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The Queen quipped with an airman about whether Typhoon jets have been "sent to chase the Russians" on her first outing in five months. She paid tribute to the "skill and sacrifice" of the RAAF during her first public engagement of the year outside Windsor Castle.

Source: mirror.co.uk

Iran has started enriching uranium with a fourth cascade, or cluster, of advanced IR-2m machines at its underground Natanz plant, a report by the U.N. atomic watchdog obtained by Reuters on Thursday showed, in a further breach of Iran’s nuclear deal.

Source: reuters.com

The creator of the quintessential English spy George Smiley was so opposed to Brexit that in order to remain European, and to reflect his heritage, he took Irish citizenship before his death last December aged 89, his son has revealed.

Source: theguardian.com

North Macedonia inflicted Germany's first World Cup qualifying loss in 20 years on Wednesday night, added another blemish to the final months of coach Joachim Löw's 15-year reign in charge of the team.

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Italian authorities have approved a ban on cruise ships entering the historic centre of Venice. The country's culture minister said on Wednesday that the decision came in response to a request from UN cultural body Unesco. Large ships will now have to dock at the city's industrial port until a permanent solution is found. Critics argue the ships cause pollution and erode the foundations of the city, which suffers from regular flooding.

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Shocking video and photos posted on social media captured the moment an off-duty firefighter helped remove a colony of bees swarming a parked car in a supermarket in New Mexico. The Las Cruces Fire Department (LCFD) posted photos of firefighter Jesse Johnson, who happens to be a beekeeper as a personal hobby, removing a giant swarm of bees bunched up together on a shopper's car.

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Paul Simon has sold his entire song catalogue to Sony Music Publishing for an undisclosed sum. The deal covers more than six decades of music, from Simon & Garfunkel songs like Bridge Over Troubled Water and Mrs Robinson to solo hits like You Can Call Me Al and 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. Simon said he was "pleased" to have Sony as the "custodian of my songs for the coming decades". He is the latest legendary musician to hand over their publishing rights.

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Four people were killed, one of them a child, in a shooting on Wednesday at an office building in suburban Los Angeles before the suspect, wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police, was taken into custody, police reported.

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Smartphones, computers and other smart devices purchased in Russia must come pre-installed with Russian software after legislation came into force on Thursday, in a move that seeks to help Russian IT firms compete with foreign counterparts.

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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

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in what would have been her 60th birthday year. English Heritage on Thursday announced its 2021 plaques for six women, who also include the anti-slavery campaigner Ellen Craft; Caroline Norton, who helped change Britain’s divorce laws; and the fashion designer Jean Muir. Diana was chosen after being put forward by the London asembly, which ran a campaign asking the public to send in suggestions.

Source: theguardian.com

No. 2 Naomi Osaka's 23-match winning streak ended Wednesday when she lost to Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open, 6-0, 6-4. The defeat was Osaka's first since February 2020, and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking this week from Ash Barty, who is in the semifinals.

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Amy Winehouse's mother Janis is to tell her daughter's story in a new BBC documentary to mark the 10th anniversary of the singer's death. The BBC said a large part of Janis Winehouse's motivation for taking part in the film was because Multiple Sclerosis "threatens to strip her of her memories of Amy". Janis was diagnosed in 2003 and memory problems are common with MS.

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Tiny particles recovered from the summit of a mountain in Antarctica are clues that a meteorite more than 100 yards wide exploded in the sky 430,000 years ago, sending a fireball of vaporized extraterrestrial material to the icy surface, according to new research. Such "airbursts" are thought to occur more frequently than falling meteors or much larger asteroids that leave craters in the ground -- such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Source: cnn.com

Facebook will allow every user including celebrities, politicians, brands and news outlets to determine who can and can’t comment on their posts. The new feature to limit comments comes after an Australian court ruling that found news outlets are liable for comments on their pages.

Source: theguardian.com

A group of young people in the French city of Nantes are being hailed for rescuing a family from a fire in an apartment building. Dramatic footage shows them scaling the side of the building and helping the parents escape their third-floor flat on Sunday afternoon. Mattresses were brought to the foot of the building and the couple's six-month-old baby was thrown to safety. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition but is said to be recovering.
 

With chipmaker Renesas Electronics not expected to achieve a full recovery from its recent factory fire until mid-July, Japan's largest automakers have begun bracing for long-term disruptions and potential production cuts. The fire follows other incidents that have sapped global supplies of automotive chips. Nomura Securities estimates disruptions from the Japanese chipmaker alone could dent global auto production by 1.6 million vehicles in the April-June quarter, or 7% of planned output.

Source: asia.nikkei.com

Italy expelled two Russian diplomats on Wednesday after police said they had arrested an Italian navy captain caught passing documents to a Russian official in return for money at a clandestine meeting. The Italian, a captain of a frigate, and the Russian, a military official accredited at the embassy, were accused of “serious crimes tied to spying and state security” after their meeting on Tuesday night, Italian Carabinieri police said.

Source: reuters.com