World News: 07 April 2023







Chinese scientists publish long-awaited Covid data




The Huanan seafood and wildlife market has been a focal point in the search for the origin of the coronavirus. But this is the first peer-reviewed study of biological evidence gathered from the market back in 2020.


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Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza after rocket attack




The current round of violence began Tuesday following clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the flashpoint Temple Mount site in Jerusalem’s Old City. That led Thursday to rocket fire from Gaza and, in a significant escalation, an unusual barrage of nearly three dozen rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel.


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Ukraine urged to give up Crimea by Brazil's Lula




Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, a move widely condemned as an illegal land grab. Before Moscow's February invasion, Kyiv saw political and diplomatic means as the best way of returning the peninsula to its control. This changed with the outbreak of war.


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Indian editors decry government move to police online news




The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government’s move to police news on social media through a self-appointed fact-checking unit, the industry body said on Friday, describing the new rules as draconian and akin to censorship.


The amendments to the country’s IT rules make it obligatory on platforms “not to publish, share or host fake, false or misleading information” about the government.


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Buenos Aires airport turns into unofficial homeless shelter




The airport, known colloquially as Aeroparque, has practically become a homeless shelter at night. It’s a stark reflection of the rising poverty in a country where some of the world’s highest inflation rates are making it difficult for many to make ends meet.


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After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia’s Wagner may arrive




The sale of arms and bilateral military cooperation agreements between Russia and some African countries have in some instances been a precursor to the deployment of Wagner's mercenary troops, said a report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.


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