Portal:Current events/2023 March 1
March 1, 2023 (Wednesday)
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed when a boat carrying around 30 migrants capsizes near the coast of Kos, Greece. (AP)
International relations
- Havana syndrome
- A two-year investigation by seven U.S. intelligence agencies concludes it is "very unlikely" that Russia or another country was responsible for the "Havana syndrome" that affected U.S. diplomats and spies. Instead, "medical, environmental and social factors can explain" many symptoms. (AP) (Reuters)
- Enlargement of NATO
- Finland–NATO relations
- The Finnish Parliament votes 184–7 to formally approve the country's accession to NATO, and to adopt the military alliance's founding documents. Hungary and Turkey have yet to approve Finland's membership. (Euractiv)
- Finland–NATO relations
Law and crime
- Disappearance of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
- Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's baby's remains are found hidden in a shed two days after the couple were found and arrested. The couple are charged with gross negligence manslaughter. It is believed the baby was dead for some time before it was found. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Tempi train crash
- Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigns in response to last night's train wreck in Tempi that killed more than 50 people. (ABC News)
Science and technology
- Thousands of users of Twitter worldwide report issues on using the social media platform including the inability to view new posts on their main timelines. (BBC News)
- Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă unveils an AI-run "honorary advisor" named Ion, which will synthesize submissions by Romanians relating to their "opinions and desires". Ciucă says that this makes Romania the first country in the world to have an AI government advisor. (Politico.eu)