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Blackrock CEO on Crypto: “It Could Become a Great Asset Class”
Bitcoinist 21 Apr 2021
Amid growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, it seems as though that Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has now set its eyes on the rapidly expanding crypto space ... The asset manager cautiously dabbled in CME Bitcoin futures contracts, purchasing a small position worth approximately $6.5 million back in March ... Source.
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Michael Gove visits Israel to learn about its 'Green Pass' Covid passport scheme amid speculation ...
The Daily Mail 20 Apr 2021
Michael Gove is holding talks with Israeli ministers about introducing a UK version of the country's Covid passport scheme. The Cabinet Office minister arrived in Israel last night accompanied by deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van Tam for three days of talks ... Israel has hailed its scheme as a 'world class experiment' ... RELATED ARTICLES ... .
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Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in the death of George Floyd
Denver Post 20 Apr 2021
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.
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So what has the rest of the world promised to do about climate change?
The Guardian 19 Apr 2021
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Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed
Stars and Stripes 20 Apr 2021
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's president of three decades died of wounds suffered during a visit to front-line troops battling a shadowy rebel group, the military announced Tuesday, just hours after he was declared the winner of an election that would have given him another six years in power ... "Chad is not a monarchy ... Azem Bermandoa Agouma said ... ___.
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US ambassador to Russia to fly home for consultations amid diplomatic crisis
Straits Times 20 Apr 2021
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan said on Tuesday (April 20) he would travel to the United States this week for consultations, four days after the Kremlin suggested that Washington recall him amid a diplomatic crisis between the two countries ... "He'll return to Moscow soon," she said ... More on this topic. � ....
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Chad president dead after fighting rebels accusing him of stealing election
Metro UK 20 Apr 2021
Idriss Deby has ruled Chad for over 30 years. The president of Chad has been killed on the front line after a clash between the army and rebels at the border ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... Deby has long faced insurgencies in the north. More to follow. .
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New IRA blamed for fire bomb bid on police officer and young daughter
ITV 20 Apr 2021
Police have blamed the New IRA for planting a bomb at a police officer’s car beside where her three-year-old daughter sits. The device left at the part-time female officer’s home near Dungiven, Co Londonderry. was attached to a container of flammable liquid ... The device, which did not detonate, was designed to create a fireball, Mr McEwan said ... PA ... .
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Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
Egypt Independent 20 Apr 2021
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Center in Syria, said Russian warplanes hit two militant hideouts northeast of Palmyra ... By AP News. IMAGE ... ....
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Gene therapy technique shows potential for repairing damage caused by glaucoma and dementia
Technology Org 20 Apr 2021
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have shown in animal studies that gene therapy may help repair some of the damage caused in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as glaucoma and dementia ... However, each of these conditions is rare, and monogenic – that is, caused by a single defective gene ... Screening for glaucoma. Credit. IAPB/VISION 2020.
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India stays at 142nd position in World Press Freedom index
Hindustan Times 20 Apr 2021
India remained at the 142nd position among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom index published on Tuesday, with the report saying that the country was among nations where reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic was blocked or seriously impeded. PUBLISHED ON APR 21, 2021 12.13 AM IST ... China was ranked 177, and the US 44 ... ....
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We must end ‘qualified immunity’ for police. It might save the next George Floyd
The Guardian 20 Apr 2021
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Release Dubai’s Princess Latifa, UN experts tell UAE
The Guardian 20 Apr 2021
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As Chauvin jury deliberates, Biden calls case `overwhelming'
Moosejaw Today 20 Apr 2021
MINNEAPOLIS — The jury at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death deliberated for a second day Tuesday in a city skittish over the outcome as President Joe Biden weighed in by saying he believes the case is “overwhelming.” ... Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, said in Brooklyn Center, a suburb just outside Minneapolis ... ___ ... ___ ... .
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738 killed since coup in Myanmar: Rights group
Anadolu Agency 20 Apr 2021
At least 738 people have been killed so far in Myanmar's military crackdown against anti-coup protesters, according to the latest figures by a rights watchdog ... The displaced are from Si Hut, Kone Law, Myo Haung, Myo Thit, Shwe Myaung, Namt Lan, Mone Khat, Naung Kon, and Nant Ngoe villages in Momauk Township, according to The Irrawaddy.
