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Au Kenya, après plus de 70 morts dans des inondations, la polémique enfle

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T11:30:00+00:00

Des pluies torrentielles à travers le pays ont fait des victimes et des milliers de déplacés. A Nairobi, la colère monte à l’encontre des autorités, accusées de défaillance malgré les alertes.

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At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:28:01+00:00

More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in MaiduguriAt least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bombings in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, shattering its reputation as a relative oasis of calm in recent years as a long-running insurgency was pushed to the rural hinterlands.Authorities said the explosions went off at the post office and market areas, as well as the entrance to the University of Maiduguri teaching hospital, on Monday evening during iftar, the breaking of fast i

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Hartlepool council stops residents from installing memorial benches

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:27:12+00:00

After carrying out an audit, the council found some parts of the town were ‘overwhelmed’ A local council has stopped residents from installing any more memorial benches in the town amid concerns that it is becoming “overwhelmed”.Hartlepool borough council has said it is not currently taking any new applications for benches, after concerns from residents that there are too many. Continue reading...

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Senate expected to take up voter ID bill opposed by Democrats – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:23:08+00:00

Donald Trump has vowed not to sign any other legislation until the passage of Save America act, which would create more barriers for votingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump has vowed that he will not sign any other legislation until Republicans’ massive voting bill, the Save America act, is passed. The bill would upend voting for all Americans in the middle of a federal midterm election year and create costly, chaotic changes for elections workers.The Senate is set to consider the legislation next week, though Senate leaders say they don’

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Керівник НАБУ Кривонос вимагав хабар у $120 тисяч за виділення земельної ділянки, - експрокурор САП

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-17T11:17:00+00:00

За словами Броневицького, інформація про кримінальну справу була умисно прихована під час конкурсу на посаду директора НАБУ самим Семеном Кривоносом.

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PDS reforms: over 41 lakh fake ration cards removed across India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T11:07:03+00:00

Digitisation of the Public Distribution System (PDS), including Aadhaar-seeding and electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices, has enhanced transparency, efficiency, and accurate targeting of beneficiaries

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Pivotal Iran leader Ali Larijani killed in airstrike, Israel says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:03:13+00:00

If confirmed, death would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed since Ali Khamenei on first day of warMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael says it has killed a linchpin of Iranian politics, the national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if confirmed would make him the most senior Iranian figure to die in the war since the supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on its first day.Iran has yet to comment on either claim. If confirmed, Larijani’s death would remove a pivotal figure at the heart of the regime’s political and security establishmen

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Генерал США отримав струс мозку після застілля в Києві та загубив секретні карти

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-17T11:03:00+00:00

Американський генерал сильно перебрав, впав і прийшов до тями зі струсом мозку. Його витівки в Україні не залишилися непоміченими. Однак сам генерал зазначив, що ніхто не забороняв йому пити.

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Генерал США ледь не вбився після п'янки у Києві та загубив секретні карти

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-17T11:03:00+00:00

Американський генерал сильно перебрав, впав і прийшов до тями зі струсом мозку. Його витівки в Україні не залишилися непоміченими. Однак сам генерал зазначив, що ніхто не забороняв йому пити.

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Справа про шахрайство Задираки: суд перевів слухання про земельну аферу в закритий режим, – ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-17T11:02:00+00:00

Суд перевів слухання про земельну аферу колишнього топ-чиновника Андрія Задираки в закритий режим / скриншотКоростенський міськрайонний суд Житомирської області закрив для громадськості доступ до розгляду...

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‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:00:44+00:00

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and companies were already legally prohibited from owning or buying enslaved people overseas, yet that year 385 captives were “transferred” to a British mining company in Brazil named St John d’El Rey.Despite a global campaign waged by the UK against slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, the move was not technically illegal because the enslaved people were not sold but “rented” – a practice permitted overseas under the 1843 Slave Trade Act. Cont

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Starbucks shareholders push to oust board members over stalled union talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:00:44+00:00

Board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford face scrutiny for the coffee chain’s ongoing labor dispute Starbucks shareholders are pushing to remove two board members at the company who they argue have contributed to stalling the coffee chain’s long-fought-over union drive.The SOC Investment Group, Trillium Asset Management, Merseyside Pension Fund, the non-profit Shareholder Association for Research and Education (Share), and the New York state and New York City comptrollers wrote a letter to Starbucks shareholders to vote “no” on the re-election of board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and

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Glasgow Central main concourse to partly reopen after fire disruption

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T11:00:31+00:00

Scotland’s busiest station to run reduced trains timetable after estimated 953,000 passenger journeys affected so farScotland’s busiest station, Glasgow Central, will partially reopen its main concourse on Wednesday, including for cross-border services, after a fire gutted the Victorian building next to it.There will be a reduced timetable, including a scaled-down service to London Euston, and passengers are asked to check journeys before travelling. Continue reading...

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Mojtaba Khamenei rejects proposals for reducing tensions with US

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T10:53:29+00:00

Khamenei’s ​stance for revenge against ⁠the US and ‌Israel was “very tough and serious” in his first foreign ‌policy session, sources said

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Rupee falls 12 paise to settle at record low of 92.40 against US dollar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T10:43:48+00:00

A positive trend in domestic equity markets also helped the domestic currency at the lower level, even as investors remained watchful of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, forex traders said

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Moscou réduit la production de missiles au profit des drones, selon Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T10:40:31+00:00

« Aujourd’hui, les attaques russes contre l’Ukraine impliquent 350 à 500 drones par jour. Moscou prévoit d’atteindre 600 à 800 drones en 2026, avec un objectif global de 1 000 par jour », assure le président ukrainien. Pour y faire face, Kiev estime avoir besoin d’au moins 2 000 à 3 000 drones intercepteurs, au coût unitaire de 3 000 à 5 000 dollars, contre environ 4 millions pour un missile du système Patriot.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie réduit la production de missiles au profit des drones, selon Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T10:40:19+00:00

« Aujourd’hui, les attaques russes contre l’Ukraine impliquent 350 à 500 drones par jour. Moscou prévoit d’atteindre 600 à 800 drones en 2026, avec un objectif global de 1 000 par jour », assure le président ukrainien. Pour y faire face, Kiev estime avoir besoin d’au moins 2 000 à 3 000 drones intercepteurs, au coût unitaire de 3 000 à 5 000 dollars, contre environ 4 millions pour un missile du système Patriot.

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