March2022
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Daddy Yankee announces retirement from music
Mar 22, 2022Daddy Yankee, whose career took off with the hit single ‘Gasolina’ in 2004, will wrap off his musical career with ‘Legendaddy,’ his first new studio album in ten years, as well as a world tour. His... -
Ukraine football star Shevchenko steps up relief efforts for war victims
Mar 22, 2022Andriy Shevchenko, a former Chelsea striker, said he will use his position to tell the world the truth about Russia’s invasion of his nation and to increase efforts to raise humanitarian relief for the crisis’ victims.... -
Germany signs energy deal with Qatar
Mar 22, 2022Due to the ongoing issue with Russia, Germany has inked an energy agreement with Qatar this time. On Sunday, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding (March 20). The signing event was attended by Qatar’s... -
UN chief calls Russia-Ukraine war ‘unwinnable’
Mar 22, 2022UN chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that it was time for Russia to end their “absurd war” in Ukraine, declaring the conflict “unwinnable.” The Secretary General told reporters at the world body’s headquarters in New York... -
Brazilian wins album of the year at French comic fest
Mar 22, 2022“Listen, darling Marcia,” by artist Marcello Quintanilha, earned the best album prize at the Angouleme comic book festival in France on Saturday. The book, which was released in September, depicts the narrative of a woman living... -
Surprise side Gambia want to avoid becoming one-tournament wonders
Mar 22, 2022Tom Saintfiet, the Belgian coach who led Gambia to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations this year, is determined to escape the disaster that befell Madagascar. Debutants Madagascar dominated the 2019 Cup of Nations... -
China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country
Mar 22, 2022As China’s “zero-Covid” approach is tested by an Omicron wave, the country’s industrial city of nine million people was shut down overnight and more than 4,000 viral cases were detected on Tuesday. Late Monday, the city... -
Navalny, a Kremlin opponent, was sentenced to nine years in prison
Mar 22, 2022According to an AFP journalist, a Russian court sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to nine years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of theft and contempt of court. Navalny, 45, will serve a... -
UN weighs listing Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’
Mar 21, 2022On Monday, the United Nations launched a monitoring expedition to the Great Barrier Reef to see if the World Heritage property is being protected from climate change as it continues to bleach. Authorities reported last week... -
US declares Myanmar military oppression of Rohingya ‘genocide’
Mar 21, 2022US Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally declared Monday that the Myanmar military’s attacks on the Rohingya in 2016 and 2017 was “genocide”, saying there was “clear intent” to destroy the Muslim minority. “I have determined...
