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'Sex addiction' may be motive for Atlanta killer: Officials
A 21-year-old White man, Robert Aaron Long, is in custody and he has admitted to carrying out the Tuesday evening shooting at three locations, officials said. The killings of people of Asian descent came as the country was being swept by a wave of violence against them.
Only $110 raised for Meghan-Harry's mortgage fundraiser
Calfornia-based Anastasia Hanson set up the GoFundMe page two days after the Duke and Duchess' explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in the US, the Daily Mail reported.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes back on trial, this time for election spending
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on trial over accusations of illegal campaign financing starting on Wednesday, two weeks after he was sentenced on separate charges of bribery.
Italy returning to lockdown year after Covid outbreak
One year after lockedown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, most regions in the northern Italy are reimposing restrictions to curb a resurgence of the virus, closing down non-essential shops and reducing the movement of people.
'Uighurs treated as 2nd class citizens by Communist Party of China'
In an interview with IANS, Canadian/Albanian historian and journalist Olsi Jazexhi said China has built massive detention centres, which it calls Vocational Training Centres, where Uighur Muslims are detained and forced to renounce their Turkic and Islamic identity.
Imran Khan govt incapable of running country: Pakistan SC
According to the judge, the government and its allies rule in three provinces, and yet not a single decision had been taken by the Council of Common Interests (CCI). "The government is incapable either of running the country or taking decisions," he added.
Violence against Chinese properties spreading In Myanmar
At least 38 protesters were killed on Sunday after two Chinese-financed factories were set on fire and a host of other Chinese properties attacked. Protesters have been carrying placards saying "Myanmar military coup, Made in China", reflecting huge Burmese anger over Beijing's muted response to the coup that has been severely criticised by the West.
AstraZeneca: No evidence of high blood clot risk from vaccine
"A careful review of all available safety data of more than 17 million people vaccinated in the European Union (EU) and UK with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca has shown no evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or thrombocytopenia, in any defined age group, gender, batch or in any particular country," the company said in a statement on Sunday.
5 EU nations call for debate vax distribution
In a letter sent n Saturday to European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the five EU leaders underscored the significance of European solidarity, which guarantees that all EU members, big and small, will have equal access to limited resources such as the Covid-19 vaccines, Xinhua news agency reported.
Millions of AstraZeneca Covid vax doses lying idle in US
Even as a severe supply constraints remain the biggest concern for many nations trying to accelerate the vaccine drive against Covid-19, tens of millions of AstraZeneca doses are lying idle in the US manufacturing facilities.
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