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Michael Gove visits Israel to learn about its 'Green Pass' Covid passport scheme amid speculation ...
The Daily Mail 20 Apr 2021
Michael Gove is holding talks with Israeli ministers about introducing a UK version of the country's Covid passport scheme. The Cabinet Office minister arrived in Israel last night accompanied by deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van Tam for three days of talks ... Israel has hailed its scheme as a 'world class experiment' ... RELATED ARTICLES ... .
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Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in the death of George Floyd
Denver Post 20 Apr 2021
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.
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So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?
The Guardian 19 Apr 2021
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Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed
Stars and Stripes 20 Apr 2021
"Chad is not a monarchy ... With confidence, but above all with courage and determination." ... The military said Tuesday he now will head an 18-month transitional council following his father's death ... "What's central to us now is that a process of democratic transition can be implemented and the stability of Chad preserved," she said.
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Chad president dead after fighting rebels accusing him of stealing election
Metro UK 20 Apr 2021
Idriss Deby has ruled Chad for over 30 years ... Advertisement ... ‘The candidate would have liked to have been here to celebrate … but right now, he is alongside our valiant defence and security forces to fight the terrorists threatening our territory,’ Zen Bada told reporters ... .
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New IRA blamed for fire bomb bid on police officer and young daughter
ITV 20 Apr 2021
Police have blamed the New IRA for planting a bomb at a police officer’s car beside where her three-year-old daughter sits ... PA ... Is this the sort of group they want to support? A group that has shown complete disregard for young people and now we have another callous attack where a mother and a toddler were the potential victims.” ... It is wrong ... .
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India stays at 142nd position in World Press Freedom index
Hindustan Times 20 Apr 2021
India remained at the 142nd position among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom index published on Tuesday, with the report saying that the country was among nations where reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic was blocked or seriously impeded. PUBLISHED ON APR 21, 2021 12.13 AM IST ... China was ranked 177, and the US 44 ... ....
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Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
Egypt Independent 20 Apr 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Center in Syria, said Russian warplanes hit two militant hideouts northeast of Palmyra ... By AP News. IMAGE ... ....
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As Chauvin jury deliberates, Biden calls case `overwhelming'
Moosejaw Today 20 Apr 2021
Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, said in Brooklyn Center, a suburb just outside Minneapolis. The congresswoman said the Chauvin case looks open-and-shut ... I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now.” ... The defence contended that the now-fired white officer acted reasonably and that a heart condition and illegal drug use led to Floyd's death ... ___ ... ___.
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Gene therapy technique shows potential for repairing damage caused by glaucoma and dementia
Technology Org 20 Apr 2021
However, each of these conditions is rare, and monogenic – that is, caused by a single defective gene ... Credit ... While the results of this particular study did not quite achieve statistical significance – a measure of how robust the findings are – the researchers say they are promising and a larger study is now planned to confirm the effect ... Source ... ....
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Unfair Verona: plans to limit tourists at Juliet’s balcony are blocked
The Guardian 20 Apr 2021
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Chelsea planning to withdraw from European Super League
Sportslens 20 Apr 2021
Now, it appears as if Chelsea are ready to pull the plug on the deal, with BBC journalist Dan Roan reporting on Twitter that they have prepared documents to pull out of the European Super League ... As quoted by the Evening Standard, the German said ... For now, Tuchel will be focused on ending the season strongly in order to secure a top four spot.
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Release Dubai’s Princess Latifa, UN experts tell UAE
The Guardian 20 Apr 2021
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We must end ‘qualified immunity’ for police. It might save the next George Floyd
The Guardian 20 Apr 2021
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Nasdaq Dubai to list Middle East's first Bitcoin Fund
Khaleej Times 20 Apr 2021
The Dubai-based alternative investment firm Dalma Capital has been named 3iQ's syndicate manager for the fund's in the Middle East.
