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Myanmar: Protesters face upto 20 yrs' prison under new law
The demonstrators are demanding the release from detention of their elected leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and the restoration of democracy.
Prince Harry and Meghan expecting second child
Sharing a black and white picture of themselves under a tree with Harry resting his hand on Meghan's head as she lies cradling her bump, the couple sent social media into a tizzy with the good news.Harry retained his place in the line of succession despite him and Meghan stepping back as senior royals in January last year, and dropping their HRH style.
Clubhouse may be leaking data to Chinese govt: Stanford report
The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) has confirmed that Agora, a Shanghai-based provider of real-time engagement software, supplies back-end infrastructure to the Clubhouse app. The users' metadata is sent over the internet in plaintext (not encrypted), meaning that any third-party with access to a user's network traffic can access it.
Boris Johnson under pressure to lift all Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
In a letter to the prime minister, leaders of the Covid Recovery Group (CRG) said the "tremendous pace" of the vaccination rollout means restrictions in England should begin easing from early March, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.
Italy's new prime minister, his cabinet sworn in
Draghi formally accepted the mandate on Friday evening after meeting President Sergio Mattarella. The former ECB chief had received the task on February 3, following the collapse of the previous government led by Giuseppe Conte after a junior ally pulled out of the coalition, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Myanmar amends law on protecting citizens' personal freedom, security
Myanmar's new military-led State Administration Council led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing issued an order amending the Protection of the Citizens for the Personal Freedom and Personal Security Law.
30 injured in massive Japan earthquake
The quake which struck late Saturday night was preliminarily measured with a magnitude of 7.1 and was later revised up to 7.3, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The quake was also felt in the capital Tokyo where an intensity scale of 4 was logged.
US Senate acquits Donald Trump in second impeachment
After a week of the impeachment trial, only 57 Senators, including seven Republicans voted to convict him, short of the 67 needed for the two-thirds majority to convict him. Trump was tried by Senate last year on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress made in a House impeachment but was acquitted.
Mario Draghi to be sworn in as Italy Prime Minister
Former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi has formally accepted the role of Italy's next Prime Minister and will be sworn in on Saturday. Draghi has named his cabinet after meeting the Italian president. He has secured the support of almost all the main political parties, following the collapse of the previous administration last month, the BBC reported.
White House spokesman suspended for 'threatening reporter'
Ducklo reportedly threatened Politico reporter Tara Palmeri, who was investigating his relationship with another journalist. President Biden's spokeswoman tweeted on Friday that Ducklo was "the first to acknowledge this is not the standard of behaviour set out by the President".
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