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  Last update: 11:43 GMT 20.04.2021

  11:43 GMT 20.04.2021

  World

  Merkel Says She Criticises Putin to His Face, Not Behind His Back After Biden's ‘Killer’ Jab

  Joe Biden sparked a diplomatic scandal with Moscow last month after agreeing with a journalist’s characterisation of Vladimir Putin as a “killer” who would be made to “pay a price” for Russia’s alleged meddling in American elections. Putin brushed off the remarks, wishing Biden “good health” and suggesting he was projecting US sins onto Russia.

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  Last update: 11:36 GMT 20.04.2021

  11:36 GMT 20.04.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Vaccinated Airline Staff Contracts COVID-19 Days After NZ Gov't Praises Trans-Tasmin Travel Bubble

  The cleaner was diagnosed at a routine PCR test at the workplace, sparking a cluster of infections and later, a partial lockdown across Auckland, media reports revealed.

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  Last update: 11:32 GMT 20.04.2021

  11:32 GMT 20.04.2021

  US

  BLM Protesters in Minnesota Leave Rally After Learning Criminal Shot by Police Was White

  Another wave of anti-racism protests had been triggered by the death of a black motorist who had been apprehended in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Daunte Wright was shot dead during a traffic stop on Sunday by a police officer, who claimed to have drawn and discharged a handgun instead of a taser by accident.

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  Last update: 10:49 GMT 20.04.2021

  10:49 GMT 20.04.2021

  Viral

  'Royal C*ck': Prince Harry Mocked Online as His New Job Title Can Be Translated as 'Penis' From Japanese

  Much of the netizens’ amusement apparently stems from the fact that the word “chimpo” is a slang for a particular part of the male anatomy in Japan.

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  Last update: 10:10 GMT 20.04.2021

  10:10 GMT 20.04.2021

  Viral

  'Pre-Election Gambit': Macron Trolled for Swapping Perfect English for 'Ratcheted Up Frenglish'

  President Emmanuel Macron appeared in an English-language interview on CBS News on 18 April, where he announced a gradual lifting of French travel restrictions for Americans who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, from “the beginning of May”, and touched upon a swathe of topics of global importance, including the climate crisis.

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  Last update: 08:42 GMT 20.04.2021

  08:42 GMT 20.04.2021

  Europe

  Huawei Was Able to Spy on Millions in the Netherlands, Report Says

  The Dutch government recommended the stronger vetting of telecoms equipment suppliers in July 2019.

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  Last update: 09:56 GMT 20.04.2021

  09:56 GMT 20.04.2021

  World

  Putin Will Participate in US-Organised Climate Summit

  Kremlin also said in a statement that Russia is not the initiator of tensions in relations with the west, it just reacts to unfriendly moves.

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  Last update: 04:46 GMT 20.04.2021

  04:46 GMT 20.04.2021

  World

  Live Updates: India Registers 259,170 New COVID-19 Cases as Delhi Plunges Into Lockdown

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 3.024 million and over 141.6 million cases 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.