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Switzerland referendum: People vote to ban full face coverings in public places
Switzerland on Sunday (local time) narrowly voted in favour of banning full facial coverings including the niqab and burqa in almost all public places. As many as 51.21 per cent of voters voted in support of the controversial proposal in the referendum.
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's 5-year sentence in spy case ends
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker who was in an Iranian jail for almost five years for alleged sedition charges, has finally had her ankle monitor removed. She now faces another trial on separate charges.
Biden admin to form task force to deal with Microsoft hack linked to China
A US official said that President Joe Biden's administration is expected to put together a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China as relations between the two -- Washington and Beijing -- continues to spiral downwards.
Biden celebrates Senate passage of 'desperately needed' Covid-19 rescue plan
US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) hailed the passage of a USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan and said "it was so desperately needed, urgently needed".
20 killed in car bomb blast in Somali capital
At least 20 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday night (local time), CNN reported citing police.
Prince Philip changes hospital after heart procedure
UK's Prince Philip was transferred to the King Edward VII private hospital in London on Friday morning, following a "successful" heart procedure on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said.
Meghan Markle accuses Buckingham Palace of 'perpetuating falsehoods' against her, Prince Harry
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has accused the Buckingham Palace of "perpetuating falsehoods" against her husband Prince Harry during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
32 pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong as bail denied by judge
A Hong Kong court on Thursday denied bail to 32 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing draconian national security law (NSL) after a four-day marathon court hearing.
US police warn of 'plot to breach' Capitol on March 4
The United States officials on Wednesday (local time) alerted lawmakers about a potential threat to the Capitol on March 4 and have heightened security as a precaution.
US will have enough vaccine for every adult by May end: Biden
The United States would have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for every adult American by the end of May, said President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time).
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