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Blue Origin conducts test launch in Texas

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle from West Texas as part of a test flight Wednesday afternoon, and successfully landed the rocket and capsule separately a short time later.

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Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims converge in northwest Pakistan

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India and Pakistan converged on a temple in northwestern Pakistan to celebrate Vaisakhi, one of the most important festivals for the Sikhs.

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Third night clashes at Brooklyn Center

Clashes break out between protesters and law enforcement as hundreds gather for the third night in a row outside Brooklyn Center's police station, in the suburbs of Minneapolis

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EU to get an extra 50 million COVID vaccines by the end of June

The European Commission chief said the total doses EU countries will receive from Pfizer will now be 250 million in the second quarter of this year.

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Minnesota police shooting: riots erupt in Portland and enter second night in Brooklyn Center

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot a Black man in a traffic stop over the weekend

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London Zoo reopens to public after latest lockdown closure

Visitors returned to ZSL London Zoo Monday (12 April 2021) as the attraction reopened to the public for the first time since its closure on 4 January, for the third national lockdown

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Saudi's Ta'if residents keep folklore war dance alive

The art of Taachir is known to be a traditional dance for the people of Taif, west of Saudi Arabia

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Mexican village forms 'self-defence' group amid armed gang threat

Children brandishing replica rifles march alongside armed adults as residents of Ayahualtempa, south-western Mexico, form a 'self-defence' group to train for a possible attack from criminal organisations that operate in the area

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Fire ravages historic factory in St Petersburg

A huge fire ravaged a historic factory in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Monday

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Restaurant owners scuffle with police in Rome lockdown protest

Fed up with anti-Covid measures, Rome's business owners and restaurant workers protest on a square in the Italian capital

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Volcanic eruption and gas from Iceland volcano

The Geldingadalir/Meradalir volcanic eruption in Iceland is producing roughly double the amount of gas pollution today than when it began on 19th March

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Massive fire in historic Saint Petersburg factory

A huge fire burns in a historic factory in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg, sending clouds of black smoke over the city

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Protesters angry over US police shooting of Black man forcefully dispersed

Protesters gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department in response to the police killing of Daunte Wright, a 20 year old black man stopped during traffic in a suburb northeast of Minneapolis the same day

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Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges despite India Covid surge

Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take a dip in the holy Ganges river as part of the Kumbh Mela

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Opera singer offers home concerts in order to fill the performing void

To make up for the lack of audiences caused by France's ongoing theatre closures due to Covid-19, mezzo-soprano Fiona McGown is organising home concerts, bringing live opera into people's living rooms

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Russians launch miniature rockets to celebrate Yuri Gagarin

Dozens of rockets take off over the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight

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'Chub Rollz' skaters club defies body image stereotypes

Dozens of people gather for the first meeting of a new skating club in Alameda, California, called Chub Rollz, aimed at defying physical stereotypes in the sport

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Vandoorne bounces back from disappointment to take Formula E Round 4 in Rome

Belgium’s Stoffel Vandoorne produced a stunning display to clinch the second race of a thrilling Formula E double header in Rome on Sunday.

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Red paint splashing in Yangon to mark bloodshed

Anti-coup protestors in Myanmar splashed red paint on the street in Yangon on Sunday

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Buchenwald & Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps mark 76th anniversary of liberation

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier commemorates the victims of the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald