Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied rounds of police tear gas rounds on Sunday to hold a march through in central Hong Kong. Though the police fired tear gas i

Hong Kong protesters defy ban, police use tear gas

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied rounds of police tear gas rounds on Sunday to hold a march through in central Hong Kong. Though the&nbsp;police fired tear gas it only appeared to embolden the crowds who then began walking through the streets in their thousands. Sunday's protest is part of global protests aimed at casting a shadow over communist China's upcoming 70th birthday. But the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong threatens to upstage those celebrations.&nbsp;Democracy activists have called for "anti-totalitarian" protests to be held around the globe on Sunday.

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied rounds of police tear gas rounds on Sunday to hold a march through in central Hong Kong. Though the police fired tear gas it only appeared to embolden the crowds who then began walking through the streets in their thousands. Sunday's protest is part of global protests aimed at casting a shadow over communist China's upcoming 70th birthday. But the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong threatens to upstage those celebrations. Democracy activists have called for "anti-totalitarian" protests to be held around the globe on Sunday.

United Kingdom’s navy has partnered with jet suit developer Gravity Industries to test the company’s latest product. The company has developed new-age jet s

United Kingdom&rsquo;s navy has partnered with jet suit developer Gravity Industries to test the company&rsquo;s latest product. The company has developed new-age jet suits to improve movement between two moving vessels and provide an alternative approach for boarding on vessels via helicopter fast-roping.
42 Commando Royal Marines tested the new merchandise off the south coast of UK, and a&nbsp;video of the exercise has now gone viral. Netizens are impressed with the innovative design, and the game-changing technology is being compared with Iron Man&rsquo;s armour and James Bond&rsquo;s tech-savvy gadgets.

Moderna CEO on Thursday said new coronavirus strains are likely to emerge and countries will be required to get booster shots of the two-dose covid-19 vaccine as the so

Moderna CEO on Thursday said new coronavirus strains are likely to emerge and countries will be required to get booster shots of the two-dose covid-19 vaccine as the southern hemisphere heads toward winter months from June.
Speaking on a panel on CNBC, Stephane Bancel said, that over the next six months, as the Southern Hemisphere enters the fall and winter, we could see more variants of concern emerge, adding that booster shots will be needed as the virus is not going anywhere.
The comment comes a day after Moderna announced that a third dose of either its current COVID-19 shot or an experimental new vaccine candidate increases immunity against variants of COVID-19, first found in Brazil and South Africa.

The Pentagon said it expects a tumbling Chinese rocket to fall out of orbit and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, amid concerns it could cause damage on re-e

The Pentagon said it expects a tumbling Chinese rocket to fall out of orbit and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, amid concerns it could cause damage on re-entry. Some analysts think the Chinese rocket carrying the space station module that went into orbit is now tumbling. While the rocket is being monitored by US Space Command, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said there's little the military can do about it at this point.
The Long March 5B blasted off from Hainan island on April 29 carrying the &ldquo;Tianhe&rdquo; module. When quizzed about the rocket, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said China is ready to work with other countries on safety issues related to space
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Health officials in Russia authorised the one-shot Sputnik Light version of its coronavirus vaccine for use, the developers said on Thursday. The Russian Direct Investm

Health officials in Russia authorised the one-shot Sputnik Light version of its coronavirus vaccine for use, the developers said on Thursday. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement that Sputnik Light "demonstrated 79.4 percent efficacy" compared to 91.6 percent for the two-shot Sputnik V. The vaccine has proven effective against all new strains of coronavirus, the statement added. The results were drawn from &lsquo;data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered as part of Russia's mass vaccination program between 5 December 2020 and 15 April 2021&rsquo;.
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With an acute surge in coronavirus cases in India, Sri Lanka bans travelling from India with immediate effect. The Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority said that travelle

Amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases in India, Sri Lanka banned travellers from India with immediate effect. The Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority said that travellers from India will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka.
The decision comes as Sri Lanka steps up measures to control the spread of the infection.
Setting a new grim record, India on Thursday reported over 4.12 lakh fresh cases and nearly 4,000 deaths in 24 hours.

