China: Zhang Xiaoming was dismissed from the CPPCC as deputy secretary general.
Zhang Xiaoming, a senior Chinese official, has lost his job as the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's deputy secretary general. It is the principal political advisory body in the nation. In 2022, he was named Deputy Secretary General of the nation's highest political advisory body. The political body's two-day meeting concluded with the announcement of the decision. Watch to find out more!
A bill overwhelmingly approved by the US House of Representatives would give ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, six months to sell off the US assets of the app, which is used by 170 million users, or risk being banned.
Chile pollution: The government plans to shut down coal facilities.
A coal plant in northern Chile is set to begin shutting down as part of a government strategy to phase out coal production there. Many residents of Mejillones are in advanced stages of cancer as a result of plant poisoning. The coal industry gave the port town riches but also produced high amounts of pollution.
2024 Cannes Film Festival: 'Manthan' by Shyam Benegal will be screened there.
When Manthan, directed by Indian Shyam Benegal, was released in 1976, it attracted much attention. A restored version of the Indian film, which starred well-known actors and was influenced by Varghese Kurien's groundbreaking milk cooperative movement, will be shown at the next Can Film Festival.
Stars protest by wearing red pins supporting a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on the Oscar red carpet. Several celebrities wore red pins calling for a truce between Gaza and Israel. The arrival of the stars was delayed.
UK: Sunak expects a Tory backlash over the smoking ban
A new bill that would virtually outlaw smoking for anyone under the age of fifteen is set to be voted on by the House of Commons on April 16. Still, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to encounter strong opposition to it.
Hot winter postpones the 400 km "ice road"—a vital route leading to diamond mines—from opening.
Canada's Arctic region is seeing climate change's influence on diamond mining. The 400-kilometer ice route that connects significant diamond mines in the area has been delayed due to Canada's hot winter. What does that signify for the industry, which is already under pressure from environmental advocacy organizations? What about the regional economy?
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls on US, allies to back Ukraine at Munich Security Conference
President Zelesnkyy of Ukraine asked friends to defend Ukraine, noting that a lack of weapons gives Russian forces the upper hand in combat while addressing a global assembly of politicians, diplomats, and military leaders at the Munich Security Conference. The US funding, he claimed, had to be restarted. Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine, is under complete Russian control. Meanwhile, early on Saturday, General Oleksandr Tarnavsky of Ukraine announced that Ukrainian forces had left the area after the situation there had significantly worsened over the previous few days. Just hours after signing the French security agreement, Ukraine took this action. See to find out more!
Washington, DC, places new restrictions on Hong Kong visas.
The US has announced that it is moving to put additional visa restrictions on Hong Kong, days after pro-Beijing members in the Hong Kong parliament enacted the new security measure, popularly known as Article 23.
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