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Two Israeli soldiers wounded in Palestinian shooting

Al Jazeera 26 Mar 2023
Reporting from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim said that “any hope of this being a calm beginning to the holy month of Ramadan evaporated on this first Saturday of the month” ... Israeli settler-related violence targeting Palestinians has reached its highest levels since 2006, the United Nations told Al Jazeera.
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A man wearing a shirt with an image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara prepares to vote at a polling station in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 26, 2023.
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Polls open in Cuba for legislative elections

Al Jazeera 26 Mar 2023
Turnout for municipal elections last November fell below 70 percent for the first time ... Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo, reporting from Havana, said the majority of the population was struggling amid soaring inflation and recurring blackouts ... Omar Everleny, an economist, told Al Jazeera that the government should work to transform the state-dominated economy.
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Ecuador: ‘Modern-day slaves’ seek justice in landmark trial

Al Jazeera 24 Mar 2023
The pair, who spoke with Al Jazeera on condition that their last names be withheld, met during that time and spent most of their lives together, eventually getting married and having eight children.
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Bangladesh investigative journalist’s brother ‘beaten with rods’

Al Jazeera 24 Mar 2023
Al Jazeera could not independently verify the pictures. Al Jazeera reached out to the police in Dhaka for further details about the case, but received no response by the time of the publication of this article. Pictures provided to Al Jazeera allegedly show the injuries to Mahinur Khan (Al Jazeera) All the Prime Minister’s Men.
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20 years later, has the U.S. learned the lessons of the Iraq War?

Yahoo Daily News 24 Mar 2023
There were also unfounded suggestions that he had relationships with terrorists, including al-Qaida leaders who had plotted the Sept ... This transformation has been so profound that the very concept of a battlefield has become outdated.” — Ross Caputi and Richard Hil, Al Jazeera ... And the Iraq War was one of those times.” — Shadi Hamid, Atlantic.
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Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau

Al Jazeera 23 Mar 2023
That’s been a sensible position, but we have to acknowledge that the dilemmas arising from that approach are becoming sharper and sharper,” especially as the security situation continues to deteriorate in Port-au-Prince, Baranyi told Al Jazeera ... Asked if Ottawa would lead a multinational armed force, MacLeod told Al Jazeera in an email.
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Ramadan 2023 Moon Sighting Time in India: Here's when you can spot the crescent moon, ...

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2023
Ramadan 2023 Moon Sighting Time in India ... According to Crescent Moon Watch, Ramadan's new moon will begin on March 21 at 17.23 GMT (8.23 pm Mecca time), with no sightings of any type being expected that night, Al Jazeera reported. Today, the moon is expected to rise at 6.49 am, and it will set at 7.19 pm, according to Time and Date.
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Hong Kong struggles to win back tourists, ‘World City’ crown

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2023
“That was the tipping point,” Bruce, 65, a businessman and native of Scotland who has lived in Hong Kong for 35 years, told Al Jazeera ... Hong Kong’s population declined for a third consecutive year in 2022 [Edmond Ng/Al Jazeera] ... “It will take time,” Lee told Al Jazeera, “but there certainly is an appetite for film.”.
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Ramadan 2023 Moon Sighting Timing in India: Here\u2019s when you will see the moon

Indian Express 21 Mar 2023
It is a time of fasting, prayer, and introspection ... According to Crescent Moon Watch, a moon tracker run by the United Kingdom\u2019s Nautical Almanac Office, Ramadan\u2019s new moon will begin on March 21 at 17.23 GMT (8.23 pm Mecca time), with no sightings of any type being expected that night, Al Jazeera reported.
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Japan’s PM makes surprise visit to Ukraine in show of support

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2023
“Zelenskyy has said for quite some time that Ukraine is willing to speak to China [but] I don’t think we will be seeing the Chinese president coming to Kyiv,” Dekker said ... David Boling, an analyst at the Eurasia Group, told Al Jazeera that Kishida’s visit had been an “open secret” for quite some time, but that it was still highly significant ... .
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‘No limits partnership’: Xi and Putin’s key economic priorities

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2023
“Xi’s trip to Russia is mainly about maintaining closer Sino-Russian relations in the post-pandemic era when both powers are experiencing hard times,” Edward Chan, a postdoctoral fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World, told Al Jazeera.
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5 things you should know about Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting

Atlanta Journal 20 Mar 2023
To determine when exactly the holy month will begin, Muslim-majority countries look to local moon sighters, according to Al Jazeera ... Al Jazeera reports that the new moon will emerge on March 21 at 8.23 p.m. (Mecca time) ... More than 1,400 years ago, according to Al Jazeera, Muslims were commanded to fast during Ramadan.
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Deadly Fire At Rohingya Refugee Camp “Planned Sabotage,” Bangladesh Says

OWP 20 Mar 2023
According to Al Jazeera, the fire destroyed nearly 2,800 shelters and over 90 facilities at the Balukhali camp in Cox Bazar, at Myanmar’s border; more than a million Rohingya refugees live at Balukhali, most fleeing Myanmar after the major military crackdown against their people in 2017.
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How Ukrainian-Russian couples are faring after a year of war

Al Jazeera 19 Mar 2023
A bird’s eye view of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, to which an estimated 100,000 Russians and 25,000 Ukrainians have fled [Pearly Jacob/Al Jazeera] ‘Had to get away’ ... Oksana and Sergio sleep in the bedroom, while Oksana’s mother occupies a corner of the dining area [Pearly Jacob/Al Jazeera] New tensions.
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Karachi United: Giving hope to footballers in impoverished areas

Al Jazeera 18 Mar 2023
When we pass the ball, it actually glides across,” a beaming 11-year-old Qadir told Al Jazeera after the hard-fought win ... Karachi United’s Sanjar Qadir was all smiles after scoring the winning goal for his team [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera] ... Shams-ul-Omar (r) plays as fullback in Karachi United’s under-12 team [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera].

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