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India expands vaccine drive to all adults amid new daily case record

AFP, 01 May 2021
New Delhi residents queue up for coronavirus vaccines, as India is due Saturday to open up its jumbo vaccination drive to all adults, but many states don't have the stocks as hospitals reel from a vicious Covid surge. India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed.

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The UK government unveiled 30 planned new laws for the year ahead in the Queen's Speech.

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Mattel launches new toy take-back program

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Toymaker Mattel encourages kids to return Barbies, Matchbox cars and MEGA Bloks they no longer play with to the company to recycle into new toys.

Netanyahu says Hamas "will pay a heavy price" for their actions

AFP, 12 May 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Hamas and Islamic Jihad, that they pay a "heavy price" for firing rockets from Gaza into Israel.

Hamas has launched rockets at Tel Aviv after a major Israeli airstrike in Gaza

DW, 12 May 2021
Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated on Tuesday, raising the death toll in two days to at least 30 Palestinians and three Israelis, with Israel carrying out multiple a...

PM & Defense minister Press conference: Netanyahu warns Hamas

Al Jazeera, 12 May 2021
The Israeli military continued to bombard the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday, targeting several areas after rockets were fired from the enclave.

Watch: Israeli Airstrike Levels Gaza Apartment Building | NBC News

NBC, 12 May 2021
The 12-story tower, part of which was used by Hamas officials, collapsed following multiple explosions.

WATCH LIVE: Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on tax fraud

PBS, 12 May 2021
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Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian island swell past 2,100

FRANCE24, 11 May 2021
Several hundred more #migrants reached #Lampedusa before dawn on Monday, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in around 24 hours and fueling calls from across the polit...

RT discusses Kazan school tragedy with former UK intelligence and security officer Philip Ingram

RT, 11 May 2021
Following the deadly shooting in a Russian school, RT speaks to former senior UK military intelligence and security officer Philip Ingram about whether it's possible to make sch...

China-U.S. relations: An Olympic competition?

CGTN, 11 May 2021
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Queen carries out first major public engagement since Prince Philip's death at Parliament opening

Telegraph, 11 May 2021
The Queen has carried out her first major public engagement since Prince Philip's funeral at the State Opening of Parliament.

COVID restrictions eased in Scotland - Nicola Sturgeon allows hugs once again

Sky, 11 May 2021
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon sets out a relaxation of some COVID restrictions in large parts of the country - including hugging to be allowed once again from n...

China birth rate at 60-year low as new census shows population grew slightly to 1.412 billion

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Queen Elizabeth delivers speech at state opening of parliament – watch live

Guardian, 11 May 2021
The Queen will deliver a speech today setting out the government’s legislative agenda for the next year, as parliament returns for another session.

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza despite calls for restraint from UN and United States

BBC, 12 May 2021
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told militants in the Gaza Strip they will "pay a very heavy price" after another day of escalating violence between Israel and...