Day: March 1, 2024

AFP:   French police said Friday they had arrested 66 people at a farmers’ protest on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris that blocked traffic during the morning rush hour.

Using tractors and bales of hay, farmers briefly brought traffic to a halt on the famed avenue near the Arc…

The Telegraph:  Russia claimed on Thursday that a number of Ukrainian commandos had been killed in a failed special forces raid into occupied territory.

“Russian forces… destroyed a Ukrainian commando group…. trying to land on speedboats,” Moscow’s defence ministry said. “Up to 25” Ukrainian personnel were killed, it added.

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Reuters:  India gave the go-ahead to construction of three semiconductor plants worth 1.26 trillion rupees ($15.2 billion) by firms including Tata Group and CG Power on Thursday, as the country pursues its goal of becoming an electronics powerhouse.

India, which is seeking to rival countries such as Taiwan in…

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