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  Last update: 03:38 GMT 15.04.2021

  03:38 GMT 15.04.2021

  World

  Saudi Crown Prince Urged PM Johnson to Interfere in Newcastle United Takeover - Report

  Last July, the Saudis pulled out of the Newcastle contract, blaming the English Premier League, which allegedly asked to clarify whether the purchase would mean a takeover by the Saudi Kingdom. The news of the deal pullout angered fans who believed the wealthy Middle Eastern state's investment would bring them new success.

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  Last update: 07:34 GMT 15.04.2021

  07:34 GMT 15.04.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier to Keep Away from Taiwan Strait to Avoid China Tensions, Report Says

  The HMS Queen Elizabeth's maiden voyage will finish with joint exercises with the Japanese and American military.

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  Last update: 05:21 GMT 15.04.2021

  05:21 GMT 15.04.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  Sweden, Finland to Hold Anti-Submarine Drills, Finnish Navy Says

  HELSINKI (Sputnik) - The Swedish and Finnish navies will hold annual anti-submarine exercises from April 15 to 20 off the eastern coast of Sweden, the Finnish navy said.

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  Last update: 03:07 GMT 15.04.2021

  03:07 GMT 15.04.2021

  Sport

  Tokyo Olympics May Be Cancelled If Situation Around Covid-19 Worsens - Report

  While Japanese organizers and the IOC have promised that their first concern is safety, many local residents remain skeptical that the event will go ahead, as a large number of people have not yet been vaccinated in the country.

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  Last update: 00:45 GMT 15.04.2021

  00:45 GMT 15.04.2021

  US

  'Call Me When You're an American': South Dakota Governor Pledges to Reject Migrants

  Earlier this week, Governors Pete Ricketts of Nebraska and Henry McMaster of South Carolina, both Republican, said they would not be accomodating unaccompanied migrant children from the southern US border. McMaster's refusal came via Executive Order, which claimed South Carolina should instead focus on vulnerable children already in the state.

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  Last update: 00:58 GMT 15.04.2021

  00:58 GMT 15.04.2021

  US

  DoJ: Officer Who Fatally Shot Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbit Will Not Be Criminally Charged

  Ashli Babbitt, who served for more than 12 years in the US Air Force and the Air National Guard, was fatally shot on January 6 by an unidentified US Capitol Police officer after she participated in the violent storming of the US Capitol. At the time, Babbitt had been attempting to break through a door to the Speaker’s Lobby.

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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.