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  Last update: 12:18 GMT 12.06.2021

  12:18 GMT 12.06.2021

  Sport

  'What the Hell?' Fans Stunned After Seeing Tiny Car Deliver Ball to Euro 2020 Opening Game

  Despite the opening ceremony being scaled down due to coronavirus restrictions it appears to have delighted both fans at the stadium and viewers alike. It began with a performance by a marching band and levitating drummers, followed by famous opera singer Andrea Bocelli. The ceremony ended with a massive round of fireworks.

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  Last update: 11:51 GMT 12.06.2021

  11:51 GMT 12.06.2021

  World

  Iranian Navy Ship in Atlantic Reportedly Carrying Fuel Alongside Armaments for Venezuela

  The US earlier expressed concerns regarding media reports about two Iranian warships in the Atlantic Ocean possibly trying to deliver weapons to Venezuela. The online publication Foreign Policy noted, however, that Washington's options to legally stop them are severely limited.

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  Last update: 07:59 GMT 12.06.2021

  07:59 GMT 12.06.2021

  US

  Multiple Injuries Reported in Shooting in Austin, Texas

  At least 13 people were wounded when an unknown person opened fire in Austin, Texas, according to authorities. Two of the victims are in critical condition, according to preliminary reports from the medics, but no fatalities have been reported so far.

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  Last update: 12:09 GMT 12.06.2021

  12:09 GMT 12.06.2021

  Russia

  Putin Awards State Prizes to Sputnik V Developers

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday awarded state prizes to the scientists who developed the country's flagship vaccine against the coronavirus, Sputnik V, and commended the achievement as a triumph of Russian science.

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  Last update: 07:06 GMT 12.06.2021

  07:06 GMT 12.06.2021

  UK

  No Knife! There's Something More Unusual: Watch Queen Cut Cake With Ceremonial Sword

  A large cake was prepared to mark The Big Lunch at the Eden Project, a huge indoor rainforest near the G7 conference site in Carbis Bay.

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  Last update: 10:45 GMT 12.06.2021

  10:45 GMT 12.06.2021

  Europe

  'Don't Come': Revellers 'Dressed Like Penis' Told to Stay Out of Amsterdam as City Eases COVID Curbs

  The Dutch capital has relaxed some of its coronavirus-related curbs, reopening most locations, on condition that city dwellers and tourists continue to observe basic rules and follow the city's guidelines.

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  Last update: 00:19 GMT 12.06.2021

  00:19 GMT 12.06.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Kim Jong Un Dubs K-Pop a 'Vicious Cancer' Capable of Corrupting North Korean Youths

  Back in December, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intensified the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) culture war against South Korean media by introducing heftier labor camp sentences for individuals caught indulging in such entertainment. While the maximum punishment was set at five years of hard labor, it is now five to 15 years.

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  Last update: 04:33 GMT 12.06.2021

  04:33 GMT 12.06.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Saudi Arabia Bans This Year's Hajj for Foreign Muslims Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

  The global death toll from the coronavirus has reached 3.78 million, while the overall number of confirmed cases is around 175 million, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.