February 27, 2024 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Two people are killed in Conakry, Guinea, during protests related to an ongoing nationwide strike.

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The Ukrainian military withdraws from the villages of Sieverne and Stepove near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, following the announcement of its withdrawal from the nearby village of Lastochkyne on February 26.

(Reuters)

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German Navy warship Hessen shoots down two drones launched by Houthi forces in Yemen as part of the European Union's mission to protect international shipping in the Red Sea.

(Reuters)

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Business and economy

Japanese technology company Sony announces it will cut 900 jobs across its global workforce and has also proposed the closure of London Studio as part of the restructuring.

(Sony Interactive Entertainment press release)

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Disasters and accidents

The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle continues to spread, with almost 200,000 acres currently on fire.

(CNN)

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Thirty-one people are killed and ten more injured after a bus en route from Mali to Burkina Faso crashes on a road in Koumantou.

(AP)

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Law and crime

In the Netherlands, the Marengo trial concludes after six years. Of the 17 prosecuted people, three people, including Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, are sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in ten murders.

(NOS)

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The identity of a deceased man is confirmed by a DNA test to be Satoshi Kirishima, who participated in a 1974 bombing.

(BBC News)

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Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov is sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for "repeatedly discrediting" the Russian military.

(AP)

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