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The polar vortex that led to a deep freeze enveloping the US Midwest seems to be getting worse, forcing schools, offices and postal services to shut down. At least five

Deep freeze over US Midwest worsens, at least 5 dead

The polar vortex that led to a deep freeze enveloping the US Midwest seems to be getting worse, forcing schools, offices and postal services to shut down. At least five people have reportedly to have been killed across several states as a direct result of the cold weather. The temperature in North Dakota dropped as low as -33°C. A state of emergency has been declared in Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois, as well as in the southern states of Alabama and Mississippi.

Hundreds of Tibetans living in exile in India voted Sunday in the final round of elections to choose their political leaders. Monks and other voters wore face masks an

Hundreds of Tibetans living in exile in India voted Sunday in the final round of elections to choose their political leaders.
Monks and other voters wore face masks and followed social-distancing measures as they entered the polling station.
They cast their ballots in Dharamshala as part of an international vote by members of the Tibetan diaspora to choose a president and 45 members of parliament for a government in exile.
One of the parliamentary candidates, Lobsang Gyatso Sither, called on the younger generation to play a greater part in the political process, given the age of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who's 85.
The results are expected be announced on 14 May.

A man in Brazil decided to prank the cops to protest the reinforcing restrictions to deal with the rising Covid-19 cases. With beaches shut, the man left a ma

A man in Brazil decided to prank the cops to protest the reinforcing restrictions to deal with the rising&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases. With beaches shut, the man left a mannequin on Baixada Santistas beach in S&atilde;o Paulo city.
A video showed Municipal Guards approaching the mannequin, thinking it was a mask-less person, but were baffled to find that it was not a real woman.
A report said that the man behind the prank was eventually identified by surveillance cameras and fined.&nbsp;
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Prince Harry will be attending his grandfather Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral alone as his wife Meghan Markle has been advised against travel due to her

Prince Harry will be attending his grandfather Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral alone as his wife Meghan Markle has been advised against travel due to her pregnancy, the Buckingham Palace said in a statement. The palace announced that the funeral for the Queen's husband will be held on Arpil&nbsp;17 at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.&nbsp;The arrangements have been made according to Duke's own wishes of a lower key rather than a state funeral and have been adapted in light of the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;Under the rules, only 30 people &ndash; expected to be the Duke's children, grandchildren and other close family &ndash; will attend the ceremony as guests.

A strong earthquake killed at least eight people, injured 23 others and damaged more than 300 buildings on Indonesia's main island of Java and was also felt on th

A strong earthquake killed at least eight people, injured 23 others and damaged more than 300 buildings on Indonesia's main island of Java and was also felt on the tourist hotspot of Bali, officials said Saturday. No tsunami warnings were posted but people have been asked to stay away from slopes of soil or rocks that have the potential for landslides.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck off the island's southern coast&nbsp;at a depth of 82 kilometres.&nbsp;

At their 11th round of military talks, India and China have agreed to jointly maintain stability on the ground, and avoid any new incidents in eastern Ladakh. A day af

At their 11th round of military talks, India and China have agreed to jointly maintain stability on the ground, and avoid any new incidents in eastern Ladakh.
A day after the talks, the Indian Army on Saturday said the two sides agreed on the need to resolve the outstanding issues in an expeditious manner in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols.
In this context, the Army said it was also highlighted that completion of disengagement in other areas would pave the way for the two sides to consider de-escalation of forces and ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity and enable progress in bilateral relations.
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The passing of UK's Prince Philip has seen a lot of tributes from across the world but no one is mourning harder than a tribe in Melanesia's Vanuatu. The trib

The passing of UK's Prince Philip has seen a lot of tributes from&nbsp;across the world but no one is perhaps mourning more than a tribe in Melanesia's Vanuatu.&nbsp; The tribe which regarded Prince Philip as a god will mourn his death with ritual wailing and ceremonial dancing, according to experts. The tribe revered Philip and believed him to be a reincarnation of an ancient warrior who left the island to fight a war.&nbsp; According to the tribe's beliefs, the spirit of Prince Philip would never die.

Following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, tributes are pouring in from across the globe with condolences offered to Queen Elizabeth II after she lost

Following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, tributes are pouring in from across the globe with condolences offered to Queen Elizabeth II after she lost her husband of seven decades.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the nation's condolences, and acknowledged Philip's 'extraordinary life and work'.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, posted a tribute to Prince Philip, on their website Archewell, saying&nbsp;he will be greatly missed.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his demise and hailed Prince Philip for his distinguished career in the military as also for being&nbsp;at the forefront of many community service initiatives.&nbsp;Former US president George Bush said that Prince Philip represented Britain &lsquo;with dignity.'
Prince Philip died peacefully at Windsor Castle at the age of 99 on April 9.

