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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MOVING TO ENFORCE THE SHUT DOWN OF COAL AND OIL FIRED POWER PLANTS.
A RULEMAKING CHANGE RESTORING A LEGAL NOTION FOR LIMITING RELEASES OF MERCURY FROM THE PLANTS ALLEGING POSSIBLE HARM.
THAT LEGAL BASIS HAD BEEN REMOVED PREVIOUSLY BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EPA...THE HILL
In East Palestine, Ohio there's something new to talk about besides the toxic smoke plume.
In a local creek an oily film can be seen in the aftermath of the February 3rd train derailment...WKBN-TV YOUNGSTOWN (VIDEO EMBED)...
Ohio US Senator Republican JD Vance brought attention to the problem in a video that has gone viral...JD VANCE TWITTER VIDEO...
Vance urging the Norfolk Southern Railroad to finish the cleanup effort.
The US Senate Energy Committee to hold a hearing on the train derailment....THE HILL
RUSSIA HAS INTRODUCED A UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON THE SABOTAGE OF THE NORD STREAM PIPELINES DESIGNED TO CARRY RUSSIAN NATURAL GAS TO GERMANY...TASS RUSSIA
At the White House National Security spokesman John Kirby saying the US welcomes any decisions by allied nations to provide fighter planes to Ukraine...TASS RUSSIA
PROTESTS AGAINST ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN SURINAME INCLUDING GOVERNMENT 'AUSTERITY MEASURES'
(Updated)
Tonight the US Embassy in Suriname is condemning what it calls:
"an unacceptable attack on democracy"...
Earlier today a protesting crowd of thousands driven back by tear gas and buckshot at the parliament building in the nation of Suriname on the northern coast of South America.
Protesters said to have caused damage to the building.
Demonstrators were still on the streets at other locations in the capital city of Paramaribo where incidents of vandalism were reported later today.
Economic conditions and government economic policy driving the protests. The government has imposed "austerity measures" that involve the elimination of subsidies like those for fuel...REUTERS
Protesters speaking of higher prices, rising crime and nepotism in the government.
The government this evening speaking of special measures with the center of the capital city closed from 6 pm to 6 am local time Saturday...
"You are nostalgic for the guillotine."
FRENCH CABINET MINISTER GABRIEL ATTAL GOING AFTER THE 'LEFT' OPPOSITION IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TODAY.
THE FIERCE OPPOSITION OF THE LFI ("LEFT") TO PRESIDENT EMMMANUEL MACRON'S PENSION REFORM LEGISLATION LEADING TO THOUSANDS OF AMENDMENTS AND LONG SESSIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY...(Information from BFM-TV France in this story)
In the South Pacific nation of Fiji former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama ousted from Parliament in a late Friday night vote.
His three-year suspension imposed following a parliamentary speech last Monday labeled "seditious".
Speaking as leader of the opposition, Mr. Bainimarama said the new government that replaced his following recent elections was 'setting out to destroy constitutional democracy'. Bainimarama calling on the military to take action....ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
Indian authorities say the BBC was involved in tax evasion.
BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai raided this week by Indian police who conducted days of investigations in the offices.
Several weeks ago the BBC broadcast a documentary critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi....ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK SAYS MORE WORK IS NEEDED TO CARVE OUT A DEAL BETWEEN THE UK AND THE EUROPEAN UNION OVER NORTHERN IRELAND.
SUNAK TALKING WITH NORTHERN IRELANDS'S POLITICAL LEADERS TODAY.
THE BREXIT DEAL LEFT THE BORDER OF NORTHERN IRELAND IN LIMBO BECAUSE OF ITS LAND BORDER WITH IRELAND WHICH IS AN EU MEMBER.
A DEAL MAY BE REACHED NEXT WEEK...BBC NEWS
Four US soldiers wounded during an attack that killed an Islamic State leader in Syria.
The US military operating with the Kurdish "Syrian Democratic Forces" in northeastern Syria during the attack.
A dog working with the US military also hurt...THE NEW ARAB
IN CANADA THE RELEASE OF A REPORT BY THE OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT'S CRACKDOWN ON FREEDOM CONVOY PROTESTERS A YEAR AGO.
