Apple just released iOS15.4 update with 37 new emojis, and netizens are not pleased
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Apple is facing the wrath of the public after it released the iOS15.4 update for iPhone that brought forth 37 new emoticons, including some gender-

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⚡️Kiev completes and submits its EU application to Brussels, according to the Ukrainian Presidential Office

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Ukraine Releases Footage of Arrested Opposition Leader Pleading for Prisoner Exchange

The video shows head of Ukraine's second largest party Viktor Medvedchuk asking presidents Putin and Zelensky to exchange him for “fighters and civilians of Mariupol" - a city mostly overtaken by Russian forces.

Medvedchuk was arrested by the Ukrainian security service last week after breaking his house arrest terms, imposed alongside charges of treason.

In Russia the reaction to the idea of swapping Medvedchuk for prisoners of war has been mixed, since the politician is neither a Russian citizen, nor a combatant.

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⚡️Russia's Consumer Protection Watchdog Ends Standardized Covid-19 Testing

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Libya’s NOC says out­put halt­ed at ma­jor ports and fields
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Na­tion­al Oil Cor­po­ra­tion warns of ‘painful wave of clo­sures’ af­ter forces in east ex­pand­ed their block­ade of the sec­tor.
Published On 18 Apr 2022

Mex­i­co’s pres­i­dent slams op­po­si­tion for vot­ing down pow­er bill
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Bill backed by Pres­i­dent An­dres Manuel Lopez Obrador sought to give state-run util­i­ty 54 per­cent of elec­tric­i­ty mar­ket.
Published On 18 Apr 2022

US, South Ko­rea urge North to re­turn to talks af­ter mis­sile tests
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Diplo­mats say Seoul and Wash­ing­ton agree to need for ‘strong re­sponse’ to North Ko­rea’s tests, but are open to di­a­logue.
Published On 18 Apr 2022

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South Africa de­ploys troops to help with flood re­lief ef­forts
South African Na­tion­al De­fence Force will ac­ti­vate 10,000 troops for var­i­ous tasks.
Published On 18 Apr 2022

Former ESPN Commentator Says Black Victimhood Culture Created The Brooklyn Subway Offender
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Ukraine gets ball rolling on EU membership
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Kiev has sent the first part of a questionnaire for prospective members to Brussels

 

Ukraine has completed the first part of an application for EU membership, less than a week after receiving it from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the country’s European integration minister, Olga Stefanishina, announced on Monday.

Von der Leyen has promised to hasten Kiev’s accession to the bloc, but some of its 27 members are hesitant. 

“The 1st part of the questionnaire for EU membership has been sent to the European Commission,” Stefanishina wrote on Twitter....

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UK PM to deny Covid rule-breaking – media
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Boris Johnson will claim he did not knowingly violate lockdown rules, the British press says

UK PM Boris Johnson plans to brush off the latest development in the Partygate scandal, arguing he had no idea he was breaking lockdown rules when he attended, and allegedly even “instigated,” a going-away party for his communications director, Lee Cain, according to Downing Street sources who spoke to The Times on Monday.

A source close to the PM suggested Johnson would acknowledge “mistakes were made” while telling Conservative MPs there was “...

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United States announces global covid summit May 12
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A global summit to chart an end to the Covid-19 crisis and plan for future upheavals will occur May 12, the White House said Monday, even as Presid

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Ukraine war: More than 4.9 million Ukrainians flee war, says UN
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More than 4.9 million Ukrainians have fled their country following the Russian invasion, the UN said Monday as it warned of the risks of women and

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10,000 soldiers in South Africa flood relief effort
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A week after deadly storms started lashing South Africa's east coast, the army said Monday 10,000 troops were on the ground to help restore key ser

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Online puppy scam: People tricked into paying for canine that never arrived
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The promise of pure-bred puppies has taken the online world by storm after several incidents of puppy scams were reported across the United States.

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US, South Korea pledge 'strongest possible joint deterrent' after Pyongyang's missile test
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The United States and South Korea on Monday (April 18) signed the ''strongest possible joint deterrent'' to curb Pyongyang's missile tests.

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Su­dan in­ves­ti­gates so­cial work­er for ‘leak­ing state se­crets’ to UN
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Hu­man rights ac­tivists say Suli­ma Ishaq’s work against sex­u­al vi­o­lence im­pli­cates the gov­ern­ment she works for.
Published On 18 Apr 2022

Sec­ond Glob­al COVID-19 Sum­mit to be held next month
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Vir­tu­al talks will fo­cus on get­ting more peo­ple vac­ci­nat­ed and en­sur­ing pan­dem­ic pre­pared­ness, coun­tries say.
Published On 18 Apr 2022

Corn fu­tures hit decade-high above $8 per bushel on glob­al sup­ply
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War in Ukraine and cold weath­er in US lead to fore­casts of low­er sup­ply, dri­ving grain prices high­er.
Published On 18 Apr 2022