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Stories for March 8th 2021
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Names of women victimized by violence painted on metal barriers protecting Mexico's National Palace
Reuters – The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico's national palace ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a makeshift billboard for their movement.
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Brazilian state of Mato Grosso admits its hospital network has collapsed
Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, the largest grain producer in the country, announced on Sunday that its hospital network has begun to collapse, as there is a lack of intensive care beds due to the increasing number of patients suffering from COVID-19.
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:35 UTC
Maduro and wife Cilia Flores receive first doses of Sputnik vaccine, as shown by state television
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores have received their first doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Venezuelan state television reported, while the country received a second shipment of the vaccine.
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:25 UTC
EU medicines' regulator calls for refrain in approving Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
A senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) official urged European Union members on Sunday to refrain from granting national approvals for Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V while the agency reviews its safety and effectiveness.
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Ex-wife of Jeff Bezos marries a science teacher; couple pledges to continue giving to charity
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos and one of the world's richest women, has married a Seattle science teacher, who promptly declared he plans to help give away most of their wealth to charity.
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Ululations of joy during the Pope's four day visit to Irak
Pope Francis met Christians on Sunday in an ancient church torched by the ISIS terror group when it swept into the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh in 2014. After the militants were ousted from the town in 2016, the Al-Tahera (Immaculate Conception) Church’s imposing marble floors and columns were restored and the faithful gathered there on Sunday to welcome the pontiff.
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Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Swiss voters backed ban on burqa by a slim margin: 51,2% to a 50,8% turnout
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full-face coverings in public places - a decision hailed by supporters as a bulwark against radical Islam but branded as discriminatory by opponents. Official results showed that 51.2% of voters, and a clear majority of federal Switzerland's cantons, supported the proposal.
