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Easter fun with meerkats and squirrel monkeys at ZSL London Zoo

While ZSL London Zoo remains closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, zookeepers have been entertaining some of the animals with fun Easter activities.

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Bolsonaro supporters, protesters clash at Brazil demo

Minor scuffles broke out in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday as supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with opponents at a public demonstration held on the anniversary of the country's military coup.

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Smugglers drop children over US border barrier

Video released Wednesday by U.S. authorities shows two Ecuadoran children being abandoned by smugglers after they were dropped over a 14-foot-high barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Crying and song as Myanmar anti-coup protesters don red 'blood' tears

Around a hundred protesters with red make-up to simulate tears of blood sing together in Myanmar’s Yangon and march against the military coup. The demonstration was held in Hlaing township.

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New York's Guggenheim Museum hosts pop-up hip hop performance

Hip Hop artists perform at a pop-up event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Titled "The Missing Element", the show fuses beatboxing and street dance.

World News

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he is going on hunger strike

Alexei Navalny, who is Russian president Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken opponent, was arrested on January 17 upon his return from Germany.

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Spring snowfall suprises residents of Magadan in Russia's east

Spring snowfall suprises residents of Magadan in Russia's east

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Pastry chef turns Easter Eggs into art

Walter Musco turns his shop in Rome's working-class Tor Marancia district into an art gallery displaying Easter eggs sculpted in hommage to great names from the worlds of art and literature.

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Hondurans celebrate president's brother getting life sentence

Hondurans celebrate president's brother getting life sentence

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Russian Reindeer circle dance captured by drone camera

Russian Reindeer circle dance captured by drone camera

World News

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 'has 100% efficacy among children aged 12-15'

Pfizer/BioNTech said they will seek authorisation to administer the vaccine to this age group in time for the next school year.

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Crowds flock to Tokyo to see cherry blossom

The Japanese government has been calling upon the nation to refrain from holding traditional picnic parties under cherry blossoms with fluorescent tape being used to cordon off picnic spots at parks in Tokyo.

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Informal waste workers in India crying out for vaccine access

They are among the estimated 20 million people around the world — in rich nations and poor — who are pivotal in keeping cities clean

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Three finger salutes at Myanmar funerals

Family members and relatives grieve as a solitary sign at the side of the coffin reads: 'Save Myanmar.'

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Protesters march for prisoners of conscience in Algeria

Protesters march for prisoners of conscience in Algeria

Sport

Champions League draw: Bayern Munich vs PSG in repeat of 2020 final

Bayern won the pair's last contest - the 2020 Champions League final - thanks to a strike by Frenchman Kingsley Coman.

Europe News

EU's 'vaccine passports' only valid with EMA-approved COVID jabs

It raises a potential problem for Europeans who have had the Russian or Chinese vaccine.

United Kingdom

UK sees record fall in trade with EU after end of transition period

Figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics show exports to the EU fell £5.6 billion and imports fell £6.6 billion in the first month after the end of the Brexit transition period.

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Johnson&Johnson single dose COVID-19 vaccine authorised in EU

The European Medicines Agency recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for the single dose Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Denmark

Denmark, Iceland & Norway suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations

"Right now we need all the vaccines we can get. Therefore, putting one of the vaccines on pause is not an easy decision," said Søren Brostrøm, Director General of the Danish Health Authority.