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Protests erupt across Jordan in many cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions. A day after oxygen ran out at a state hospital leading to the deaths of at least six COVID-19 patients on Sunday. “Down with the government. We don’t fear coronavirus,” hundreds of protestors were chanting. Hundreds of people took to the streets in defiance of the curfew in the northern city of Irbid and several other provincial cities including a neighbourhood in the capital and the city of Salt. Protesters also gathered further south in Karak city and the port city of Aqaba. Demonstrators who…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjLIMZIlbz0 The top stories Sarah Everard: Boris Johnson ‘deeply concerned’ by vigil footageBBC News says Boris Johnson is “deeply concerned” by footage from the vigil to remember Sarah Everard at the weekend, which showed police officers detaining women.The PM will chair a meeting of the crime and justice taskforce later to discuss ways to protect women.Officers handcuffed women and removed them from the gathering on Clapham Common in London on Saturday. Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has dismissed calls to resign and defended the force’s actions.Read on………………Labour to vote against Priti Patel’s crime legislation…

LIVE Reporting MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT SummaryLive ReportingRelatedQuick SummaryLive – NOW!Music’s biggest night – The GRAMMYs 2021 starts.The majority of the ceremony was held in a marquee outside the LA Convention Center, with nominees sitting at socially-distanced tablesSong of the Year – H.E.R takes the awardBlack Parade won the award-winner song to reflect the Black Lives Matter movement  #BLMTaylor Swift – her first performance since 2016Best new artist: Megan Thee StallionBeyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th winRecord of the year: Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted Album of the year: Taylor Swift – FolkloreOther prize-winners…

Time for a revolution, it is in the air! Women are angry, grieving and outraged by police and government attempts to patronise us like needy, insecure children. Feminism interrupted, we ain’t having it anymore, the suffragettes are coming for you! And this time it’s not just the misogynistic-fuelled Westminster Government or the disgraced Metropolitan Police in the firing line; north of the English border the Scottish Government and Police Scotland are just as culpable. They have all tried to coerce and push us online, yet some of those brave souls who dared to resist and hold vigils in person for…

What will 2021’s Grammy Awards look like?  This year’s Grammy Awards – like every award show so far – will be a little different. It’s set to be the first remote Grammys ceremony, packed with international talent and starting a little earlier than usual.  The show will look different, swapping out the Staples Center stage for outdoor sets at the Los Angeles Convention Center, as well as remotely from other places. We’ll see newcomers to the Grammys stage, including BTS and Silk Sonic, and welcome back artists such as Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish. When are the Grammys? The hybrid…

Brief. Me – BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, many of Sunday’s papers focus on the police handling of the Sarah Everard vigil and the attendance of the Duchess of Cambridge.  Most front pages carry a picture of the Duchess of Cambridge paying her respects to Ms Everard at the bandstand memorial on the south London common. The paper comments that the duchess was making a “not-so-subtle” statement, knowing her message would be received loud and clear by the likes of Boris Johnson, Priti Patel and Sadiq Khan. Below are our top picks of the Sunday Papers. …………………………….. Outrage as police…

Arab artists Ghada Amer and Zahrah Alghamdi exhibit work at Desert X in California Desert X is an annual art biennial that displays the works of international artists in California’s Coachella Valley, and this year, it is bringing the works of two Arab artists for its 13th edition, which kicked off on March 12. Saudi artist Zahrah Al-Ghamdi is showcasing her installation “What Lies Behind the Walls,” a larger-than-life sculptural wall made out of 6,000 tiles containing cements and soils that are stacked to form striking patterns. Also showcasing her work during the two-month-long art event is Ghada Amer. “Women’s…

Areas include Deira, Bur Dubai, Downtown, Business Bay, Dubai Marina, JBR, Expo 2020, DSO His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday, launched the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan that maps out a comprehensive future map for sustainable urban development in the city. Aligned with the UAE’s vision for the next 50 years, the Plan is focused on enhancing people’s happiness and quality of life. The plan focuses on reinforcing Dubai’s competitiveness as a global destination by providing a wide diversity of lifestyle and investment opportunities for…

Sarah Everard case: Met police faces watchdog investigation Visual Slideshow Play Previous Next Scotland Yard is to be investigated over its handling of an allegation of indecent exposure against the officer suspected of murdering Sarah Everard.The police watchdog will consider if Metropolitan Police officers “responded appropriately” to the alleged incident.Ms Everard, 33, was last seen in Clapham, south London, on 3 March.The Met officer arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of her kidnap and murder is back in a police station after being treated in hospital for a head injury.https://beautiful-jemison.213-165-92-225.plesk.page/uk/met-investigation-arrested-in-myanmar-floyd-3/https://twitter.com/WtxNews/status/1370350280550793216?s=20  Finding something interesting ? Made with Love by 💓 the WTX News Team!​

Friday’s Briefing VIDEO: ‘Worrying’ Covid-19 situation in Paris  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY6_lfAbHQY Sarah Everard case: Met police faces watchdog investigation Homeless and rough sleepers in England prioritised for vaccine ‘Worrying’ Covid-19 situation in Paris could warrant new restrictions, health minister says Lebanon’s energy minister sounds alarm over power supply Fears grow for hundreds of students arrested in Myanmar protests Biden signs $1.9T relief bill ahead of Covid-19 speech 3rd Degree murder charge added in George Floyd trial Royal Mail to pilot Sunday parcel delivery Prince William says royals ‘not racist family’ Darren Drysdale: Referee given backdated ban for Alan Judge clash Selena…