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has no plans to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) which will be held in Glasgow this N

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg&nbsp;has no plans to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) which will be held in Glasgow this November.
She cited the coronavirus pandemic for her absence at the summit, and urged world leaders&nbsp;to postpone the event.
She further said that the UK government, which is hosting the summit, should wait until global vaccination rates have risen so that everyone can take part in the summit at the same time.
COP26 is the next annual UN climate change conference and it will bring together world leaders with the aim of agreeing on a plan to tackle climate change.

Pakistan on Friday stopped short of categorically denying its involvement in some kind of back channel talks with India though Islamabad has been insisting publicly tha

Pakistan on Friday stopped short of categorically denying its involvement in some kind of back channel talks with India though Islamabad has been insisting publicly that New Delhi should create an &ldquo;enabling environment&rdquo; for &ldquo;meaningful dialogue&rdquo;. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry at the weekly press briefing was asked by several journalists about reported back channel talks with India. Chaudhry said, states have their ways and means to communicate which remain available even during wars. Therefore, whether any talks are taking place between India and Pakistan is not important. He added that the real issue was what should be discussed between the two countries and how the dialogue could be made meaningful and result-oriented dialogue.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation has fined Jack Ma's Alibaba a record of 8.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) for for abusing market dominant p

China's State Administration for Market Regulation has fined Jack Ma's Alibaba a record of&nbsp;8.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) for&nbsp;for abusing market dominant position. China's market regulator has also demanded Alibaba&nbsp;"stop illegal activities." The record fine is equivalent to 4% of 2019's total domestic sales for the e-commerce company.&nbsp; Chinese regulators said it abused its dominance to punish merchants who sold goods on rival platforms.

Four cases, one fatal, of rare clots with low blood platelets were reported among those vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson shot which has prompted the EU drug re

Four cases, one fatal, of rare clots with low blood platelets were reported among those vaccinated with the Johnson &amp; Johnson shot which has prompted the EU drug regulator to review the vaccine.&nbsp; The EMA has already approved the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine for use, but its rollout across the 27-nation EU is not due to start until later this month.
European Medicines Agency has also widened the probe on the&nbsp;AstraZenca&nbsp;jab after five cases reported a blood vessel leak which caused swelling and a drop in blood pressure after vaccination in recipients.

Pfizer has requested to expand use of its Covid-19 vaccine to adolescents ages 12 to 15 in the US. The emergency authorization request with the USFDA is to amend t

Pfizer has requested to expand use of its Covid-19 vaccine to adolescents ages 12 to 15 in the US. The emergency authorization request with the USFDA&nbsp;is to amend the current order which allows vaccination of only 16+ in the US.&nbsp;
Last week, Pfizer-BioNTech said its Phase 3 clinical trials showed its&nbsp;vaccine was safe and 100 percent effective&nbsp;in 12- to 15-year-olds.&nbsp;Pfizer has also started trials for the vaccine for children between the age of 6 months to 11 years old. The&nbsp;first doses in that trial&nbsp;were administered in March.

Facebook said on Friday it is converting a part of its Menlo Park headquarters into a vaccination site, joining the government effort to speed up the vaccination drive

Facebook said on Friday it is converting a part of its Menlo Park headquarters into a vaccination site, joining the government effort to speed up the vaccination drive in the United States. For this initiative, the company is teaming up with Ravenswood Family Health Centre. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote in a post, Facebook also teaming up with the State of California and local nonprofits to support mobile vaccination clinics in four of the state&rsquo;s hardest hit regions. Earlier this year, the social media company decided to launch a tool to give people in the United States information about where to get Covid-19 vaccines and added a coronavirus information area to Instagram.

