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Members of the clinical staff wearing Personal Protective Equipment PPE care for a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, 5 May 2020

09:16 GMT 22 April 2021 / updated: 09:16 GMT UK

Corruption Red Flags Reported Over UK’s ‘Flawed’ Handling of Lucrative COVID-19 PPE Deals

IDF Investigating Why Its Cutting Edge Air Defences Failed to Shoot Down Rogue Syrian Missile

Excessive Force: Chauvin Found Guilty But Cop Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Cleared of Wrongdoing

Washington DC at night. View of the Capitol building

US House Passes Measure to Grant Statehood to Washington, DC, Sends Bill to Senate

In this file photo dated March 29, 2000, Pippa van Rechteren, left, and her two-year-old twins Catherine, second from left, and Elisabeth, third from left, are blocked from leaving their house on the white-owned commercial farm, Chiripiro, by Zimbabwe war veterans in Centenary district, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Harare

Boer and Afrikaner Minorities in South Africa Face Worsening Situation, Says Rights Activist

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World
Slovakia Expels Three Employees of Russian Embassy in Solidarity With Czech Republic
PRAGUE (Sputnik) - Three employees of the Russian embassy in Bratislava need to leave Slovakia within one week in light of the situation in the Czech Republic, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Thursday.
Last update: 12:29 GMT 22.04.2021
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Asia & Pacific
Oxygen Supply on Missing Submarine of Indonesian Navy Will Reportedly Last Until Saturday
Communication was lost with an Indonesian navy submarine as it was conducting a torpedo drill in waters north of the island of Bali on Wednesday.
Last update: 11:15 GMT 22.04.2021
11:15 GMT 22.04.2021
Military & Intelligence
US Formally Notifies Turkey of Removal From F-35 Deal Over S-400 Purchase, Report Says
ANKARA (Sputnik) - The United States has officially notified Turkey that it was excluded from the agreement on the F-35 jet production due to its purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defence systems, the official Anadolu news agency reported, citing a Pentagon source.
Last update: 13:02 GMT 22.04.2021
13:02 GMT 22.04.2021
US
Ted Cruz Slams LeBron James for Scandalous 'You’re Next' Tweet to Cop
The scandal unwrapped around an officer-involved shooting incident that occurred shortly before the jury announced its verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the in-custody death of George Floyd in May 2020.
Last update: 11:37 GMT 22.04.2021
11:37 GMT 22.04.2021
US
Mysterious Blue UFO Spotted from Hawaii Wasn't a Missing Aircraft
Several sky-gazers noticed a weirdly-shaped shinning object in Hawaii’s sky in late December last year. Months have passed, but the nature of this sighting has not been determined yet…
Last update: 13:20 GMT 22.04.2021
13:20 GMT 22.04.2021
Russia
Gigantic Ice Drift Invades City, Nearly Crushes Passersby in Russia’s Far East – Video
Fortunately, the incident didn’t cause any injuries or deaths, with its impact limited to waterfront damage.
Last update: 09:33 GMT 22.04.2021
09:33 GMT 22.04.2021
UK
Mentally Ill Man Killed UK Neighbour Who He Thought Was Spreading COVID-19 On Putin's Orders
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious effect on people’s mental health and in one English village it even led to a murder. An inquest has recorded a verdict of unlawful death on parish councillor James Nash.
Last update: 04:22 GMT 22.04.2021
04:22 GMT 22.04.2021
World
Live Updates: India Reports Record 314,835 New COVID-19 Cases
The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 3.055 million; over 143.5 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.