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US President Joe Biden addresses to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, US, 28 April 2021

09:36 GMT 30 April 2021 / updated: 09:36 GMT US

‘Not Top of Their To-Do List’: Biden Speech Viewer Rating Less Than Half of Trump’s 2017 TV Audience

Pentagon: Conflict With China Not Inevitable, But Both Countries Need to Avoid 'Needless Escalation'

Ultra Orthodox Jews look at stairs with waste on it in Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at the tomb of a 2nd-century sage for annual commemorations that include all-night prayer and dance, 30 April 2021

Israel's Netanyahu Declares Sunday Day of Mourning After Deadly Stampede at Religious Festival

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris during a rehearsal for Bastille Day, 11 July 2018.

Mayor of Paris District Agrees With Generals Threatening to Seize Control Amid ‘Civil War’ Danger

'Martian Plague': Bringing Mars Samples to Earth May Cause a Devastating Pandemic, Scientists Warn

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First 100 Days: Biden Stretched Too Thin With Many of His Plans Getting Stuck, Observers Say
On 28 April, President Joe Biden announced that during his first 100 days he had managed to bring the US back on track despite inheriting the worst pandemic and worst economic crisis from his predecessor. What are the president's achievements and why does the GOP believe that he does not deserve credit for many of them?
Last update: 08:12 GMT 30.04.2021
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World
US General Warns China Nuclear Buildup ‘On Track to Exceed Previous Projections’
China’s effort to expand its influence was estimated as one of the largest threats facing the United States, according to a major annual intelligence report released on 13 April, which also foresaw Beijing at least doubling its nuclear stockpile over the next decade.
Last update: 12:51 GMT 30.04.2021
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World
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Revealed to Have Pregnant Tummy
In 1826, a mummy, believed to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings in Upper Egypt, was brought to Warsaw in a coffin initially made for a male priest, Hor-Djehuty, in the 1st century BCE. Only 190 years later, it was revealed that the mummified body actually belonged to a female.
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US
Company Funded by Bill Gates to Release Genetically-Tampered Mosquitoes in Florida, Media Says
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Last update: 12:22 GMT 30.04.2021
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Tom Cruise 'Annoyed by Tree Branches' on Set of Mission Impossible 7
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Last update: 10:46 GMT 30.04.2021
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Asia & Pacific
Powerful Force: Presumed Cause for Sinking of Indonesian Submarine Unveiled
Indonesia’s KRI Nanggala 402 submarine went missing on 21 April after losing contact with land several hours beforehand. The vessel was later declared “sunk” and all of its 53 crew members pronounced dead.
Last update: 11:31 GMT 30.04.2021
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World
US, China Must Avoid 'All-Out' Artificial Intelligence War, Former US Diplomat Kissinger Tells Media
The former top diplomat's comments come amid fierce competition between two global superpowers, which is expected to lead to further tensions amid the tech race. He served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for the Nixon administration during the Vietnam War, and paved the way for China and the US to build diplomatic ties in 1979.
Last update: 04:22 GMT 30.04.2021
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World
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