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What happend on March 21st 2019

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Russia's IS families: 'Why are the children being punished?'

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 0:08
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Is

The collapse of the IS group leaves many countries facing a dilemma over fighters' wives and children.
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Chinese imports 'driving fishermen to despair'

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 0:09
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Seychelles Seychelles, China China

Kenya's Lake Victoria fishermen are struggling to compete with cheap Chinese fish imports.
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The Indonesian paradise island drowning in plastic

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 0:14
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Beaches on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are covered in plastic - and some of it is being dumped there by local businesses.
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Italian driver hijacks and torches school bus full of children

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 0:49
related countries: Italy Italy

Police helped children escape through smashed windows as the suspect set the bus alight.
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Cyclone Idai: Flying over flooded Mozambique

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 1:40
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

The BBC's Fergal Keane assesses the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
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Christchurch shootings: New Zealand to ban military style weapons

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 3:11
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand will ban all types of semi-automatic weapons used in the Christchurch attacks.
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Christchurch shootings: New Zealand to ban military style weapons

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 10:35
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand
related places: Christchurch

PM Jacinda Ardern says gun owners must hand in affected weapons, in a bid to prevent mass shootings.
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Cyclone Idai: '15,000 people still need to be rescued'

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 11:54
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

The full devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in the hardest hit nation, Mozambique, is becoming clear.
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Dutch populist vote surge costs PM Rutte senate majority

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 12:05
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

The anti-immigration Forum for Democracy will be the biggest single party in the upper house.
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Italy takes a shine to China's New Silk Road

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 12:05
related countries: China China

Italy is ready to let Chinese money build its infrastructure - but its allies remain sceptical.
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France car thieves lured to police station

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 15:06
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

Two men were lured to a police station by a man whose car they were trying to steal north of Paris.
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Christchurch shootings: How the haka unifies New Zealand in mourning

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 16:31
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand
related places: Christchurch

What does the Maori haka dance mean, and how is it linked to mourning the Christchurch victims?
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Biles expects 2020 to be her last Olympics

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 16:35
related countries: Japan Japan

Simone Biles says minor injuries have led to her body "falling apart" and she expects Tokyo 2020 to be her final Olympics.
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Swiss boy stabbed to death in Basel after school

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 18:35
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland
related places: Basel

A 75-year-old woman is arrested after the seven-year-old boy died in hospital after being attacked.
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Coming soon... The Mueller Report

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 19:36
related countries: United States United States

As the real-life US political drama nears its finale, here's a reminder of the saga's main characters.
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Justin Trudeau apologises for eating chocolate during vote

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 20:46
related countries: Canada Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught eating a chocolate bar during a vote in parliament.
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Five former Stasi members quizzed over Lockerbie bombing

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 20:51
related countries: Germany Germany

Individuals who worked for the East German intelligence service have been questioned as part of the ongoing inquiry.
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Trump: Time to recognise Golan Heights as Israeli territory

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 22:18
related countries: Israel Israel, Syria Syria, United States United States

Israel has occupied the strategic plateau since capturing it from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war.
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Christchurch shootings: New Zealand to broadcast call to prayer

Thursday 21st of March 2019, 22:42
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand
related places: Christchurch

New Zealand holds a national day of reflection to mark a week since the Christchurch mosque attacks.
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