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March 1, 2017
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2017-03-01
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
At least 16 people were killed and 40 more wounded after two suicide bombers attacked
Kabul
. The
Taliban
claimed responsibility for the attacks.
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Business and economics
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
rises above 21,000 points, reaching an all-time high.
(
Los Angeles Times
)
International relations
Georgia–European Union relations
The
European Union
formally grants
Georgian
citizens visa-free travel to its
member states
, with the exception of
Ireland
and the
United Kingdom
. The signed documents will be published on March 8, and officially enter into force on March 28.
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Syrian Civil War
Russia
and
China
veto a draft
United Nations Security Council
resolution sponsored by
France
, the
United Kingdom
and the
United States
calling for sanctions against the
Syrian government
and President
Bashar al-Assad
over allegations that the government used
chemical weapons
in the conflict.
(RT)
(
The Guardian
)
Law and crime
Philippine Drug War
After a temporary suspension due to the
kidnapping and killing of
a
South Korean
national, Philippine president
Rodrigo Duterte
orders the
Philippine National Police
to resume his controversial campaign.
(
Philippine Daily Inquirer
)
Kim Jong-nam's assassination
Two women,
Indonesian
Siti Aisyah
and
Vietnamese
Đoàn Thị Hương
, are charged with murder in relation to the death of
Kim Jong-nam
, the estranged half-brother of
North Korean
leader
Kim Jong-un
, at
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
. The women, who reportedly thought they were involved in a prank TV show, did not enter pleas.
(CNN)
(
The Globe and Mail
)
Politics and elections
Sudanese
President
Omar al-Bashir
names Vice President
Bakri Hassan Saleh
as
Prime Minister of Sudan
, the first person to hold the post since it was abolished following the
1989 Sudanese coup d'état
.
(Reuters)
Pakalitha Mosisili
, the
Prime Minister of Lesotho
loses a
confidence motion
in the
Parliament of Lesotho
, and may call a snap election.
(SABC)
Science and technology
Origin of life
Scientists announce the finding of
microfossils
up to almost 4.3 billion years old, within rocks from the
Hudson Bay
shoreline in northern
Quebec
,
Canada
, that may represent the oldest-known evidence of
life
on Earth.
(Reuters)
An American
Atlas V
successfully launched an
NRO
payload from
Vandenberg Air Force Base
. The launch is the 70th successful Atlas V launch and the 14th successful mission for the NRO.
(SpaceflightNow)
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