På onsdagen röstade ledamöterna i kammaren igenom högerbudgeten med siffrorna 154 ja-röster mot 143 nej-röster. Som en konsekvens av röstningen har MP valt att hoppa av regeringen, eftersom de vägrar regera på en SD-budget. Det kan i sin tur innebära att M tvingar Magdalena Andersson till en ny statsministeromröstning. Vid en pressträff strax efter budgetvoteringen förtydligade partiets språkrör …
Mourners attend funeral of teacher killed in Russian school shooting Mourners attend the funeral of English teacher Elvira Ignatyeva, the day after a lone gunman killed nine victims, mostly children, at a Russian school in one of the country’s worst shooting incidents in recent history. Flags are flying at half-mast on official buildings for a …
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Thousands of origami hearts to support San Francisco’s Asian community A San Francisco paper store is displaying thousands of origami hearts with positive messages, to show support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the city after a wave of anti-Asian attacks. Linda Mihara, an origami artist and owner of the paper …
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Frantic search for antiviral drugs in India Chaotic scenes outside a medical store in New Delhi, India selling remdesivir as family members of hospitalised Covid-19 patients desperately search for the antiviral drug, which is facing severe shortages. Despite India’s status as the “pharmacy of the world”, the biggest producer of generic drugs has been unable …
Belgium theatre holds test event to try and reopen amid coronavirus A theatre in Brussels is putting on a performance as a first test event as Belgium’s cultural sector pushes to reopen. Audience members must take a coronavirus test before entering and air quality is measured inside the venue.
White House commits to export up to 60 million AstraZeneca vaccines The United States will release up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her daily briefing. The Food and Drug Administration will perform quality checks over the next few months on US-produced doses before …
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Worst drought in decades hits Taiwan Taiwan is facing its worst drought in more than half a century. Rainfall has been less than 40 per cent of the usual rate during the first three months of 2021.
‘Pride of Chinese’: Beijing residents congratulate Chloe Zhao on historic Oscar win Beijing residents congratulate Beijing-born director Chloe Zhao on her history-making win at the Oscars. Zhao’s “Nomadland” about marginalised Americans roaming the West in vans was honoured for best picture, director and actress for Frances McDormand, who now is in elite company with her …
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Indonesian authorities confirm missing submarine found, 53 crew dead Debris from the missing Indonesian Navy submarine, KRI Nanggala 402, has been on the seabed in waters off Bali, military officials say as they confirm all 53 crew members are dead.
NASA helicopter completes third flight on Mars Video released by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completing its third successful flight on the Red Planet.
India’s virus crisis escalates The healthcare system in India is struggling to cope with a huge surge in coronavirus cases, with severe oxygen and medicine shortages, and patients’ families pleading for help on social media.
Drugs, oxygen, vaccine shortage as India posts global Covid-19 case record Oxygen cylinders are supplied to a Mumbai hospital and signs outside a vaccination centre read “Covishield out of stock” as India posts a global one-day record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections.
