Differences remain as talks to protect high seas enter final day

The High Seas Treaty has been years in the making, but disagreements remain over issues including benefit sharing.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/3/decisive-talks-to-protect-high-seas-fail-to-reach-final-agreement

Firefighters battle blaze at Hong Kong high-rise building site

The fire started at the top of the 42-storey skyscraper, which was close to completion, and engulfed the scaffolding.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/3/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-hong-kong-high-rise-building-site

All you need to know about China’s ‘Two Sessions’

The annual meetings of China's parliament and political advisory body will include a GDP forecast for 2023.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/3/all-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-two-sessions

Syrians displaced by quakes fear cholera outbreak as cases surge

At least two people died in northwest Syria last month following a rise in cholera infections.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/2/nw-syria-residents-fear-cholera-epidemic-amid-rising-infections

US Justice Dept wants execs to foot bill for corporate misconduct

DOJ will give discounts on fines for companies that seek to claw back compensation from corporate wrongdoers.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/2/us-justice-dept-wants-execs-to-foot-bill-for-corporate-misconduct

Pakistan mourns death of star athlete in shipwreck off Italy

Shahida Raza represented Pakistan in football, hockey and martial arts in several international championships.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/3/2/pakistan-mourns-death-of-star-athlete-in-migrant-boat-shipwreck

‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords

A low-intensity but bloody battle is being fought to contain the flow of drugs from Southeast Asia's 'Golden Triangle'.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/2/hld-tip-of-the-spear-taking-on-the-golden-triangles-druglords

North Korea’s Kim says ‘nothing impossible’ amid agriculture push

North Korean leader stresses need to build 'rich and highly-civilised' communities amid reported food shortages.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/2/north-koreas-kim-says-nothing-impossible-amid-grain-push

Tesla flags lower costs, but Musk does not unveil cheaper car

Chief Executive Elon Musk fails to announce much-awaited affordable electric vehicle at company's latest investor day.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/2/tesla-flags-lower-production-costs-does-not-unveil-cheaper-car

Prosecutors present closing argument in Murdaugh murder case

The closely watched trial centres on Alex Murdaugh, a former South Carolina lawyer accused of killing his wife and son.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/2/prosecutors-present-closing-argument-in-murdaugh-murder-case

Why is Slovakia confiscating minority-owned property?

A World War II decree is used to take land from Hungarians and Germans in what amounts to collective punishment.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/3/1/why-is-slovakia-confiscating-minority-owned-property

Israeli police fire stun grenades on pro-judiciary protests

Demonstrations are expected to intensify after what protest organisers dub a day of disruption.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/israeli-police-fire-stun-grenades-pro-judiciary-protests

Peru’s police arrest man carrying a mummy in food delivery bag

The mummy was in the isothermal bag the man had once used to deliver food to people's homes.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/perus-police-arrest-man-carrying-a-mummy-in-food-delivery-bag

Modi govt allowed Adani coal deals it knew were ‘Inappropriate’

The Modi govt brought in laws that helped the Adani Group keep its 'coal-scam era' deals.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/1/modi-govt-allowed-adani-coal-deals-it-knew-were-inappropriate

Myanmar military gets new aviation fuel supplies despite abuses

New report from Amnesty Intl, Global Witness and Burma Campaign UK reveals new shipments of fuel despite air raids.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/myanmar-military-gets-new-aviation-fuel-supplies-despite-abuses

Rupert Murdoch says Fox TV hosts ‘endorsed’ false election claims

Murdoch's testimony has been unsealed as part of a defamation lawsuit brought by a US-based voting machine company.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/rupert-murdoch-says-fox-hosts-endorsed-false-election-claims

Dozens of forest fires scorch Cuba, threatening brittle economy

An estimated 80 wildfires have struck the country since January, with blazes approaching the populous Santiago de Cuba.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/dozens-of-forest-fires-scorch-cuba-threatening-brittle-economy

Mexico’s president hits out at implicit criticism from US

'There's currently more democracy in Mexico than in the United States,' Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/28/mexicos-president-hits-out-at-implicit-criticism-from-us

Hong Kong scraps COVID-19 mask mandate after almost 1,000 days

Chinese territory hopes the relaxation of its last coronavirus measures will lure back visitors and boost business.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/28/hong-kong-scraps-mask-mandate-after-almost-1000-days

Why money will not be enough to address Japan’s baby crisis

Japanese women are having children later in life and worry motherhood will end their careers in a patriarchal society.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/28/why-money-will-not-be-enough-to-address-japans-demographic-crisis

Mexican soldiers kill five in border town, sparking protests

A report indicates members of the Mexican army opened fire on a pick-up truck in city of Nuevo Laredo, near US border.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/27/mexican-soldiers-kill-five-in-border-town-sparking-protests