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  Last update: 23:32 GMT 12.04.2021

  23:32 GMT 12.04.2021

  World

  WHO Warns COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Growing Exponentially’ as Millions of Cases Emerge

  Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that new COVID-19 cases and deaths would be on the rise over the next several weeks, despite ongoing efforts to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the deadly virus that causes COVID-19. Officials have repeatedly warned that transmission rates are not decreasing as much as they would like.

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  Last update: 23:58 GMT 12.04.2021

  23:58 GMT 12.04.2021

  World

  HSBC Agrees to Give Huawei Files it Supplied to US DOJ on Meng Wanzhou Case

  Shortly after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s December 2018 arrest in Vancouver, Canada, then-US President Donald Trump publicly mused that she would make useful leverage in the ongoing tariff war with her home country of China.

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  Last update: 21:43 GMT 12.04.2021

  21:43 GMT 12.04.2021

  US

  Video: One Dead, Man Detained After Officer-Involved Shooting at Knoxville High School

  Several law enforcement agents arrived at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday, following reports of multiple gunshot victims, including an officer with the Knoxville Police Department (KPD).

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  Last update: 01:06 GMT 13.04.2021

  01:06 GMT 13.04.2021

  Tech

  Head of Roscosmos Criticizes US State Department Over Failing to Mention First Man in Space

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has criticized the International Day of Human Space Flight release of the US State Department on Facebook, which makes no mention of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.

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  Last update: 22:41 GMT 12.04.2021

  22:41 GMT 12.04.2021

  US

  'Is He Really in Charge?': GOP Senator Cornyn Criticizes Biden's Lack of Media Presence

  The US president has already been criticized for his limited media availability and for having a special relationship with White House reporters, who ask him questions deemed too easy. Biden also set the record for the length of time it took before holding his first full-fledged presser as president, eventually holding one at the end of March.

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  Last update: 21:28 GMT 12.04.2021

  21:28 GMT 12.04.2021

  Opinion

  US Attache Showed 'Incredibly Bad Judgment' Wearing Death's Head, Military Analysts Say

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Defense Attache to Kiev Colonel Brittany Stewart showed "incredibly bad judgment" publicly wearing a Ukrainian skull insignia on April 9, a former Pentagon analyst and combat veteran-turned-historian told Sputnik on Monday.

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  Last update: 00:46 GMT 13.04.2021

  00:46 GMT 13.04.2021

  Tech

  NASA Unveils Stunning Image of Blue Martian Dunes to Celebrate Odyssey Anniversary

  The Mars Odyssey spacecraft was launched into space on April 7, 2001, with the objective to develop a map that could outline the compositions of the Martian landscape in a bid to give researchers a more solid perspective of the terrain. The spacecraft remains the oldest piece of technology examining Mars.

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  Last update: 23:49 GMT 12.04.2021

  23:49 GMT 12.04.2021

  Society

  Yogurt Molecules ‘Cure’ Mice of Inflammation Linked to COVID-19, Study Suggests

  Probiotics are often referred to as good bacteria, and studies have confirmed they can benefit patients who have inflammatory diseases, such as those brought on by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.