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The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus
The 12th edition of the Berlin Biennale art show has opened in the German capital. This year's edition is called "Still Present!" with the focus on artists from countries in the East.
This is the adorable moment a motorist from Louisiana was ambushed by an army of kittens when he thought there was only one to rescue from the road.
Social media posts claim that Canada legalized hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. This is misleading; the federal government authorized a pilot project in British Columbia which will decriminalize the possession of small amounts of some drugs to battle the overdose crisis raging through the western province, but it does not mean hard drugs will be legally available, according to independent experts."Starting next year, #Canada will legalize heroin, cocaine, and meth," claims a June 1, 2022 twee
<p>This extraordinary video shows a man from Argentina track down a phone thief on his motorbike, retrieve the stolen item and return it to the owner, in a matter of minutes.<br></p><p>The incident, which was recorded on Manuel Villanueva's helmet camera, shows the suspect running away from the scene, Manuel, 32, chasing him and eventually the phone being returned to its owner. </p><p>Manuel, a delivery man from Buenos Aires, was riding around the capital on his motorbike when he heard a woman screaming and spotted a man sprinting away.</p><p>“This guy robbed someone” Manuel is heard saying in the video, before following the suspect. </p><p>The thief sees the helmeted man following him and throws the phone away as Manuel shouts at him “That’s right, run away, run away”.</p><p>Manuel picks up the phone and tracks down the owner by asking bystanders who witnessed the incident. </p><p>He finally finds the owner, who had jumped on a bus.</p><p>As he blocks pull over in front of the bus, he asks “Did someone steal from a chick in there?, tell her I’ve got her phone, I got it back for her.” </p><p>He then climbs on the bus, to a very grateful woman and thunderous applause.</p><p>“I didn’t really think of the consequences of my actions,” Manuel said, explaining why he went after the thief, “I just went after him and he threw the phone away."</p><p>Speaking after the incident, Manuel said “I didn’t think about it in the moment in retrospect I thought about the danger, but I think I’d do it again”.</p><p>“I told my partner first, they were happy, but also worried about what could have happened. Luckily there was a happy ending this time”</p><p>It’s not strange to see, in Buenos Aires, according to Manuel: “Like any big city, it’s complicated, you often see odd situations and more dangerous robberies”</p><p>Moments like this, and the heartwarming moments shown before in the video, where Manuel stops to stroke a stray cat and offer help to an old man, are exactly what he looks for.</p><p>“It’s the second time I’ve seen something like this,” He told us, “In the streets you get to see anything, lots of good stuff as well, luckily, that’s what I try to show in my vlog. Riding around the city all day you see so much, and I like to show my point of view”<br></p>
The jump is likely to have been caused by increases in cases compatible with the original Omicron variant BA.1 as well as the newer variants BA.4 and BA.5, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A total of 989,800 people in private households are estimated to have had the virus last week, up from 953,900 the previous week. All four nations have seen a rise in infections, though the ONS has described the trend in Scotland and Wales as “uncertain”.
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, who recently stood down from Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art after 22 years, recalls ‘being yelled at’ by male politicians in new interview
CUMBRIA Police have said that their officers will continue with their foot patrols around towns and villages in the county.
<p>This is the emotional moment a young boy was reduced to tears after he received a teddy bear with a voice recording of his late mother.</p><p>Brennan Mansell, received the gift for his 12th birthday, just one month after his mum Lisa tragically passed away.</p><p>His big sister Bailey-Mae Mansell, 20, filmed the moment he received the gift that played the audio recording from their late mother when Brennan pressed its paw.</p><p>The recording is heard saying: "Hello darling, love you lots, giving you a kiss. Love, love, love love you."</p><p>Bailey-Mae said: "My oldest sister Briony had a Build-a-Bear made with a voice message mum had sent to her a few months prior.</p><p>"We then gave him this for his birthday and he completely broke down in tears from hearing our late mum's voice again."</p><p>Brennan, from Sheffield, is seen listening intently to the recording and, as it finishes, he's immediately reduced to tears.</p><p>Bailey-Mae revealed their mother Lisa passed suddenly last month. The cause is still unknown. </p><p>She said: "We’ve struggled a lot since mum passed away. We feel completely lost without our queen. </p><p>"She was the light of all our lives and was there for us through everything."</p>
Even Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who leads an ideologically divided coalition perpetually facing collapse, has voiced doubts about the viability of his eight-party government.
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The incident happened on Saturday in the city of Bodrum, in south-western Turkey.
RESIDENTS and staff at a care home were treated to a street-style party on their roof terrace to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
A MAN has been charged after £1,500 of alcohol was reportedly stolen in a string of thefts at a Bournemouth supermarket.
The organisers behind Wireless Festival have promised to improve this summer.
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Mr Justice Nicklin will be asked to determine the ‘natural and ordinary’ meaning of the parts of the article in the claim.
WITH two lovely long summer days ahead of you, you'll want something to keep all the family entertained this weekend.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden seeks to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey on Ankara's objections to the Nordic country's application to join the NATO defence alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday. Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO last month in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but face opposition from Turkey, which accuses them of supporting and harbouring Kurdish militants and other groups it deems terrorists. The objections caught Finnish, Swedish and many NATO officials by surprise and have dimmed prospects for rapid progress on the membership bids ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid later this month.
Boris Johnson has until the autumn to save his premiership, his former Brexit minister Lord Frost has warned. The prime minister must set out a clear Conservative vision of the future or face being ousted by his own MPs, he said. Mr Johnson narrowly survived a confidence vote on Monday, with 41% of his own MPs voting against him, a result which will severely undermine his leadership.