June 2021
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BORIS Johnson is set to delay lockdown lifting “freedom day” to July 19 after cases of the mutant Indian strain exploded by 240 per cent in just a week, The Sun can reveal. Under plans drawn up to be announced on Monday, a two-week review will be included meaning Covid restrictions could be dropped on July 5…
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River Nile in Africa is the longest river (6,825 kilometres) of the earth. An apple tree is at irs prime when it is about 50 years old. The United States produces about 100 million barrels of apples a year. That’s a lot of old trees. The Persian Gulf is the warmest sea. In the summer,…
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The Queen and senior members of the royal family have gathered at the Eden Project where they are hosting a joint dinner for the leaders of the G7. The monarch was joined by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they welcomed the leaders of the…
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Like supermarkets, restaurants and purveyors of sourdough bread, the illegal drugs trade went digital to serve its customers during lockdown, and could stay that way when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, Europe’s drugs agency said on Wednesday. “The pandemic is pushing drug criminals online, reinforcing a trend,” said the European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva…
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The world needs 250 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses by September in order to ensure at least 10 percent of the population of every country receives the life-saving jab by then, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom. Tedros made the remarks at the U.K. High-Level event on equitable access to COVID-19…
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Czech Republic have been crowned European football champions after beating Denmark 3-2 in the final of the delayed Euro 2020 (now Euro 2021), a simulation of the tournament played out on a supercomputer, that analysed teams and their results over the last 20 years, has predicted. The European Championships, which will kick off in Rome…
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The highest-paid female athlete in the world, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, decided to leave the French Open at the end of May citing her battle with depression and anxiety. Her withdrawal from the tournament created a media frenzy, and divided journalists and fans. But it has also started a conversation about athletes and mental health that…
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A French court on Thursday sentenced a man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face this week to a prison term of 18 months, 14 of which were suspended. Damien Tarel, a 28-year-old medieval history enthusiast, has been in custody since the assault on Tuesday, which a prosecutor called “absolutely unacceptable” and “an…
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ighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region face systematic and state-organised “mass internment and torture amounting to crimes against humanity”, Amnesty International said, citing dozens of eyewitness accounts from former detainees, as the group stepped up calls for the camps to be closed. In a report published on Thursday, Amnesty…
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Media covering the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be closely monitored to ensure they do not leave pre-registered areas such as hotels and sports venues, Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. She spoke of clarifying COVID-19 countermeasures relating to media covering the Games in opening remarks ahead of a Tokyo 2020 executive board…
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China has expanded emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccines in children aged between 3 and 17, an official of the vaccine research and development team of the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism told CGTN on Sunday. Zeng Yixin, also vice minister of the National Health Commission, said that experts have confirmed the safety…
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Carlo Ancelotti has officially opened his second spell as Real Madrid coach. He was presented on Wednesday after being appointed on Tuesday and spoke about a number of issues, leaving Sergio Ramos’ future at the club in the air. Ramos is out of contract at the end of June and has not yet agreed a…
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Real Madrid have appointed Carlo Ancelotti as the club’s new coach following the resignation of Zinedine Zidane last week. Ancelotti, 61, leaves Premier League side Everton to return for a second spell in charge of Madrid. He has agreed a three-year deal. “I would like to thank the board of directors, the players and the…
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