China has confirmed at least 18 cases of the “double mutant” coronavirus variant circulating in India. The infected include three Chinese nationals who work

China has confirmed at least 18 cases of the &ldquo;double mutant&rdquo; coronavirus variant circulating in India. The infected include three Chinese nationals who worked near New Delhi and returned home last month. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told state media that more Covid-19 cases imported from India were feared to be found in China. Officials, however, say they were unlikely to trigger cluster infections because of the country&rsquo;s strict entry and screening rules. Many Chinese social media users have called for stricter tracking and quarantining for those coming to China from India.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to get married during summer, local media reported on Wednesday. She has not disclose the date yet. Ardern told Coast R

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to get married during summer, local media reported on Wednesday. She has not disclose the date yet.
Ardern told Coast Radio that she and her partner television host Clarke Gayford have "finally got a date" for the wedding, New Zealand Herald said in a report.
40-year-old Ardern got engaged to 44-year-old Gayford during the Easter holidays in 2019 and they have a two-year-old daughter.
Ardern became New Zealand's youngest prime minister when she took office in 2017 and is one of the few elected leaders to hold office while pregnant.

E-commerce giant Jeff Bezos this week sold nearly $2 billion worth of shares in Amazon as per stock exchange filings. Bezos sold $684 million worth of Amazon

E-commerce giant&nbsp;Jeff Bezos this week sold nearly $2 billion worth of shares in Amazon as per stock exchange filings.&nbsp;Bezos sold $684 million worth of Amazon shares on Tuesday, after the sale of about $1.27 billion worth of stock on Monday This is not the first time the e-commerce giant has sold shares, Bezos&nbsp;sold nearly $4.1 billion worth of shares&nbsp;last February and $3 billion worth of Amazon shares last November. The world's richest man Jeff Bezos&nbsp;had stated he would sell Amazon stock each year to fund his space exploration company, Blue Origin, which on Wednesday&nbsp;announced&nbsp;it will launch its first astronaut crew to space this summer.

Eleon Musk's SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday. This is the first time it has succeeded in doing

Elon Musk's SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday. This is the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts.
The test flight represents a major win for the company, which eventually wants to carry crew inside Starship for missions to Mars.
"Starship landing nominal!" tweeted founder Elon Musk triumphantly, after the last four tries ended in big explosions.
"Nominal" means normal in the context of spaceflight.

Google is giving its employees more flexibility to work from different locations or entirely from home as it revealed it's post pandemic work location policy. Sear

Google is giving its employees more flexibility to work from different locations or entirely from home as it revealed it's post pandemic work location policy.&nbsp; Search giant Google expects that 60% of its employees will be on site for a few days a week, with 20% working in new office locations and 20% working from home Sundar&nbsp;Pichai&nbsp;wrote to employees on Wednesday stating, "Before the pandemic, we had thousands of people working in locations separate from their core teams. I fully expect those numbers to increase in the coming months as we develop more remote roles, including fully all-remote sub teams,&rdquo; In June Google will tell employees more about how they can request to permanently work from home or work from different offices, Pichai wrote.&nbsp;

In a big move that would allow more countries to manufacture much-needed COVID-19 jabs United States has backed waving off intellectual property protections for Covid-1

In a big move that would allow more countries to manufacture much-needed COVID-19 jabs United States has backed waving off intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines, as countries struggle to manufacture the life-saving doses.
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai&nbsp;tweeted, "These extraordinary times and circumstances call for extraordinary measures. The US supports the waiver of IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic and we&rsquo;ll actively participate in @WTO negotiations to make that happen."&nbsp; The World Health Organization&rsquo;s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called the U.S. decision as a &ldquo;monumental moment in the fight against Covid-19.
United States also stated that as they have secured enough vaccines for their population they will focus attention in distribution and marketing of vaccine and raw material to countries that are facing shortages amid the crisis.&nbsp;
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Members of the small delegation accompanying External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the UK have tested positive for COVID-19. This has forced the minister to ta

Members of the small delegation accompanying External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the UK have tested positive for&nbsp;COVID-19. This has forced the minister to take his remaining schedule in London virtually.
Jaishankar said on Twitter on Wednesday that as a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, he has decided to conduct his engagements in the virtual mode.
According to reports, two members of the delegation tested positive on Tuesday with further test results still awaited.
 Jaishankar&nbsp;arrived in London on Monday for a four-day visit at the invitation of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to join the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting as one of the guest ministers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition. The failure raises the possibility that his

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition. The failure raises the possibility that his Likud party could be pushed into the opposition for the first time in 12 years.
The deadline closed a four-week window granted to Netanyahu by Israel's figurehead president.
The matter now bounces back to President Reuven Rivlin, who is expected in the coming days to give one of Netanyahu's opponents a chance to form an alternative coalition government.
If all efforts to form a govt fail, the country would be forced into another election, which will be the fifth in just over two years.

