Monday, March 29, 2021

China's answer to YouTube slumps on market debut

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Shares of Bilibili opened 2.2% below their issue price before slipping further in early trade

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'It is so easy to choose what voluntary work to do'

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Charities are turning to technology to help them attract more volunteers.

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The Netflix show putting the spotlight on menopause

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The new Netflix show Bombay Begums puts the spotlight on menopause, but why aren't we talking about it?

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The Suez Canal blockage explored in numbers

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The costs are mounting as efforts to free the stranded Ever Given ship go into a sixth day.

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'It's do or die time for my insurer to pay up'

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Thousands of businesses across the country are feeling the pinch as insurers 'drag their heels' paying Covid claims.

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Learning to code 'will seriously change your life'

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Software developers are in high demand and well paid, but how do you break into the industry?

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Brisbane lockdown: Australian city to shut down over seven cases

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The Australian city of about two million people is to enter a snap three-day lockdown.

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George Floyd: When does Derek Chauvin's trial start?

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A US police officer is accused of killing a black man last year. Here's why the world is watching.

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'It is so easy to choose what voluntary work to do'

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Charities are turning to technology to help them attract more volunteers.

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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Covid: Barcelona hosts large gig after testing crowd

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The pilot project aims to see if mass Covid testing will allow the return of big events.

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Kenyan DJs sacked after blaming woman for being pushed off building

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The DJs apologise to a woman after debating if it was her fault that she was pushed off a building.

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Liberty Steel won't receive £170m bailout

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The government refuses a request for £170m to support the struggling metals group.

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Channel Nine cyber-attack disrupts live broadcasts in Australia

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The broadcaster says it is investigating whether the hack was "the work of a foreign nation".

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ICYMI: Hotdogs, hungry horses and orange skies

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See volcanic fast food and other stories in our weekly video round up: In Case You Missed It.

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Bolsonaro: Brazil's president ordered to pay damages to journalist

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A judge says Bolsonaro damaged a reporter's honour by suggesting she offered sex for information.

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Green Homes Grant scheme to insulate houses axed

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Homeowners were invited to apply for grants to insulate houses but the scheme is being suddenly ended.

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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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