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Boris Johnson is expected to agree to a delay of the 21 June lockdown lifting in England, and a new poll reports just over half of the UK supports. 

Selena Gomez has taken to Twitter to slam Boris Johnson over his recent announcement about Britain distributing surplus vaccines.

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters gathered in front of the government headquarters in London Saturday, in solidarity with the Palestinian people to call for an end of the Israeli occupation and apartheid in occupied Palestine. The demonstrators then organized a march within the so-called “G7 Resistance Action Day for International Justice.” Organizers say the G7 includes the largest suppliers of weapons and military technology that strengthen the Israeli Occupation oppressive regime. The protesters held placards and chanted “free, free Palestine”. They also chanted, ‘‘Five, six, seven, eight, Israel is a terror state. One, two, three, four, occupation no more. What do…

Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen remains stable in hospital and has sent greetings to fans and teammates, Danish football officials have said. 

The Sunday papers report on the condition of footballer Christian Eriksen after he collapsed on the pitch during Saturday’s Euro 2020 game. The papers also report on the latest from the G7 summit – including the ’barney on the beach.’ 

Iraq’s oil minister stated on Saturday that he expects oil costs to vary between $68 and $75 per barrel in the course of the second half of this 12 months if OPEC abides by set manufacturing output to guard markets. Ihsan Abdul Jabbar also told journalists “there are new projects in which there is a common interest” between Exxon Mobil and Iraq. “We expect that Exxon Mobil will remain in a certain part of Iraq in some investments, it came out only from West Qurna 1,” he added. …………………… 8 dead, 3 injured in China factory’s chemical leak FOLLOW…

Several hundred mourners joined a public funeral service on Saturday to bid farewell to a Canadian Muslim family run over and killed by a man in a pick-up truck last Sunday in an attack the police said was driven by hate. The four victims, spanning three generations, were killed when Nathaniel Veltman, 20, ran into them while they were out for an evening walk near their home in London, Ontario. A fifth family member, a 9-year-old boy, is recovering from his injuries in the hospital. Police have said the attack was premeditated and allege the family was targeted because of…

Friday, the Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed long queues of vehicles stretch from its petrol stations down busy streets as the crisis-hit country faces severe fuel shortages. Payment delays are also keeping urgent oil stocks on offshore tankers, meaning that many gas stations are facing critical supply shortages. However, Fadi Abu Shakra, representative of the union for fuel distributors and gas stations in Lebanon, said that the confusion and fear surrounding gas supply was “unjustified.” He denied news reports that oil companies have notified distributors of an end to fuel subsidies. Since the summer of 2019, Lebanon has been witnessing an…

Eight people died and three others were injured when a toxic chemical leaked Saturday at a plant in the southwestern Chinese city of Guiyang, authorities said. The leak happened as workers were unloading a shipment of methyl formate from a vehicle at a chemical handling facility. An investigation is underway, according to the China National Emergency Broadcasting. Methyl formate is used in a variety of chemical processes and as an insecticide. It can cause skin irritation and may be toxic if ingested or inhaled. The Chinese economy’s emphasis on chemicals and heavy industry has led to frequent deadly accidents, often…

Mylab Discovery Solutions develops India’s first self-use rapid test for Covid19. In what can be a paradigm shift in the way Indians test themselves for Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a self-use rapid antigen test (RAT) kit developed by Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions. CoviSelf would be the country’s first self-use kit for testing at home that will give results in 15 minutes and would cost Rs 250. The company aims to make 40-60 million kits per month and cover 95 per cent of India’s pincodes (through pharmacies) within the next few weeks. The kit…