Tennis great Djokovic facing deportation after Australia cancels visa

Australia vowed to deport tennis world number one Novak Djokovic on Thursday, saying the vaccine-sceptic Serb failed to meet strict pandemic entry requirements.
#australia #novakdjokovic

The Chinese city of Xi'an intensifies its lockdown and closes its international airport

China is ramping up the intensity of its Covid-19 lockdown on the northwest city of Xi'an, closing its international airport and barring travelers from entry altogether. The city of 13 million first locked down on December 23, after recording around 1,000 Covid-19 cases between December 9 and December 23.
#china #xian #covid

Reporter reunited with gold earring she lost during the Capitol riot one year later

A reporter was reunited with a gold earring she lost during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot nearly one year later. Joe Lowry, who works in emergency preparedness for the US Congress, Tweeted on January 10, 2021, that he found a gold hoop earring in the House Gallery on January 6, 2021. 
#reporter #capitolriot #joelowry

US charges Colombian suspect over Haiti president's murder

US authorities have charged a retired Colombian soldier over the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise last July, justice officials said Tuesday. The Justice Department said in a statement that 43-year-old Mario Palacios, along with others, "participated in a plot to kidnap or kill the Haitian President."
#jovenelmoise #haiti #murder

New Covid records in US, UK, France as Omicron runs rampant

The US, Britain, France and Australia have all announced record numbers of daily Covid-19 cases as the WHO warned Tuesday that Omicron's dizzying spread increased the risk of newer, more dangerous variants emerging.
#us #uk #france #britain

Trump says Twitter a boring disgrace to democracy. But he’s headed to court to get his account back

Former US President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Twitter as a "disgrace to democracy" after it suspended Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of his most vocal supporters in Congress, for spreading misinformation about Covid-19.
#donaldtrump #twitter #democracy

French parkour group combats light pollution by using acrobatic skills to turn off street lights

A Parkour collective in Rennes, France, is using its abilities to combat light pollution by making a game out of turning off street lights. Wizzy Gang, a group of nine parkour athletes, was inspired by a video on YouTube of someone turning off a street light using a wooden stick, member Mathieu Brulard told Insider. 
#frenchparkourgroup #mathieubrulard #rennes #france

Diouf tells Senegal ahead of Afcon kick-off: 'Believe and you will conquer Africa'

Former Senegal star El Hadji Diouf has told the current national squad they will win the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) for the first time if they believe in themselves.
#afcon #elhadjidiouf #africa #senegal

Airbnb will hide guests' names to stop hosts assuming their race in one American state

Airbnb has announced it will hide guests' names to fight racial discrimination after being sued by three black women but only in one US state. Airbnb hosts in Oregon will see only guests' initials, instead of their first name, until a booking is confirmed.
#airbnb #oregon

UK, US, China, Russia and France vow to prevent spread of nuclear weapons

Five global nuclear powers pledged on Monday to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint statement ahead of a review of a key nuclear treaty later this year. "We believe strongly that the further spread of such weapons must be prevented," said permanent UN Security Council members China, France, Russia, the UK and United States, adding: "A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
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