Sat 17 April 2021: The UK bid its final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth’s husband, prince Philip, with a national one-minute silence that marked the beginning of his funeral at Windsor Castle, in a ceremony restricted to only 30 members of the royal family in order to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines. Prince Philip began his […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: Pregnant women in Britain should get a COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer or Moderna because there is more real-world data to show they are safe, the British public body that advises on vaccinations said on Friday. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said around 90,000 pregnant women had been […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: State prosecutors in Russia have asked a court to label groups linked to jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny as “extremist organisations”, a move that would ban them and expose activists to long prison terms. Friday’s move, if approved, would mark one of the most serious steps taken by authorities yet to […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: Instagram on Wednesday said it is dabbling with letting users hide “like” counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others. If an experiment at Instagram shows the option is a hit, it could be made permanent and even extended to Facebook, which owns the image-centric social […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: Brazil asked women on Friday to delay getting pregnant until the worst of the pandemic passes, saying the virus variant that is devastating the South American country appears to affect expectant mothers more than earlier versions of the coronavirus. The recommendation comes as Brazil continues to be one of the global […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: The Ottoman heritage Ferhadiye Mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital in Sarajevo has regained its recital for Ramadan after a break of 30 years. The 16th century historic mosque had a three-decade break from its Ramadan tradition because of the war between 1992 and 1995. However, the mosque regained its recital […]
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Sat 17 April 2021: Britain is set to hold on Saturday the funeral of Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9. The funeral service, which will take place at 3pm (4pm SA time) at St George’s Chapel, will be proceeded by a ceremonial procession. The […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The Australian Federal Court has found that Google LLC and Google Australia Pty Ltd (together, Google) misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December 2018, in a world-first enforcement action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Google misled Android users into […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: The number of Covid-19 infections in England fell by a third in the week ending April 10 to levels not seen since September last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Friday. The latest level equates to one in 480 people. It is the lowest figure since the week […]
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Fri 16 April 2021: A new video feature on Google Earth app can pull up four decades worth of satellite imagery, showing how devastating climate change has affected the planet. The glaciers, beaches, forests, whatever one has on their minds can be viewed in vivid details on how the world around is changing, The Associated Press […]
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