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US man arrested after allegedly trying to breach cockpit
Delta on Friday expressed the company's gratitude in a statement to the crew and passengers of Flight 386, from the Los Angeles International Airport to the Nashville International Airport, who assisted in detaining the passenger when the plane was in the air, reports Xinhua news agency. After the incident, the flight had to be diverted to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Russia, US must mend ties: Putin
The world has not yet recovered from the difficulties and restrictions caused by Covid-19, and effective results could only be achieved through cooperation, Putin said on Friday at a meeting on the sidelines of the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. "If sources of Covid-19 infections remain somewhere in the world, then they can again trigger a spread globally," Xinhua news agency quoted the President as saying.
Guterres launches UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
Kicking off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the UN chief said on Friday that the planet was rapidly reaching a "point of no return", cutting down forests, polluting rivers and oceans, and ploughing grasslands "into oblivion", reports Xinhua news agency "We are ravaging the very ecosystems that underpin our societies," he warned.
Number of newborn babies in Japan drops to record low
Babies born in 2020 dropped from a year earlier by 24,407 to 840,832, falling below the 900,000-mark for the first time ever, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying on Friday. Japan's top government spokesperson Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said the nation's growing demographic crisis could shake the very foundations of the country.
ASEAN envoys in Myanmar for talks on current situation
The envoys are Second Minister of Brunei's Foreign Affairs Erywan bin Pehin Yusof, whose country currently holds the rotating chair of the ASEAN, and the bloc's Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi, Xinhua news agency reported. Upon their arrival, they met Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the Chairman of Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, here on Friday.
EU, UK open anti-trust probes into Facebook over data abuse
The European Commission opened a formal probe to assess whether Facebook violated EU competition rules by using advertising data gathered in particular from advertisers in order to compete with them in markets where Facebook is active such as classified ads. The formal investigation will also assess whether Facebook ties its online classified ads service "Facebook Marketplace" to its social network, in breach of EU competition rules.
Nigeria suspends Twitter 'indefinitely' over president's deleted tweet
Explaining the reason for the suspension¸ Information Minister Lai Mohammed told the media that the government officials were forced to take the step as the platform was being used for activities that were capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence. He also criticized Twitter for deleting President Buhari’s post “The mission of Twitter in Nigeria is very suspicious,”.
Covid 19 Update: Global caseload tops 172.4mn
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 172,449,514 and 3,708,248, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,342,974 and 596,999, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Biden rejects new Republican offer, to continue infrastructure talks next week
During a phone call with the president Friday, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican negotiator, proposed a new offer to increase about $50 billion in spending across a number of infrastructure programs, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. "The President expressed his gratitude for her effort and goodwill, but also indicated that the current offer did not meet his objectives to grow the economy, " Psaki said.
Facebook suspends Trump's accounts for 2 years under new rules
"We are today announcing new enforcement protocols to be applied in exceptional cases such as this, and we are confirming the time-bound penalty consistent with those protocols which we are applying to Mr. Trump's accounts... We believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols." Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Facebook, said.
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