Fourteen crew members of a cargo ship that sailed to Durban from India have tested positive for Covid-19, South Africa's Transnet National Port Authority has said. A s

Fourteen crew members of a cargo ship that sailed to Durban from India have tested positive for Covid-19, South Africa's Transnet National Port Authority has said.
A spokesperson from Transnet said the cause of a chief engineer's death aboard the ship was heart attack and not Covid-19.
The 14 were among the entire crew that was tested after the ship arrived in Durban on Sunday. They are now all in isolation as authorities start a track and trace initiative for all those who might have been in contact with them.
"The vessel is currently on quarantine. No one is allowed to leave or enter the vessel.

Legendary American-Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma dedicated a performance for India to show his support as the country reels under the covid crisis. Taking to twitt

Legendary American-Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma dedicated a performance for India to show his support as the country reels under the Covid&nbsp;crisis.&nbsp; Taking to twitter the cellist performed&nbsp;&lsquo;Sarabande&rsquo;&nbsp;from Bach&rsquo;s Suite for Solo Cello No 4. The video went viral in just a few minutes with many thanking the artist for the music. The performance was a part of his #SongsOfComfort initiative started last year to ease people's pain through music. Last week, a group of Pakistani artistes went viral online as they performed hits of AR Rahman&nbsp;to show solidarity towards India during the covid crisis.

Top US Democratic lawmakers have launched #FreeTheVaccine campaign in support of a proposal by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organisation to temporarily

Top US Democratic lawmakers have launched #FreeTheVaccine campaign in support of a proposal by India and South Africa before the World Trade Organisation to temporarily waive anti-Covid vaccine patents to boost its supply.
More than 100 Democratic Congressmen, along with a large number of policy activists and rights bodies, launched the campaign on Tuesday, a day before the crucial meeting of the WTO General Council in Geneva.
"The horror in India could play out again and again in other countries if we don&rsquo;t act now. Blocking access to vaccines is anti-humanitarian, anti-diplomatic, and weakens American influence for good on the global stage,&rdquo; Congressman Lloyd Doggett tweeted.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday declared a new era in UK-India relations following a virtual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summ

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday declared a new era in UK-India relations following a virtual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The summit&nbsp;culminated with the two leaders agreeing on a &lsquo;2030 Roadmap&rsquo; as a framework for strengthening ties across health, climate, trade, education, science and technology, and defence.
Downing Street said the two Prime Ministers have pledged to achieve a "quantum leap" in the UK-India relationship and that India has elevated the status of its relationship with the UK to a &ldquo;Comprehensive Strategic Partnership&rdquo; - the first European country to be granted that status.
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At least 23 people were killed when an overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging downward and trapping cars under rubble.Mexico C

At least 23 people were killed when an overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging downward and trapping cars under rubble. Mexico City's civil protection agency tweeted that almost 70 people were injured in the accident in the south of Mexico's capital. The accident happened on the metro's Line 12, the construction of which has been plagued by complaints and accusations of irregularities. Hundreds of police officers and firefighters cordoned off the scene as desperate friends and relatives of people believed to be on the train gathered outside the security perimeter. Despite the fact that the coronavirus situation remains serious in Mexico City, they crowded together as they waited for news.&nbsp;

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have released the first images of one of the mutations of B.1.1.7 variant or the UK strain of the novel coro

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have released the first images of one of the mutations of B.1.1.7 variant or the UK strain of the novel coronavirus. The variant was first detected in UK in December last year and experts believe it is responsible for rising number of cases in other countries, including India and Canada. The structural image released by the researchers is of the mutation classified by N501Y.&nbsp;
Dr Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the&nbsp;University of British Columbia ,said that&nbsp;&nbsp;while the viruses keep mutating over time, the B.1.1.7 variant has an &ldquo;unusually large number of mutations&rdquo;.&nbsp;
A study of the variant structure has also indicated that&nbsp;existing vaccines against the disease are likely to remain effective in preventing mild and severe cases caused by the variant.&nbsp;

President Joe Biden formally lifts the nation's refugee cap to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in lifting former President D

President Joe Biden&nbsp;has formally lifted the United States' refugee cap to 62,500 this year. The decision comes&nbsp;weeks after he faced bipartisan blowback for his delay in lifting former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s limit of 15,000.
The programme is only for&nbsp;refugees&nbsp;selected by US security and intelligence agencies from United Nations camps around the world.

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