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  Last update: 15:11 GMT 15.04.2021

  15:11 GMT 15.04.2021

  Opinion

  Natanz Attack Caused Tactical Damage, Didn't Change Tehran's Strategic Calculus, Iranian Journo Says

  Although sabotage attacks targeting Iranian scientists and nuclear sites definitely inflicted some damage, they haven't changed the bigger strategic picture, says Iranian journalist and security analyst Mahan Abedin, adding that the Islamic Republic will continue to enrich uranium until the US sanctions are verifiably lifted.

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  Last update: 14:09 GMT 15.04.2021

  14:09 GMT 15.04.2021

  Business

  Crypto Billionaire Investor Says ‘Washout’ Coming for Cryptocurrencies Amid Coinbase Listing

  Bitcoin's value has skyrocketed in recent years, shaking off its “underground” image and attracting the attention of big investors, including the likes of Tesla.

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  Last update: 12:41 GMT 15.04.2021

  12:41 GMT 15.04.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  ‘Take a Sip First’: China Says Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Should Sample 'Safe' Fukushima Water

  Following Tokyo’s decision to release around 1.25 million tonnes of treated wastewater contaminated by the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, numerous countries, including China, strongly opposed the move.

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  Last update: 14:09 GMT 15.04.2021

  14:09 GMT 15.04.2021

  Tech

  No Biggie: NASA's Mission to Mars Registers Hundreds of Quakes But No Major Ones, Media Says

  The scientists are now reportedly trying to establish why exactly they have yet to detect a big tremor on the Red Planet.

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  Last update: 10:20 GMT 15.04.2021

  10:20 GMT 15.04.2021

  Tech

  'More Than We Dreamed Of': Roman Villa Dug Up at Yorkshire Housing Site Likely ‘First of its Kind’

  The site of a new housing development under construction in the Eastfield area of Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK, turned out to be hiding a remarkable and enigmatic secret, prompting the developer to alter plans.

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  Last update: 16:00 GMT 15.04.2021

  16:00 GMT 15.04.2021

  Viral

  'Great Shape': Canadian MP 'Accidentally' Gets Naked During Video Call

  A Liberal lawmaker from Quebec found himself in an embarrassing situation this week after a nude photo of him found its way online – it was taken during a virtual meeting with fellow parliamentarians. It’s easy to feel sorry for him – in COVID times many have been literally caught with their pants down during Zoom calls.

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  Last update: 09:32 GMT 15.04.2021

  09:32 GMT 15.04.2021

  India

  Holy Sh*t! Watch Thousands in India's Andhra Mark 'Ugadi' by Throwing Dung Despite Surging Covid Cases

  India has been witnessing record numbers of Covid cases on a daily basis over the past 10 days, following which several states have been forced to reintroduce lockdown-like curbs on social movement. The Delhi government also announced a weekend curfew on Thursday.

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  Last update: 04:44 GMT 15.04.2021

  04:44 GMT 15.04.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Germany Reports 29,426 New COVID-19 Cases

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 2.97 million; over 138 million cases of 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.