ASSEMBLY OF CHINA
BEIJING – China will increase its defense spending by 7.2%, according to a government report sent to the National People’s (Legislative) Congress session inaugurated today and the Asian giant’s main annual political conclave. by Alvaro Alfaro (SENT)
UKRAINE WAR
Moscow/Kiev – Ukraine maintains resistance in strategic Bakhmut despite reports of a tactical withdrawal and amid visits to the front by representatives of Ukrainian and Russian military leaders. (SENT)
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Washington – The United States does not consider an “imminent danger” of Russian nuclear attacks in Ukraine despite the Kremlin’s suspension of the last atomic arms control treaty between the two powers. (SENT)
MIGRATION TO MEXICO
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) – Migrants on the northern border of Mexico denounce the harassment of municipal police officers, whom they accuse of demanding money from them so as not to put them in the hands of the authorities. By Guadalupe Penuelas (SENT)
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WOMEN’S DAY
Havana – Feminism and the denunciation of violence against women stand out in Cuba thanks to the push of independent platforms and social networks on the eve of the celebration of International Women’s Day. (SENT)
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Brussels – Energy poverty affects 125 million people in the EU, mainly women and single mothers who, in the context of the crisis, have more difficulty than men in coping with energy payments. By Paula Garcia-Ajofrin (SENT)
TURKEY ENERGY
Konya (Turkey) – A black plain as far as the eye can see. It looks like a charred desert but it is very productive land: it is one of the largest solar power plants in the world, located in central Anatolia. by Ilya U. Topper (SENT)
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UNITED STATES CINEMA
Los Angeles – The third film in the ‘Creed’ saga pays homage to Latino boxing history. By Monica Rubalcava (SENT)
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Oscar
Mesa América – Relegated, forgotten or belittled. Win or not, for some nominees like Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis, the 2023 Oscars are a rebirth. By Edwin Alvarez Toro. (SENT) (PREVIOUS SERIES)
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Information agenda
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Caracas – Ten years have passed since the death of Hugo Chavez
Washington – US President Joe Biden travels to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”.
Cairo – The fifth edition of the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries begins in Doha until March 9.
Lisbon – The Lisbon Tourism Exchange (BTL) is reaching its last day.
Nantes (France) – Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the plane crash of the Spanish company Iberia in which 68 people died near Nantes.
Los Angeles – Los Angeles (USA) – The Writers Guild of America celebrates the 75th Annual PGA Awards.
Toronto – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
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