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‘Vulgar’ and ‘pornographic’ dance to celebrate Tsinghua University anniversary lambasted online
South China Morning Post 26 Apr 2021photo: AP / Michel Euler
Anger as ex-generals warn of civil war in France
BBC News 27 Apr 2021
Controversy is growing in France over an open letter signed by former and serving members of the military, warning of the threat of civil war. Around 1,000 servicemen and women, including some 20 retired generals, put their names to the letter. "The hour is grave, France is in peril," they wrote last week ... What does the letter say? ... .
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European Union initiates legal action against Covid vaccine maker Astra-Zeneca
Hindustan Times 26 Apr 2021
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been central to Europe’s immunization campaign, and a linchpin in the global strategy to get vaccines to poorer countries. But the slow pace of deliveries has frustrated the Europeans and has been blamed in part for holding up the EU's vaccine rollout. PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2021 06.48 PM IST ... ....
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US police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds
The Guardian 27 Apr 2021
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The Mystery Of Why Human Feet Keep Washing Ashore In The US And Canada Has Been Solved
IFL Science 27 Apr 2021
Since August 20, 2007, an alarming number of human feet have washed up on the coasts of the Salish Sea in the US and Canada ... The first two were found within the space of a week by a young girl and a couple enjoying a walk. Both were right feet, and both were size 12 ... The explanation is much simpler than that. It was a change in the footwear industry ... .
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Russia Puts U.S. Top of 'Unfriendly Countries' List
Newsweek 27 Apr 2021
Ukraine, the Baltic states and the Czech Republic were among the countries blacklisted by Moscow, Russian media reports ....
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Turkey wants to mend ties with Saudi Arabia: Erdogan spokesperson
The New Arab 27 Apr 2021
Turkey is seeking better ties with Saudi Arabia after recent fall outs. Turkey's presidential spokesperson said his country is seeking better ties with Saudi Arabia after a recent breakdown in relations between the two countries ... "We will seek ways to repair the relationship with a more positive agenda with Saudi Arabia as well," he said ... ....
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Queen photographed for first time on official public duties since Philip’s death
Belfast Telegraph 27 Apr 2021
The Queen has been photographed for the first time carrying out an official public engagement since the death of her beloved husband the Duke of Edinburgh. The monarch, 95, held virtual audiences at Windsor Castle via video-link on Tuesday ... PA. / ... The Queen on screen speaking with Sara Affoue Amani, ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire (Yui Mok/PA). PA. / ... PA. / ... .
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Finland plans stricter smoking rules, unbranded cigarettes
ABC News 27 Apr 2021photo: Creative Commons / Charles J. Sharp
This photo of the 'smallest bird in the world' actually shows a work of art
The Observers 27 Apr 2021
There's been a new sensational discovery in the bird world, according to social media. a photo showing the smallest bird in the world. But as cute as it is, it's not real - it's an April Fools joke based on work by a Bulgarian artist. Read more. The same photo has circulated in both French and English ... Spiegazione breve ... That was much the same story.
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10 years after death, Osama Bin Laden still mobilises jihadists
The Times of India 27 Apr 2021
A decade after he was hunted down and killed in Pakistan by US special forces, founder retains the capacity to mobilise extremists even in a polarised jihadist scene that has radically changed in the last years ... In videos he took to appearing with an assault rifle at his side, despite rarely seeing direct combat himself ... A Brief History." ... .
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UK to come under scrutiny in Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades
The Guardian 27 Apr 2021
Witnesses will be asked to respond to claims the ’Ndrangheta has laundered billions of euros in City of London In a high-security, 1,000-capacity courtroom converted from a call centre, Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades is under way in Lamezia Terme, Calabria ... “It’s not that there are no rules in London,” he said ... .
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John Kerry Should Resign — Or Be Fired
The American Spectator 27 Apr 2021
The headline at Fox News could not be plainer. It reads.. Iran’s foreign minister says John Kerry told him about Israeli covert operations in Syria. Kerry has previously been accused of colluding with Iranian leaders to undermine Trump administration ... Actually, this is not shocking. This is John Kerry at work ... The book was called Unfit For Command.
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UK accused of stranding vulnerable refugees after Brexit
The Guardian 27 Apr 2021
The Home Office has been accused of failing to reunite vulnerable refugees who have the right to join family in the UK under EU law, leaving lone children and torture survivors stranded ... “They really beat me, especially in the legs.
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Ethnic allies of Myanmar resistance capture government base
Yahoo Daily News 27 Apr 2021
Read full article. GRANT PECK27 April 2021, 6.46 am·2-min read. 1 / 2. Myanmar. Activists and anti-coup protesters hang student uniforms on the wall of a school during a demonstration against the re-opening of the school by the government in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 ... Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence. (AP Photo) ... TRENDING. News18 ... .
