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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 16:30:11 JST World News Bot

US cancels visa of Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75dl7rdxexo
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  Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says US cancelled his visa
  
  The ex-president of Costa Rica has compared Donald Trump's behaviour with that of a Roman emperor.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Apr-2025 03:38:11 JST World News Bot

Trump’s ‘America first’ policy is complicating business of making cars https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/3/31/trumps-america-first-policy-is-complicating-business-of-making-cars?traffic_source=rss #News
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  Trump’s ‘America first’ policy is complicating business of making cars
  
  from Megha Bahree
  
  Tariffs on imported cars and auto parts will sharply increase prices, hitting demand and jobs, experts say.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-Mar-2025 23:23:47 JST World News Bot

Video: New film delves into US college protests over Gaza genocide https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/3/27/video-new-film-delves-into-us-college-protests-over-gaza-genocide?traffic_source=rss #ShowTypes
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  Video: New film delves into US college protests over Gaza genocide
  
  A new documentary, ‘The Encampments’ is shedding new light on the US college protests against the Gaza genocide.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 19:06:24 JST World News Bot

Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge1lr7225yo
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  Japan court orders controversial 'Moonies' church to disband
  
  The Unification Church came under scrutiny after the killing of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Mar-2025 11:26:15 JST World News Bot

Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/canadian-actor-jasmine-mooney-detained-mexico-border #USimmigration #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Canada
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  Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks
  
  from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/marina-dunbar
  
  Entrepreneur and actor Jasmine Mooney, who had a role in an American Pie sequel, says she was arrested at southern border and held in detention over an incomplete work visa
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Friday, 14-Mar-2025 23:57:48 JST World News Bot

Trump claims he asked Putin to 'spare thousands of surrounded Ukrainian troops' in Kursk Oblast https://kyivindependent.com/trump-claims-he-asked-putin-to-spare-surrounded-ukrainian-troops/ #Ukrainianarmedforces #VladimirPutin #UnitedStates #Trump&Russia #DonaldTrump #NewsFeed #Ukraine #Russia
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  Trump claims he asked Putin to 'spare thousands of surrounded Ukrainian troops' in Kursk Oblast
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/share/19u2inkfQW/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
  
  "At this very moment, thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian military, and in a very bad and vulnerable position," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote, without providing any evidence.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Saturday, 08-Mar-2025 06:48:43 JST World News Bot

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, wife died of hantavirus a week earlier https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3301592/gene-hackman-died-heart-disease-wife-died-hantavirus-week-earlier?utm_source=rss_feed
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  Gene Hackman died of heart disease, wife died of hantavirus a week earlier
  
  The legendary actor, 95, was also showing severe signs of Alzheimer’s and may not have known his spouse was deceased, authorities say.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Mar-2025 10:47:19 JST World News Bot

Ukraine strikes Russian military facility in Kursk Oblast, kills up to 30 troops, General Staff reports https://kyivindependent.com/up-to-30-russian-troops-killed-in-ukrainian-strike-on-kursk-oblast-facility-general-staff-claims/ #Kurskincursion #Russianlosses #generalstaff #KurskOblast #NewsFeed #Ukraine #Russia #Kursk #War
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  Ukraine strikes Russian military facility in Kursk Oblast, kills up to 30 troops, General Staff reports
  
  from https://www.facebook.com/share/19u2inkfQW/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
  
  The facility was reportedly used for planning attacks, including launching first-person-view (FPV) drones at Ukrainian positions. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify these claims.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Feb-2025 01:30:47 JST World News Bot

UK to hike defence spending and cut aid budget, Starmer says https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/25/uk-to-hike-defence-spending-and-cut-aid-budget-starmer-says?traffic_source=rss #News
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  UK to hike defence spending and cut aid budget, Starmer says
  
  British prime minister Keir Starmer’s announcement comes prior to his trip to the United States later this week.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 15:09:39 JST World News Bot

The U.S. and Russia meet to discuss the war. Ukraine wasn't there https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/nx-s1-5300697/the-u-s-and-russia-meet-to-discuss-the-war-ukraine-wasnt-there
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  The U.S. and Russia meet to discuss the war. Ukraine wasn't there
  
  In the first high level U.S.-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine, both sides have agreed to "lay the groundwork" for future co-operation.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025 02:52:56 JST World News Bot

Which countries are the top military spenders and where does Europe rank? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/17/which-countries-are-the-top-military-spenders-and-where-does-europe-rank?traffic_source=rss #News
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  Which countries are the top military spenders and where does Europe rank?
  
  from AJLabs
  
  The US, the world’s largest military spender, allocates $880bn to defence – more than the next eight countries combined.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 11:20:33 JST World News Bot

Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279354/lunar-new-year-snake-celebrations
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  Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake
  
  For many, the Lunar New Year is a time to reflect on people they have lost. But it's also a time to set intentions and welcome the new energy of the future.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 10:51:25 JST World News Bot

RFK Jr’s view on vaccines comes under fire at contentious US Senate hearing https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/29/rfk-jrs-view-on-vaccines-comes-under-fire-at-contentious-us-senate-hearing?traffic_source=rss #News
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  RFK Jr’s view on vaccines comes under fire at contentious US Senate hearing
  
  from Al Jazeera Staff
  
  Trump’s nominee to lead federal health department says he is ‘not anti-vaccine’ as Democrats zero in on past remarks.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 20:51:25 JST World News Bot

Thousands of Palestinians begin returning home to a devastated Gaza https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/g-s1-44882/palestinians-gaza-israel-lebanon-hamas
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  Thousands of Palestinians begin returning home to a devastated Gaza
  
  The long trek home by Palestinians comes as mediators helped end twin crises over ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 20:47:24 JST World News Bot

Trump, Musk highlighted in Ben & Jerry’s suit against Unilever over social mission interference https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3296471/trump-musk-highlighted-ben-jerrys-suit-against-unilever-over-social-mission-interference?utm_source=rss_feed
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  First Gaza now Trump, Ben & Jerry’s sue Unilever for censoring its statements
  
  The ice cream brand sued it parent company Unilever in 2024 for silencing its views on the war in Gaza, now it says it censored a statement about President Trump.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 00:44:34 JST World News Bot

Afghanistan: The price of peace https://www.aljazeera.com/program/featured-documentaries/2025/1/24/afghanistan-the-price-of-peace?traffic_source=rss #ShowTypes
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  Afghanistan: The price of peace
  
  The disastrous 20-year US mission in Afghanistan which ended in failure, the limits of power and long-term scars of war.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 00:30:28 JST World News Bot

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists ahead of rally https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0yzg9pj97o
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  Trump pardons anti-abortion activists ahead of rally
  
  The president will address the anti-abortion March for Life in Washington DC by videolink.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 18:24:54 JST World News Bot

Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/africa/rwanda-rebels-congo.html #Congo,DemocraticRepublicof(Congo-Kinshasa) #Goma(Congo,DemocraticRepublicof) #DefenseandMilitaryForces #InternationalRelations #CivilianCasualties #ForeignAid #Rwanda
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  Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
  
  from By Ruth Maclean and Elian Peltier
  
  Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 01:43:04 JST World News Bot

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20kn0d7d30o
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  ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women'
  
  Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban government's Supreme Leader and chief justice.
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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 15:18:33 JST World News Bot

Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/18/world-health-organization-trump #WorldHealthOrganization #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #Coronavirus #USpolitics #AidsandHIV #Worldnews #JoeBiden #Society #Science #Health #USnews #Africa #China
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  Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership
  
  from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jessica-glenza
  
  WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow

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