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World London: Fire At High-rise Causes Multiple Injuries, Residents Criticise Govt And Developer
East London high-rise caught fire on May 7 early morning (local time) that had cladding similar to what was used on another building, Grenfell, which caused the death of 72 people in a 2017 blaze. The Friday incident led to several injuries and leaving residents angry who denounced the UK government as well as the building's developer over lack of...
- 6 hrs ago
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World Endangered California Condors Invade A Woman's Home, Netizens Says 'scary But Funny'
In a terrifying incident, giant California condors took over a woman's deck as they absolutely trashed it. Twitter user Seana Lyn shared images of the rare species taking over her mother's deck in California. According to the caption, there are only 160 of these birds left in California. Also, Lyn wrote that she is in complete awe knowing that her tiny...
- 7 hrs ago
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World British Navy Trains Staff To Use Flying Suits With Jet Packs Built By 'Real-life Iron Man'
Richard Browning ignited the world's interest when he unveiled his first Iron-man-like flying suit in 2017. Now, his company, Gravity Industries, which manufactures jet-pack flying suits, has posted a YouTube video of British marines flying in the jet suits. The video went viral in no time and people can't seem to get enough of it. var embedId...
- 7 hrs ago
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World UK PM Johnson's Conservative Party Wins Hartlepool; Unseats Labour First Time In 50 Years
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party on Friday won the election in the northern English town of Hartlepool, strengthening hold on the opposition Labour Party's decades-long dominated area. Labour had held the constituency for almost 50 years. In the statement to the sky, UK PM said that his party delivered on the Brexit and the...
- 7 hrs ago
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World COVID-19: UK To Offer Citizens Under 40s 'alternative' To AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
The UK on Thursday announced that all citizens under the age of 40, typically categorized as a non-high-risk group for contraction of COVID-19, will be offered "an alternative" to the AstraZeneca vaccine in view of the rare blood clots concerns. At per a COVID-19 presser on May 6, UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) told...
- 7 hrs ago
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World Germany Refuses To Back Vaccine Patent Waiver
The German government on Friday spoke out against the U.S. proposal to ease patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines, saying it "has significant implications for vaccine production overall." "The protection of intellectual property is a source of innovation and must remain", government deputy spokesperson Ulrike Demmer told journalists on Friday. Germany believes "the limiting...
- 8 hrs ago
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World WHO Panel Set To Decide On Emergency Use Of Chinese Vaccine
A key World Health Organization panel was set to decide Friday whether to authorize emergency of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesperson said, potentially paving the way for millions of doses to reach needy countries through a U.N.-backed program. The review by a technical advisory group could open the possibility of the Sinopharm vaccine being included in the U.N.-backed...
- 8 hrs ago
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World EU Leaders Given Keys To The City In Porto
Top European Union leaders were presented with keys to the Portuguese city of Porto on Friday in a ceremony at City hall. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament were welcomed by Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira. The EU leaders and their large...
- 8 hrs ago
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World Bosnia Serbs Honor Controversial Nobel Literature Winner
Bosnian Serbs on Friday honored the controversial 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist views over Serb war crimes during the 1990s' wars in the Balkans. The Austrian novelist and screenwriter was welcomed by Bosnian Serb officials as he arrived in the northern town of Banja Luka, the main city in the Serb-run part of Bosnia. From there,...
- 8 hrs ago
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World US Envoy In Sudan In A Bid To Resolve Ethiopia's Dam Dispute
The U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa was in Sudan on Friday, the latest stop on his tour of the region aimed at resolving the decade-long dispute over Ethiopia's massive dam on the Nile River's main tributary. During his two-day visit, Jeffrey Feltman is expected to hold talks with Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan's ruling sovereign council, Prime Minister...
- 8 hrs ago
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