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Russia fines Twitter for failure to delete illegal content
Part of the content in question urged minors to take part in illegal protests, promoted drug use, and spread child pornography, the Xinhua news agency reported. Twitter has 60 days to pay the fines from the day the ruling comes into force. Last month, Russia's telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor started to limit Twitter's traffic due to its failure to remove banned content and warned about the possibility of completely blocking Twitter.
US lifts Trump-imposed sanctions against ICC
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Friday that President Joe Biden had revoked an executive order against certain persons of the ICC, ending the threat and imposition of economic sanctions and visa restrictions in connection with the court, Xinhua news agency reported.
Police officer dead after vehicle rams into US Capitol
The driver, identified as Noah Green, a 25-year-old man from Indiana, was shot by police at the scene on Friday afternoon and died in hospital, reports Xinhua news agency. Green is a Nation of Islam follower, according to MSNBC, citing Facebook content that was thought to be posted by him. The authorities have not yet specified a motive.
Sinovac, Sinopharm show safety, efficacy: WHO
During a news briefing on Wednesday, Alejandro Cravioto, chair of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), said the information that the companies shared publicly at the SAGE meeting last week clearly indicates "they have levels of efficacy that would be compatible with the requirements that WHO has asked for this vaccine", the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
51 dead after train derails in eastern Taiwan
At 9.28 a.m. (local time), the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) No. 408 Taroko train en route from Shulin, New Taipei, to Taitung, suddenly derailed as it entered the Daqingshui tunnel, reports Taiwan News. The train comprised eight carriages and had more than 350 passengers on board.
Dutch PM Rutte survives no-confidence vote
At a special session on Thursday, almost all parliamentary groups voiced severe criticism of the right-wing liberal premier after he gave the impression that he wanted to sideline an inconvenient critic and several opposition parties called for a vote of confidence.
Volcanic ash from Italy's Mt. Etna interrupts flights
A thick smoke column about 9 km high was visible above the volcano on Thursday after an eruption at its south-eastern crater, dpa news agency quoted the ANSA media outlet as saying in a report. The airport said in the morning it was continuing to function but take-offs and landings had been paused for now, according to ANSA.
Myanmar's military shuts down broadband Internet service
NetBlocks, an advocacy group that tracks internet disruptions and shutdowns, has also confirmed the restrictions, The Verge reported. "Confirmed: Internet has been cut in #Myanmar from 1 am Thursday local time, the 46th consecutive night of military-imposed shutdowns," NetBlocks said in a tweet.
US GDP to grow by over 6% in 2021
The revelation was made in the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)'s semi-annual Global Economic Prospects released on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. "Of the large advanced economies, the US will expand the fastest in 2021, owing in part to its aggressive fiscal policy response," said PIIE Senior Fellow Karen Dynan, who is also former chief economist at the Treasury Department.
'Flower strike' in Myanmar to commemorate protest victims
Organisers called for a "flower strike" saying these should be laid in places such as parks and bus stops in remembrance of "heroes who can't come back home", reports dpa news agency Many people in Yangon went to parks and bus stops to lay flowers in tribute.
The words "Myanmar bleeds" were written in flowers on a large sign in Yangon.
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