors including agriculture, fossil fuels and water is incentivising the annihilation of the natural world. But reforming the system is politically fraught

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Vietnamese activists routinely placed under house arrest, report finds

Authorities regularly detain rights campaigners, environmentalists and dissidents to prevent them travelling or attending events, says Human Rights Watch

The Guardian - AU

Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened

US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’

The Conversation

An international treaty to curb plastic pollution risks being watered down — New Zealand needs to take a stand

Following years of discussions, support for a global treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution is now widespread, with 75% of UN member states backing the idea.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

International Women's Day celebrated with mimosa flowers

March 8 is International Women's Day, designated so by the United Nations. In Italy, there is a tradition of giving mimosa flowers, which blossom around this time of year, to women on the day to show appreciation for them. Since mimosa flowers are also popular in Japan, related events are…

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The Guardian - UK

World spends $1.8tn a year on subsidies that harm environment, study finds

Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife

Reuters

Ukraine asks U.N. Security Council to discuss Russian bid to recognize separatists

Ukraine has asked the United Nations Security Council to discuss on Thursday a bid by Russia's parliament to recognize self-proclaimed separatists in eastern Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Tehran under pressure as Iran nuclear deal reaches crunch point

A breakthrough in the 2015 nuclear deal talks could be just days away, but key differences remain

Al Jazeera

Taliban delegation holds talks with EU, US diplomats in Doha

Western envoys meet Taliban members as the group seeks recognition and badly-needed funds amid a humanitarian crisis.

The Guardian - UK

France poised to announce withdrawal of military forces from Mali

After months of diplomatic crisis the departure will mark an end to a fraught nine-year mission

France 24

Iran: Wife killer's 'walk of fame' highlights horror of 'honour killings'

The video is unbearable: For 30 seconds it shows a grinning man parading in the streets of Ahvaz, in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, holding a knife in one hand. In the other hand: his wife's head. He has just decapitated her after she ran away from their forced marriage.…

Reuters

Forced displacements soared in Colombia in 2021, UN agency reports

The forced displacement of communities soared in Colombia last year amid increased attacks against civilians by illegal armed groups and higher levels of violence, a UN agency said in a report on Wednesday.

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