Former world no. 1 tennis player Martina Navratilova on Thursday took to social media to criticise Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remark blaming the ‘

Former world no. 1 tennis player Martina Navratilova on Thursday took to social media to criticise Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remark blaming the &lsquo;vulgar&rsquo; clothing of women for the rise in rape cases in the country.
Earlier this week, the 1992 World Cup winning captain for Pakistan on a live television show said that sexual violence was a product of &lsquo;obscenity,&rsquo; which he described as a western import.
His comments have received backlash across Pakistan as women&rsquo;s rights activists have been quick to criticise his actions. The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, according to The New York Times, called for an apology and deemed Khan&rsquo;s remarks &ldquo;unacceptable behaviour on the part of a public leader&rdquo;.
Navratilova, an 18-time singles Grand Slam champion and activist, criticised Khan on a Twitter post, she wrote, &ldquo;This deserves a big F U Imran. You really do know better than this, but clearly you are not better than this&hellip;shame on you.&rdquo;

Prince Philip Death News: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen Elizabeth II's husband for 73 years, has died at the age of 99.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen Elizabeth II's husband for 73 years, has died at the age of 99. Prince Philip&rsquo;s health had been slowly deteriorating for some time. He announced he was stepping down from royal engagements in May 2017.
Since then, he was rarely seen in public, spending most of his time at the Queen&rsquo;s Sandringham estate in Norfolk, though moving to be with her at Windsor Castle during the lockdown periods throughout the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19 pandemic</a>.
As a mark of respect, flags on landmark buildings in Britain were being lowered to half-mast as a period of mourning was announced.
Prince Philip, once described himself as &ldquo;a discredited Balkan prince of no particular merit or distinction&rdquo;, and is credited with playing a key role in the development of the modern monarchy in Britain.
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/uk-s-queen-elizabeth-prince-philip-get-covid-jabs-1610214131961" target="_blank">UK's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip get Covid jabs</a>

A 3,000-year-old "lost golden city" has been unearthed in Egypt’s southern city of Luxor, an archaeological mission said in a statement on Thursday. ‘The di

A 3,000-year-old "lost golden city" has been unearthed in Egypt&rsquo;s southern city of Luxor, an archaeological mission said in a statement on Thursday. &lsquo;The discovery of this lost city is the second most important archaeological &lsquo;, discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun,an Egyptology professor at Johns Hopkins University and member of the mission, said in the statement. The lost city, known as Aten, is believed to have been founded by King Amenhotep III, the ninth king of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty who ruled the kingdom from 1391 to 1353 B.C. The discovery will give a rare glimpse into the life of the ancient Egyptians when the empire was at its wealthiest.

To the sheer horror of shoppers at a supermarket in Thailand, a giant lizard was seen scaling the shelves and knocking down the products on the floor. The 6-foot long r

To the sheer horror of shoppers at a supermarket in Thailand, a giant lizard was seen scaling the shelves and knocking down the products on the floor. The 6-foot long reptile sent customers and workers into hiding as it created havoc at the store. Reportedly, the lizard emerged from a nearby canal. The video of the giant lizard, now dubbed 'Godzilla' has gone viral.

United States envoy for climate change John Kerry on Thursday said he welcomed the “kind of activism” displayed by Indian activist Disha Ravi, who was arres

United States envoy for climate change John Kerry on Thursday said he welcomed the &ldquo;kind of activism&rdquo; displayed by Indian activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested on charges of sedition for her alleged role in creating an online document intended to help amplify the farmer protest.
The Indian Express quoted Kerry saying, young people have been key to pushing a lot of adults to do what adults are supposed to do when it comes to climate change and he personally welcomes that kind of activism. He added that human rights have always been a &lsquo;critical issue&rsquo; for the United States.
22-year-old climate activist, Disha Ravi was arrested at her home in Bengaluru on February 13, on charges of sedition for her alleged role in the circulation of an online document connected to the farmer protests, which the police claimed was a co-ordinated international conspiracy against India. Disha was granted bail on February 23, due to scanty evidence.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rejected Serum Institute of India's (SII) proposal seeking extension of shelf-life of Covishield from six to nine months, PTI re

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rejected Serum Institute of India's (SII) proposal seeking extension of shelf-life of Covishield from six to nine months, PTI reported on Thursday, 8 April, quoting sources. The body has reportedly rejected the proposal due to insufficient data. In March, the Indian drug regulator DCGI, had extended the shelf life of Covishield from six to nine months from its manufacturing date, subject to the condition that the details of such stock, batch-wise, shall be submitted to central authorities. Meanwhile, the UK drug regulator has said that the shelf life of the vaccine is six months and not more.

One person was killed and five people were wounded in a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Texas on Thursday, authorities said. A policeman was later shot during

One person was killed and five people were wounded in a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Texas on Thursday, authorities said. A policeman was later shot during a manhunt that resulted in the suspected shooter being taken into custody. The shooting happened in the bays in a plant where employees make cabinets. The motive in not clear yet, police said. The cop, who was shot while pursuing the suspect, is in serious but stable condition, police said.

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