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Samsung Profit Tops Estimates as Gadget Sales Soar in Pandemic

Bloomberg, 29 Apr 2021
Apr.28 -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s profit for the first quarter beat analyst estimates thanks to a strong demand for mobile devices and other technology ...
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Boris Johnson sets out ‘levelling up’ agenda night

BBC, 12 May 2021
The UK government unveiled 30 planned new laws for the year ahead in the Queen's Speech.

Prosecutor to seek death penalty in spa shootings

AP, 12 May 2021
Fulton County District Attorney said Tuesday that she intends to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against Robert Long, who is accused of killing 8 people, 6 of them...

Sparks fly between Schumer, McConnell during election reform hearing

FOX, 12 May 2021
Democrats view election reform bill as a top priority drawing

Democrats under pressure to use razor-thin majorities to pass infrastructure bill, elections refo…

CBS, 12 May 2021
Democrats are under pressure to use their narrow majorities in the House and Senate to deliver on legislative priorities.

Canadian finance minister Freeland defends federal budget before finance committee | FULL

CA, 12 May 2021
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appeared before a House of Commons Finance Committee on Tuesday where she faced questions on Bill C-30, an act to implement certain p...

See exclusive look at US troops training European forces

CNN, 12 May 2021
Alex Marquardt reports as CNN gets exclusive access to military exercises being conducted by US troops in conjunction with Eastern European forces as tensions with Russia rise.

Mattel launches new toy take-back program

Reuters, 12 May 2021
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
For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-11/China-U-S-relations-An-Olympic-competition--10bfFQsG2Ck/index.html Professor Graham Allison said China and U.S.

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

SCMP, 11 May 2021
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Mainland China’s population continued to grow, but at an increasingly slower rate, according to n...

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...