Sunday, March 28, 2021

Coronavirus: Search after people flee Dublin hotel quarantine

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Two people remain missing after leaving a quarantine hotel on Saturday, but a third has been found.

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The lost letters that found New York drag scene's secret trailblazers

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The film PS Burn This Letter Please tells untold stories from the lives of 1950s drag artists.

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Makassar explosion: Worshippers wounded in Indonesian church bombing

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Police say suicide bombers attacked the church during a Palm Sunday service in Makassar.

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Suez Canal: Effort to refloat wedged container ship continues

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Tugboats will renew attempts to dislodge the Ever Given from the canal on Sunday.

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Earth Hour: Cities around the world turn lights off

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Famous landmarks around the world have been switching off their lights to raise awareness of environmental issues.

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Myanmar coup: US 'horrified' by deadliest day since military takeover

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International leaders condemn the military after Saturday's violence - the deadliest since the coup.

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India coronavirus: The high-risk young demanding Covid jabs

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Cancer patients who are under the age of 45 are struggling to get Covid jabs in India.

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Kenya's Mike Sonko: The rise and fall of Nairobi's ex-governor

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Mike Sonko was elected governor of Kenya's capital despite a criminal past - and now faces more legal woes.

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Hunting rare birds in Pakistan to feed the sex drive of princes

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A glimpse into the closed world of hunts for houbara bustards, thought by some to be an aphrodisiac.

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Easter celebrations set to rival Christmas - even down to the tree

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Easter trees and garden furniture are being sought out by shoppers keen to make the most of lockdown easing.

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Union creates hotline for disgruntled Amazon staff

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Unite urges workers to come forward to voice their complaints about hours, pay, targets and breaks.

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Covid: Rapid home test kits to be available for workers

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Firms in England with more than 10 employees that are unable to provide on-site testing can apply.

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Melbourne to Cairns: Meet the Australian skateboarding an 'insane' 4,000km

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Gordy says he is skating from Melbourne to Cairns but says he "didn't realise how big Australia was".

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Derek Chauvin trial: Why role of TV cameras could come into focus

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Cameras will be in court, thanks to the network behind OJ Simpson’s trial. What role will they play?

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AI: Ghost workers demand to be seen and heard

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Workers who label content and help computers understand language want their own voices to be heard.

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Project 17: The photograph that united a family

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A photograph of a "burner boy" working on a toxic dump in Ghana helped his family to find him.

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Jedward shave off their famous quiffs for cancer charity

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The Irish twins removed each other's quiffs live on TV in memory of their late mother.

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Mozambique insurgency: Islamist militants 'ambush workers fleeing hotel'

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Workers were trapped in a hotel when Islamist militants stormed the town of Palma, reports say.

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Saturday, March 27, 2021

Facebook freezes Maduro's page over Covid claim

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Venezuela's president will not be able to post for 30 days for disinformation over a herbal remedy.

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Myanmar: Bloodshed as forces open fire on protesters

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Security forces opened fire on protesters as the leaders of the coup marked Armed Forces Day.

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Suez Canal: Fresh effort to refloat wedged container ship

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Tugs are taking advantage of a high tide to try to dislodge the ship blocking a key shipping route.

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Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, Nasa says

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The space agency rules out a 2068 threat to Earth from the "poster child for hazardous asteroids".

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Sachin Tendulkar: India cricket legend tests positive for Covid-19

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Tendulkar, 47, shares his diagnosis as India grapples with a huge surge in coronavirus infections.

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The Talk: Sharon Osbourne leaves US show after racism row

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CBS says her behaviour in an on-air row over the Duchess of Sussex "did not align with our values".

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Body-editing apps on TikTok ‘trigger eating disorders’

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Technology firms have been warned to consider the impact of such apps on vulnerable people.

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Suez Canal: Wedged container ship 'could soon be refloated'

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The large container vessel became wedged across the canal on Tuesday, causing a traffic jam.

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Myanmar: Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing vows to 'safeguard democracy'

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Min Aung Hlaing has addresses the country on national TV to mark Armed Forces Day.

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Biden: Georgia voting restriction law is 'atrocity'

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The president decries new state voting restrictions that he likened to past racist laws of the US South.

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Guatemalan teenagers die on journey to US: 'I knew I shouldn’t let him go'

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Fleeing poverty, 16 Guatemalans journeyed towards the US. Their bodies were returned in caskets.

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Ivermectin: South African medics using unproven worm drug to treat Covid-19

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Some South African medics are going to court to seek permission to prescribe Ivermectin to Covid patients.

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'Ice-cream toothache': Cold food and drinks pain explained

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Scientists say they have worked out how teeth become sensitive and hurt with cold food and drinks.

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The vaccine misinformation battle raging in France

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Online conspiracy theories are exacerbating existing vaccine scepticism.

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German Covid Easter U-turn shakes Merkel's cool, calm image

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Chancellor Merkel takes political flak as Germany struggles to agree on lockdown measures.

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Home-schooling around the world: How have we coped?

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Indigenous children have been hit hardest and the crisis has reached a "tipping point", say experts

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'Our customers are worried about the Suez Canal blockage'

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A freight forwarding firm says it has 20 containers stranded on the Ever Given container ship.

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Phone companies 'must do more' to stop fraud calls

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A senior law enforcement officer says the UK needs "a step change" in its response to fraud.

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Beverly Cleary, children's author behind Ramona Quimby, dies aged 104

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The beloved writer created the feisty characters of Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby.

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The challenge facing Joe Biden at the border

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Can the new president match his words on the campaign trail with action?

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Friday, March 26, 2021

Asda loses Supreme Court appeal in equal pay fight

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Supreme Court rules Asda shop workers free to pursue fight to gain equal pay with warehouse workers.

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People may quit if forced to work from home, Rishi Sunak warns

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The chancellor urges firms not to scrap offices altogether, warning employees may leave if they do.

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Prince Albert II: Harry and Meghan interview 'did bother me'

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Prince Albert II of Monaco has weighed in on the controversial interview that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave to Oprah Winfrey.

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Retail sales stage partial recovery in February

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Sales recovered some ground from January's steep fall, official figures show.

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Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 March 2021

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

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Turkey Erdogan: Women rise up over withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

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Turkey's president appeased conservatives by quitting a treaty aimed against domestic abuse.

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Xinjiang cotton: Chinese brands championed as backlash against West grows

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More Western brands have been targeted for showing concern over Uighur forced labour claims.

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Xinjiang cotton: Chinese brands championed as backlash against West grows

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More Western brands have been targeted for showing concern over Uighur forced labour claims.

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Uighurs: China sanctions UK MPs over abuses response

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It comes after the UK government took action over human rights abuses against the Uighur minority.

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North Korea claims 'new tactical guided' missiles launched

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Pyongyang says the missiles can carry massive payloads, which could include nuclear warheads.

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Suez blockage is holding up $9.6bn of goods a day

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The stranded mega-container ship is costing $400m (£292m) an hour in goods that can't be moved east or west.

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Andrew Laming: Australian MP apologises over comments to women

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One woman said government MP Andrew Laming's comments online left her feeling suicidal.

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