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No joking matter! Will Smith slaps Chris Rock @ 2022 Oscars
HOLLYWOOD, Los Angeles, USA- The shock of the 2022 Oscars held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March 27, 2022, was not about the biggest winners or losers but a slapping and choice words dished out by actor and rapper Willard Carrol Smith aka ‘Will’ towards comedian Christopher Julius Rock aka ‘Chris’.
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6
AP
NEW YORK, USA - Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers the company announced Wednesday -- and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer.
UK OT Minister calls for end to gun violence in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK Minister for Overseas Territories, Rt Hon Amanda A. Milling has called for an end to gun violence in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), ahead of her departure from the VI over the weekend.
Auto whistleblower gets record US $24M
WASHINGTON, USA - The US auto safety regulator announced on Tuesday its first-ever reward to a whistleblower, handing out more than $24 million to a former Hyundai employee who provided key information about safety lapses at the South Korean carmaker.
Taliban form all-male Afghan gov't with old guards
AP
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown.
Powerful earthquake hits Mexican Coast
BBC
ACAPULCO, Mexico - A powerful earthquake has struck the Pacific coast of Mexico, close to the resort of Acapulco. The magnitude-seven quake was also felt strongly around 370km (230 miles) away in Mexico City, sending residents and tourists spilling into the streets from homes and hotels.
72 killed in South Africa protests after Zuma jailed
CNN
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Soldiers and police were struggling to restore order in parts of South Africa on Tuesday, as police said the number of people killed in days of protests and looting rose to at least 72 in some of the worst violence the country has seen in years.
China hotel collapse leaving 17 dead
BBC
SUZHOU, China - Some seventeen people have died after a hotel collapsed in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou. After 36 hours of search operations, rescue workers found 23 people buried in the rubble - six of whom were found alive.
Sydney locks down for third week
AP
CANBERRA, Australia — Sydney’s two-week lockdown has been extended for another week due to the vulnerability of an Australia population largely unvaccinated against COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
WHO adds ‘lifesaving’ drugs for severely ill COVID-19 patients
ALJAZEERA
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization (WHO) has added “lifesaving” interleukin-6 receptor blockers to its list of treatments for COVID-19 – only the second drug to be recommended as effective against the disease – as the pandemic continues to accelerate across the world.
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