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19th Mar 2024

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MEPs decide not to veto fossil fuel projects list

An attempt by MEPs to veto a list of energy projects given preferential treatment failed on Wednesday. MEPs in the industry, research and energy committee voted against vetoing the list. Critics say too many projects on the 'Projects of Common Interest' list relate to fossil fuels. Only 15 MEPs supported a veto, while 44 wanted to maintain the list as proposed by the European Commission.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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