WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP: MARCH 4, 2024
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By The Smartencyclopedia Staff & Agencies


US Supports UN Review Into Aid-Related Gaza Incident Where Dozens Were Killed Reuters March 4, 2024

Girl Scouts Were Told to Stop Bracelet-Making Fundraiser for Kids in Gaza. Now They Can’t Keep Up

A Missouri Girl Scout troop that made bracelets to raise funds for children in Gaza was ordered to stop and threatened with legal action by regional scout leaders Associated Press March 4, 2024

Ships Entering Yemeni Waters Must Obtain Permit, Houthi Minister Says

Reuters March 4, 2024

Brazil’s Lula Proposes Law to Regulate Labor on Ride-Hailing Apps

Reuters March 4, 2024

US Condemns Sentencing of Iranian Singer Shervin Hajipour Who Won a Grammy Reuters March 4, 2024

Puerto Rico’s Power Company Holds a Massive Debt. A Key Hearing to Restructure It Has Started

A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt has begun following years of acrimonious talks between the U.S. territory’s government and creditors seeking to recover their investments Associated Press March 4, 2024

Thousands of Belarusians Convicted on Politically-Driven Charges Amid Sweeping Crackdown on Dissent

Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically-driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent Associated Press March 4, 2024

‘Barbeque’ Cherizier: the Gang Leader Seeking to Topple Haiti’s Government

Reuters March 4, 2024

Nine People Are Dead Following a Van Crash in a Largely Indigenous Area on Mexico’s Caribbean Coast

Nine people are dead following a van crash on a highway in a largely Indigenous area on Mexico’s Caribbean coast Associated Press March 4, 2024

There’s Chaos in Haiti. Powerful Gangs Are Attacking Key Targets Like Prisons as Alliances Shift

Gangs in Haiti are increasingly powerful, and they’ve been attacking prisons and the main international airport Associated Press March 4, 2024

US Calls on Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Terms

Reuters March 4, 2024

US Wants ‘As Many Channels as Possible’ to Deliver Aid to Gaza

Reuters March 4, 2024

As Gaza’s Hunger Crisis Worsens, Emaciated Children Seen at Hospitals

Reuters March 4, 2024

A Look at Taurus Missiles, the Weapon at the Heart of a Leaked Audio and Russian-German Tensions

On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in

Ukraine Associated Press March 4, 2024

UN Team Says Rape, Gang Rape Likely Occurred During Hamas Attack on Israel Reuters March 4, 2024

UK Plan to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Suffers First Parliamentary Defeats Reuters March 4, 2024

Israel Says Over 450 UN Aid Agency Workers in Gaza Are ‘Military Operatives’ Reuters March 4, 2024

EU Disburses 150 Million Euros to Tunisia to Support Financial Stability Reuters March 4, 2024

Explainer-Why a Leaked German Military Recording Is Causing Outcry Reuters March 4, 2024

Israeli Strike Kills Three Lebanese Rescue Workers From Hezbollah-Linked Force Reuters March 4, 2024

EU Aims to Shift European Arms Industry to ‘War Economy Mode’

Reuters March 4, 2024

Gambian Parliament to Discuss Bill to Decriminalise Female Genital Mutilation Reuters March 4, 2024

Israel Says UN Trying to Keep Quiet on Report About Hamas Sexual Attacks Reuters March 4, 2024

First Lady Jill Biden Honors ‘Women of Courage’ at White House

First Lady Jill Biden is hosting a White House ceremony honoring “women of courage” from around the world Associated

Press March 4, 2024

Netanyahu Leaned on His Top Rival to Help Unify Israel. Now, Benny Gantz Is More Popular

Benny Gantz, who is in Washington this week for meetings with U.S. leaders, is a crucial member of Israel’s War Cabinet

Associated Press March 4, 2024

Search for Missing Girl in South Africa Ramps up as News of Bloodied Items Found Heightens Emotions The South African navy has been brought in to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks in a case that has captured national attention Associated Press

March 4, 2024

Suez Canal Head Says Egypt Studying Further Expansion of Waterway

Reuters March 4, 2024

US Issues Fresh Curbs on Zimbabwe President, Others; Terminates Sanctions Program

Reuters March 4, 2024

Canada and Australia Boost Collaboration on Critical Minerals

Reuters March 4, 2024

Canada to Present Federal Budget on April 16, Finance Ministry Says

Reuters March 4, 2024

Carlos Acosta Gives Cuban Twist to Christmas Classic ‘The Nutcracker’

Reuters March 4, 2024

Sinéad O’Connor’s Label Asks Trump to Stop Using Her Music

Reuters March 4, 2024

Teenage Uzbek Fencer Alleges Three Italian Athletes raped her

Reuters March 4, 2024

Yulia Navalnaya Thanks Russians Who Came to Bid Her Husband Farewell

Reuters March 4, 2024

Scientists Have Used Cells From Fluid Drawn During Pregnancy to Grow Mini Lungs and Other Organs

Scientists in the United Kingdom have created mini-organs from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb

Associated Press March 4, 2024

Africa to Be $2.5 Trillion Short of Climate Finance by 2030, UN Says

Reuters March 4, 2024

Spain’s Catalonia Hands Out Free Reusable Menstruation Products

Reuters March 4, 2024

Poland Buys Saab Grenade Launchers in $1.63 Billion Deal

Reuters March 4, 2024

Iran Election Turnout Hits Record Low, Hardliners Maintain Grip on Parliament Reuters March 4, 2024

Trump Wins Colorado Ballot Disqualification Case at US Supreme Court

Reuters March 4, 2024

Closing Gender Gap Could Lift Global GDP More Than 20%, World Bank Says

Reuters March 4, 2024

US Senior Envoy in Beirut to Press Calm Along Lebanon-Israel Border as a Truce in Gaza Is Pursued

*Senior U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, who is visiting Beirut, says if a truce is reached in the Gaza Strip, it will not automatically translate to calm along the

volatile Lebanon-Israel border which has witnessed a rise in tensions*

The UN Atomic Watchdog’s Director Says He’s Heading to Moscow for Talks on Nuclear Safety in Ukraine

The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director said that he’s due to depart for a trip to Moscow on Tuesday for high-level talks with Russian officials to discuss the issue of nuclear safety in Ukraine Associated Press March 4, 2024

Olympics-French Foie Gras Back on Menus After Bird Flu Spares Ducks

Reuters March 4, 2024

ICC Allows in Absentia Hearings in Case Against Ugandan Warlord Kony

Reuters March 4, 2024

Panama GDP Growth Expected to Slow to 2.5% in 2024 on First Quantum Mine Closure, IMF Says

Reuters March 4, 2024


 

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