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  Last update: 10:53 GMT 12.04.2021

  10:53 GMT 12.04.2021

  Europe

  EU Commission Expects Astrazeneca to Clarify Outstanding Issues on Supply Shortfalls

  Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca started its vaccine delivery to the European Union in February and aims to deliver 100 million doses in the first half of 2021.

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  Last update: 09:53 GMT 12.04.2021

  09:53 GMT 12.04.2021

  Middle East

  Lebanon Expands Its Claim Amid Maritime Boundary Dispute With Israel

  The two countries began maritime boundary talks mediated by Washington in October, but the negotiations stalled a month later amid an impasse caused by conflicting claims. The areas under dispute are known to be rich in hydrocarbon resources.

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  Last update: 11:16 GMT 12.04.2021

  11:16 GMT 12.04.2021

  Sport

  Barcelona Chief Shares Thoughts on Messi's Future After Defeat to Real Madrid

  Just few months before Lionel Messi’s contract with his career-long Barcelona club expires, his fans are shivering in doubt – has the legendary Argentinian made up his mind yet about his future?

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  Last update: 10:56 GMT 12.04.2021

  10:56 GMT 12.04.2021

  Sport

  Cristiano Ronaldo Reportedly ‘Threw Shirt’, ‘Punched Wall’ After Failing to Score for Juventus

  A frustrating season for Juventus and the Italian club’s forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has seen them knocked out of the Champions League in early March and facing a loss of the Serie A title, with the Portugese superstar’s future with Vecchia Signora ("the Old Lady"), in doubt after his contract expires in June 2022.

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  Last update: 08:13 GMT 12.04.2021

  08:13 GMT 12.04.2021

  Middle East

  Iran's Special Services Reportedly Identify Person Involved in Natanz Attack

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iranian special services have established the identity of a person who was involved in the sabotage attack at the Natanz nuclear facility, an official from the intelligence ministry told Nour News agency on Monday.

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  Last update: 06:25 GMT 12.04.2021

  06:25 GMT 12.04.2021

  Europe

  Former Swedish PM Needles Norway, Denmark With Divisive WW2 Tweet

  In response to Carl Bildt's suggestion that Sweden would have given a finer account of itself against Nazi Germany, many pointed out Stockholm's questionable World War II “neutrality”, which many see as outright collaboration with Hitler.

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  Last update: 10:26 GMT 12.04.2021

  10:26 GMT 12.04.2021

  UK

  Mother Of Man Murdered By Freed Terrorist Says 'His Death Was A Tragedy But His Life Was A Triumph'

  On 29 November 2019 two people were stabbed to death and three were injured when a convicted terrorist ran amok in central London. Usman Khan was attending a prisoner rehabilitation workshop near London Bridge.

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  Last update: 04:43 GMT 12.04.2021

  04:43 GMT 12.04.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine Approved in India

  The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world has topped 2.93 million; over 136 million cases of the infection have been detected, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.