THE REPORT SEEN BY CONVOY PROTEST SUPPORTERS AS MAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT ALTHOUGH THE REPORT RAISED QUESTIONS AT TIMES.
ITS CONVOLUTED TEXT INCLUDES ENDORSEMENT OF THE USE OF CANADA'S EMERGENCY ACT BY THE LIBERAL PARTY GOVERNENT OF MR. TRUDEAU...EZRA LEVANT REBEL NEWS TWITTER...REBEL NEWS LIVE VIDEO FEED RUMBLE
MARKETS TODAY MIXED THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE UP 129.84 POINTS.
THE NASDAQ WENT DOWN 68.56 POINTS.
AT 530 PM NEW YORK TIME THE PRICE OF OIL AT 76 DOLLARS AND 33 CENTS A BARREL DOWN TWO DOLLARS AND 16 CENTS...MARKETWATCH
German airports brought to a standstill today as ground crews went on strike.
2,300 flights cancelled involving some 300,000 passengers.
Unions want a 10.5 percent pay raise...BBC NEWS
BRITISH NURSES WILL STAGE A 48-HOUR STRIKE ON MARCH 1ST. PREVIOUS JOB ACTIONS HAVE LASTED 24-HOURS.
THE EXPANSION OF THE STRIKES COMES AS NURSES CONTINUE TO SEEK PAY HIKES THAT MATCH AN INLFATION RATE EXCEEDING 10 PERCENT...BBC NEWS
NATO CHIEF JENS STOLTENBERG PRESSURING EARTHQUAKE-DEVASTATED TURKEY IN A THURSDAY VISIT.
STOLTENBERG SAID THAT FINLAND AND SWEDEN HAVE DONE ENOUGH TO SATISFY TURKEY'S DEMANDS TO BE ALLOWED INTO NATO...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
THIS WEEKEND THE INTERNATIONAL MUNICH SECURITY CONFERNCE INCLUDING MANY HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS FROM THE US ALIGNED NATIONS OPENLY HOSTILE TO RUSSIA AND INCREASINGLY HOSTILE TO CHINA.
RUSSIA BANNED FROM THE EVENT THIS YEAR.
CHINA'S RECENTLY APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI IS PRESENT ALSO US VICE-PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN...
AT THE MUNICH CONFERENCE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT SAYS IRAN IS TALKING TO 50 NATIONS ABOUT DRONE SALES...TIMES OF ISRAEL...
HEAVY SECURITY IN PLACE FOR THE CONFERENCE INCLUDING FIVE THOUSAND POLICE AND A 'SECURITY ZONE' AROUND THE CONFERENCE...TASS RUSSIA
"We insist that the United States...put an end to official interaction with Taiwan, cut off all forms of military contact, stop interfering in the Taiwan issue and creating factors leading to another escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait."
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin commenting today as new has leaked out regarding a possible visit by a US defense department official to Taiwan...TASS RUSSIA
China imposing sanctions on US defense contractors that sold arms to Taiwan.
Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies on a list of 'unreliable entities'.
China will not do any importing or exporting related to them...REUTERS-INDIA TODAY
North Korea threatening an 'unprecedented" response to US-South Korean drills set for next week.
"Tabletop exercises" set to begin at the Pentagon next Wednesday involving US and South Korean officials...DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY-THE TELEGRAPH INDIA
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
In other news...
In Mississippi a man shot and killed his ex-wife and five others today.
It happened in Tate County near Memphis, Tennessee. The 52-year old suspect taken into custody by law enforcement...BBC NEWS
In North Korea ruler Kim Jong-un making his latest appearance with his daughter.
They were at a soccer match in celebration of the birthday of Kim's father the former ruler Kim Jong-il.
Mainstream media noting Kim smoking a cigarette as he watched the match...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY-SOUTH KOREA
A JAPANESE SPACE LAUNCH FAILED TODAY.
THE H3 SPACE ROCKET UNABLE TO BLAST OFF WHEN TWO BOOSTER ENGINES FAILED TO IGNITE ON THE LAUNCH PAD...AL JAZEERA QATAR
Electric car maker Tesla recalling 362,000 vehicles here in the US.
An update needed to Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software to stop vehicles from exceeding speed limits or go through intersections in an "unlawful or unpredictable manner" according to the US government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...AL JAZEERA QATAR
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