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State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) aims to generate annual revenue of $5 billion by 2030, its chief executive said on Monday, part of a drive to build more defence equipment inside the kingdom.
Source: reuters
Maria Aulenbacher is the oldest known person to receive the coronavirus vaccine in South Carolina. CNN spoke to the 111-year-old who shared her secret to a long life.
The Euros will take place between 11 June and 11 July, assuming there are no more postponements.
Source: independent
The team's car drove over an improvised explosive device in the Tillaberi region in the country's south-west.
Source: bbc.com
That’s a month earlier than its previous target. It also wants everyone over the age of 50, or with an underlying health condition, to get a vaccine shot by April 15, rather than May 1. Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the two producers of the vaccines the UK is using, have experienced supply problems in Europe.
Source: euronews.com
He keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, now up to 18 overall, two away from the men’s record shared by his two rivals. Serb has won 6 of the last 10 major tournaments and is assured of remaining at No. 1 in the rankings at least through March 8.
Source: nbcnews.com
Restrictive regime will be imposed this week, including removing access to camera feeds at nuclear sites.
Source: theguardian
The Biden administration on Friday told Congress it would impose sanctions on a Russian ship and company helping to finish a Russian natural gas pipeline, but Republican lawmakers said the move fell far short of what was required to halt Moscow’s project.
Source: nbcnews.com
A man on a bicycle approached Matthew Leung, who is Asian-American, at a bus stop in Rosemead, a suburb of Los Angeles, just after 1 p.m. They exchanged hellos, but about 10 minutes later, the man, unprovoked, attacked Leung, said May Cun, Leung's colleague at Gates Street Elementary School.
Source: cnn.com
On a normal day, the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals gets 25-30 calls reporting animal cruelty. But since winter storms have pummeled Texas with power and water outages, that number has spiked to around 150 per day.
Source: cnn.com
Severe flooding across several areas in the Indonesian capital forced more than a thousand people to flee their homes on Saturday, with the country’s meteorology agency warning the conditions were set to continue for the next week.
Source: reuters.com
when he registered his 18th career win at Rasnov in Romania. The 24-year-old soared to victory on the normal hill with jumps of 94m and 98.5m for a total of 257.9 points. His 18th win took him ahead of veteran countryman Noriaki Kasai, who captured 17 victories on the World Cup circuit.
Source: france24.com
Biden said traditional US allies should once again have confidence in Washington's leadership. "I'm sending a clear message to the world: America is back. The transatlantic alliance is back," he said from the White House. "The United States is determined, determined to reengage with Europe, to consult with you, earn back our position of trusted leadership," he said.
Source: france24.com
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) economic powers, who control a little under half of the world's economy, on Friday agreed to "intensify cooperation" in response to the coronavirus pandemic and increase funding commitments for the rollout of vaccines in the world's poorest countries to $7.5 billion.
Source: france24.com
A Los Angeles judge granted Billie Eilish a temporary restraining order against a man who is accused of harassing the pop star outside her family’s home and sending a letter containing a death threat.
Source: nbcnews.com
The animal, named Elizabeth Ann, was born Dec. 10 and announced Thursday. Willa, the ferret who served as the genetic source for Elizabeth Ann, died in 1988 and remained frozen as cloning research was just getting underway.
Source: foxnews.com
The Queen confirmed the couple would not "continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service". A statement said the Royal Family were "saddened by their decision", which was first announced last January.
Source: bbc.com