World Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses three million There have been more than three million deaths worldwide due to COVID-19, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. WHO's Europe office announced last week that in the European region there are one million reported deaths. 17/04/2021
world news The most striking images from this week's top stories The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world. 17/04/2021
USA US protests over police shootings continue in Minneapolis and Chicago Protesters gathered in the US following the release of recent police body camera footage showing two fatal police shootings of people of colour. 17/04/2021
USA NASA picks SpaceX to build lander for next mission to the moon NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to build the next lander that will carry astronauts to the moon. 17/04/2021
USA Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China US President Joe Biden met with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Biden's first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader. 17/04/2021
Cuba Raul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba The resignation marks the end of the Castro brothers' leadership that began with the 1959 revolution. 16/04/2021
The Cube New audio app Clubhouse 'has significant problems with moderation' The audio-based social network solely relies on users reporting harmful content, rather than proactively moderating content. 16/04/2021
The Cube Pakistan briefly blocks social media access after anti-French protests The interior ministry said the measure was taken "in order to maintain public order and safety" after several days of heightened anti-French sentiments. 16/04/2021
Ireland Ireland encourages remote work to repopulate rural areas The Irish government is hoping to bank on the rise of remote work to breathe new life into rural towns and villages. 16/04/2021
World Do some COVID vaccines affect women differently? Questions have been raised around the different ways in which vaccines can impact women compared to men 16/04/2021
Austria Former leader of far-right Austrian party arrested for corruption The former head of Austria's far-right party, Heinz-Christian Strache has been charged with corruption following the 2019 "Ibizagate" scandal. 16/04/2021
France 'Highly probable' the EU will ditch its AstraZeneca contract: minister France's industry minister said on Friday that while a final decision was yet to be made, it was "highly probable" the EU wouldn't renew its contract for the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. 16/04/2021
United Kingdom All the details of Prince Philip's COVID-friendly, 'no fuss' farewell With no state ceremony, a custom-built hearse and a 30-person guest list, the Duke of Edinburgh's adieu will look a little different to other royal funerals. 16/04/2021
Sweden Sweden to ease COVID-19 restrictions for those who've been vaccinated Sweden's Public Health Agency says they will ease restrictions for those citizens, mostly elderly, who have had at least one vaccination shot against COVID-19. 16/04/2021
World COVID vaccine rollout: Which country in Europe is leading the race? It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way. 16/04/2021
Turkey Greek and Turkish foreign ministers clash at press conference The talks were arranged to improve relations between the NATO allies but descended into accusations. 16/04/2021
Romania Romania approves law to exclude Huawei from future 5G network Romania has approved a bill that aims to exclude Chinese group Huawei from the country's future 5G mobile network. 16/04/2021
France France adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15 French Parliament adopts a law that sets the age of consent at 15 years old, and 18 years old in the case of incest. 16/04/2021
no comment Florida: 15,000 cereal boxes toppled to honour school employee Students from two Florida school districts collected more than 15,000 boxes of cereal, set them up like dominos. 16/04/2021
World Pfizer CEO says third COVID jab 'likely' needed within 12 months Authorities in the US and the EU have already started planning for such an eventuality. 16/04/2021
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