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2021-02-17 22:17:42 • Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30% below plans
• Gunmen storm Nigerian school and kidnap students
• Russia dismisses call of European Court of Human Rights to free Navalny
• UK Queen's husband, Prince Philip, in hospital after feeling unwell
• Dubai Princess Latifa reveals she is being held ‘hostage’
• Thousands take to Barcelona's streets to demand release of arrested rapper
• A majority of Britons aren't satisfied with how Brexit turned out
• US court sides with family of Harry Dunn, killed in crash involving diplomat's wife
• Ford plans for all cars sold in Europe to be electric by 2030
• Snow falls in Libya for the first time in 15 years
• Thousands of sea turtles rescued in Texas after a record-breaking winter storm
• Apple registered a patent for headphones made of glass
• European Space Agency to recruit more female astronauts and people with disabilities
• Microsoft announces Xbox Wireless Headset coming in March Open / Comment

2021-02-16 22:15:19 • North Korea made attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine technology from Pfizer
• India detects South African, Brazilian COVID variants
• China arrests leader of multi-million dollar fake vaccine scam
• Japan to provide $4.8 million grant to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Karabakh conflict
• Belarusian police raids homes of journalists and human rights activists
• China overtakes US as Europe’s main trading partner for the first time
• Hungary becomes first EU country to receive Chinese COVID vaccine Sinopharm
• Four fined £10,000 in UK over failing to declare they had traveled from a "red-list" country
• Amazon to make TV streaming device in India (USNEWS)
• Baltic Sea froze for the first time in 25 years years
• Microsoft is testing gaming service xCloud in browsers for iOS
• Bitcoin price hits $50,000 for first time Open / Comment

2021-02-15 23:55:48 • Myanmar protests continue despite increased military deployment
• Dozens killed, hundreds missing in Congo River boat accident
• Colombia receives first COVID-19 shots, vaccination may begin early
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes WTO's first African and female leader
• Germany partly closes borders with Czech Republic and Austria
• Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine
• Scottish Government set to reveal new Scottish independence Bill within six weeks
• Microsoft blames Russian hackers for SolarWinds cyberattack
• Tesla to set up electric car manufacturing unit in India
• Jaguar car brand to be all-electric by 2025
• Bill Gates' daughter jokes about conspiracy theory after getting COVID-19 vaccine
• Norway developed ‘snake robot’ that can fix pipelines on the ocean floor Open / Comment

2021-02-14 22:53:29 • Guinea declares new Ebola epidemic
• Russians show Valentine's Day support for Navalny with candle-lit vigils
• Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup
• Sheikh Mohamed receives Ukrainian President in Abu Dhabi
• WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019
• Senate acquits Trump in impeachment trial
• Former Argentine President Carlos Menem passed away at the age of 90
• Elon Musk invites Vladimir Putin to connect on Clubhouse app
• Archaeologists unearth ancient beer factory in Egypt
• UAE's Hope Probe Mars mission sends back its first picture of red planet
• Eiffel Tower in Paris will change its color Open / Comment

2021-02-13 23:06:09 • Strong 7.1 quake hits off Japan coast, injuring dozens and triggering blackouts
• Clashes erupt at rally against corruption, COVID-19 curbs in Cyprus
• China refused to provide raw data on early COVID-19 cases to WHO team
• Mario Draghi sworn in as new Prime Minister of Italy
• Russian nuclear bombers practice strike on Iceland
• Fuel tanker blast at Afghan-Iran border causes massive fire
• Mercedes-Benz recalls over 1 million cars over tech error
• Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle
• Google strikes $98 million deal with French publishers, leaving independent media angered
• Rafael Nadal defeats Cameron Norrie at the Australian Open 2021 Open / Comment

2021-02-13 00:35:36 • Lunar new year celebrations around the world
• Danish police arrest 13 on suspicion of planning attack in Denmark or Germany
• Russia says it’s ready to cut ties with the European Union
• The pandemic leaves 27% of British adults struggling financially
• Vodafone Germany suspends China TV from cable
• At least 12 killed in fire at Indian firecracker factory
• Coldest UK night since 1995 as temperatures plunge to -23C
• Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79
• Dramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in Wales
• Japan appoints ‘Minister of Loneliness’ amid rising suicide rates during COVID-19 crisis
• US gunmaker Colt bought by Czech company Open / Comment

2021-02-11 23:35:14 • China bans BBC world service, following UK ban of Chinese network
• US slaps sanctions on Myanmar in response to military coup
• UN convoy in Afghanistan attacked by gunmen, five Afghan security force members killed
• Rising waters in Himalayas disrupt rescue bid in tunnel after avalanche
• Details released of Biden's first call with Xi
• France, Germany seek Russia sanctions over Navalny
• Iran has started producing uranium metal
• The interest in Clubhouse, exclusive invitation-only social networking audio app, is growing
• Europe's oldest person celebrates 117th birthday after beating COVID-19
• Amsterdam displaces London as Europe's top stocks center after Brexit
• The Last of Us TV series casts stars from The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones
• Steven Spielberg wins Israel's genesis prize for films Open / Comment

2021-02-10 23:46:16 • Global COVID-19 cases declined 17% worldwide last week
• Biden announces US sanctions against leaders of Myanmar military coup
• Germany extends lockdown until March 7
• Wife of jailed leader of Russian opposition Navalny arrives in Germany
• New Zealand, Australia on tsunami alert after 7.7 magnitude quake in Pacific
• India's PM Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills
• US rejects WHO findings out of Wuhan without independently verifying
• YouTube removes Punjabi songs related to farmers' protest
• Russian company guilty of a massive arctic oil spill fined €1.6bn
• One of Hungary's last independent radio stations ordered off the air
• Chinese spaceship arrives on Mars to explore surface in search of signs of life
• Netflix acquires rights to 'Redwall' series by Brian Jacques
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fresco gain new collaborative features Open / Comment

2021-02-09 21:59:36 • Dozens trapped in tunnel after Himalayan glacier's collapse
• WHO says coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
• Japanese submarine collides with ship while surfacing in Pacific
• UK travelers from 'red list' countries will have to pay £1,750 for 10-day hotel quarantine
• Facebook bans misinformation about all vaccines after years of controversy
• North Korea developed nuclear and ballistic missiles through 2020, violating sanctions
• London sees biggest fall in COVID deaths in the UK
• United Arab Emirates successfully inserts probe into Mars orbit
• Twitter may introduce a range of paid services
• Cyberpunk 2077 makers CD Projekt hit by ransomware hack, hackers demand ransom
• Ukraine’s prisons go up for sale
• Reddit's valuation doubles to $6 billion after new $250 million funding
• Bitcoin sets fresh records after Elon Musk investment
• China will distribute about $1.5 million to test the national cryptocurrency Open / Comment

2021-02-08 22:05:22 • EU states expel three Russian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
• At least 18 deaths and 200 people are missing after glacier disaster in India
• UK calls for reset with EU and 'refinement' of Brexit deal
• Tens of thousands join largest protests in Myanmar since 2007
• US seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council
• Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered
• British boy wakes from nearly year-long coma unaware of COVID pandemic
• Israeli PM Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges
• Hundreds of thousands of estate workers strike for a wage rise in Sri Lanka
• Hyundai and Kia downplay Apple car rumors
• The UK is building the world’s first airport for flying cars
• Man shot dead making 'prank' robbery YouTube video in US
• Elon Musk is writing a book about his business and career
• Asus plans to release a compact smartphone Zenfone Mini
• Lewis Hamilton, British Formula 1 racing driver, signs new contract with Mercedes
• Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than concrete Open / Comment