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Japan government to offer one million Yen per child to families opting to leave Tokyo; Probe panel on US Capitol riots shutting down after referring Donald Trump for crimes; Pope Benedict XVI demise: Thousands of people pay respects at the Vatican; Ukraine rocket strikes kill63 Russian troops, highest casualty since beginning of war.
According to Japan’s weather agency, Tokyo's official cherry bloom records go back 70 years and the delicate white-pink flowers have only appeared this early in 2021 and 2020.
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Hakamada was sentenced to death in 1968 for robbing and murdering his boss, the man's wife and their two teenage children. But Amnesty International says his conviction was based on a forced confession.
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Islamabad, Kabul, Pristina, Sarajevo, Manila, Seoul and Tokyo: worldwide, women marched and protested during International Women's Day demanding gender equality and denouncing violence against women.
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China and Japan have kicked off their first formal security talks in four years. Chinese officials have voiced concerns over Tokyo’s military buildup and Japanese diplomats expressed worries over Beijing’s close ties with Russia and its suspected use of surveillance balloons. The talks, which is reportedly aimed at easing tensions, began in the Japanese capital on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Says , Homosexuality Is Not a Crime.
Pope Francis recently gave his first interview since the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. .
While speaking to the Associated Press,
Francis said that while the Catholic Church views homosexuality as a "sin," being gay is not a "crime.".
Francis thinks distinguishing between the two is important and feels the Catholic Church should do what it can to end laws that criminalize homosexuality in some countries. .
Associated Press reports that around
67 countries or jurisdictions around the world criminalize consensual same-sex relationships. .
In America, over a dozen states continue to have anti-sodomy laws despite the Supreme Court declaring them unconstitutional in 2003.
We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity, Pope Francis, via Associated Press.
LGBTQ advocates
applauded the pope's comments.
His historic statement should send a message to world leaders and millions of Catholics around the world: LGBTQ people deserve to live in a world without violence and condemnation, and more kindness and understanding, Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, via Associated Press.
The 86-year-old pope went on to address his health, saying, "I'm in good health for my age. I'm normal.".
Francis has been forced to use a wheelchair recently due to issues with his knee
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YouTube has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s channel, becoming the latest social media network to fully restore the former United States president’s account more than two years after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol.
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YouTube Decides, to Fully Restore , Donald Trump's Account.
YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. .
YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. .
Al Jazeera reports that the March 17
announcement comes as the 2024 Republican
nomination race begins to heat up. .
We carefully evaluated the continued
risk of real-world violence, while balancing
the chance for voters to hear equally
from major national candidates
in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter.
We carefully evaluated the continued
risk of real-world violence, while balancing
the chance for voters to hear equally
from major national candidates
in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter.
The news also comes over two years
after Trump's supporters stormed
the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Critics of Trump accuse him
of inciting violence and making
false accusations of election fraud.
Social media platforms, including Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, have since
reinstated the former president's accounts.
Social media platforms, including Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram, have since
reinstated the former president's accounts.
Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump
has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing
instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social.
Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump
has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing
instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social.
I am staying on Truth.
I like it better, I like
the way it works, Donald Trump, via Fox News.
In the buildup to the 2024 primaries,
Trump is currently facing
several state-led investigations.
Those investigations are looking at the former
president's campaign conduct, his efforts to overturn
the 2020 election and his private business practices
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Mike Pence Subpoenaed , by Special Counsel Investigating Trump.
NBC News reports that the former vice president has been subpoenaed by the counsel investigating Trump's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
NBC News reports that the former vice president has been subpoenaed by the counsel investigating Trump's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Special counsel Jack Smith is requesting documents and testimony from Pence.
Smith has been tasked with investigating both Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election and his potential mishandling of classified documents since leaving office.
Pence has repeatedly said that he didn't
"have the authority to return electoral votes" as Trump pressured him to do.
In November, Pence was asked on 'Meet the Press' if he thought Trump committed a crime. .
Well, I don’t know if it is criminal to listen to bad advice from lawyers, Mike Pence, former vice president of the U.S., on 'Meet the Press'.
But as rioters infiltrated the Capitol on Jan. 6,
and Trump tweeted that Pence , "didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution,".
insurrectionists could be heard
chanting, "hang Mike Pence!".
In November, Pence
called the situation "reckless.".
I mean, the president’s words were reckless and his actions were reckless. The president’s words that day at the rally endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building, Mike Pence, former vice president of the U.S.,
via interview with ABC News' David Muir.
Pence has hinted that he'll run for
president in 2024, but this subpoena
may complicate his potential campaign
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With the sword of an arrest looming over the head of Former US President Donald Trump, AI-generated images imagining Trump’s arrest have gone viral on social media.
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Police in major US cities are preparing for potential unrest in case ex-President Donald Trump is arrested this week as part of a hush-money inquiry. Authorities in New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles are ramping up their law enforcement presence.
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Belarusian world number two Aryna Sabalenka says she has faced "hate" in the locker room over her country's role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. BBC Sport
Two Russian strategic bomber planes flew over the Sea of Japan for more than seven hours yesterday, as Japan’s prime minister was beginning his visit to Ukraine. During the flights, which lasted over seven hours, the bombers were escorted by Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets. The Tupolev Tu-95MS planes are capable of carrying nuclear weapons and Moscow regularly flies them over international waters in the Arctic, North Atlantic and Pacific as a show of strength. Russian Defence Ministry ministry said that none of the aircraft intruded into the airspace of any other country and that it strictly observed international law iwhile conducting the flights.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a Chinese peace plan could provide a basis for a settlement of the fighting in Ukraine when the West is ready for it. Speaking after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Putin charged that Ukraine’s Western allies so far have shown no interest in that.
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The UK has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of deliberately spreading false information about a British decision to send tank shells that contain.. Sky News
This Day in History:, Michelangelo Is Born.
March 6, 1475.
Considered the most talented of the
Italian Renaissance artists, Michelangelo Buonarroti
was born in Caprese, Italy.
He was the second of five sons born
into a family of modest means.
During his teens, he would study fresco,
classical sculpture and anatomy in Florence.
He would go on to create some of the
most famous works of art in history.
including the sculpture of David.
and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in
Vatican City, which consists of over 300 figures.
The artist enjoyed significant wealth and fame
during his life, and his legacy has endured for centuries
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A new inquiry report published in Portugal has disclosed very disturbing assessments when it comes to cases of child sexual abuse by the members of Church. The number of victims..if taken as a stand-alone figure..is staggering. And this is not a new thing…or something that has been not known to the general public worldwide. Since a few decades, the Vatican has been consistently rocked by numerous scandals involving children and priests. It has not happened just in one or two nations…It has been reported in several countries. And very often, the Vatican has been accused of shielding such priests..rather than punishing them. In this video, we take a look at this new report and bring to you some of the most damaging cases that the highest authorities in various churches across the world have either been accused of hiding..or of being actively complicit. But before that, don’t forget to like, share and subscribe to Oneindia.
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Russia bombs Ukraine at Midnight after self-proclaimed Ceasefire ends; UN Security Council Members stress Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo; China ends quarantine for overseas travellers;..
Japan’s government is offering 1 million yen or 7,500 dollars per child to families to relocate out of the Greater Tokyo region to push the revitalizing of the towns and villages.
#Tokyo #Japan..
Japan Is, Paying Families , to Leave Tokyo.
CNN reports that the government of Japan has
offered to pay families to move out of Tokyo
in an effort to boost plummeting birth rates. .
In April,..
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