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President Joe Biden delivered a commencement speech to US Coast Guard Academy graduates, where he discussed the importance of diversity in America.

Local authorities in the Netherlands are using social media for large-scale snooping on citizens, new research has found. The study says some civil servants used fake accounts to monitor local Facebook and Twitter pages. It is suggested the authorities were seeking to maintain public order and forecast any protests planned online.

An international dispute between Bolivia and Peru erupted when the Peruvian Ministry of Culture proclaimed the Morenada folk dance as Peruvian national heritage. Hundreds of dancers marched to the beat of drums, trumpets and cymbals at an event in La Paz to defend the iconic dance and reclaim it as their own.

EU member states have agreed to allow vaccinated travellers into the bloc under a recommendation to be adopted on Friday by EU ministers and taken up by leaders at a summit next week, the European Commission says. EU ambassadors agreed that those inoculated with EU-approved vaccines against Covid-19 would be able to enter, though the decision is not binding on member states, which can make up their own mind whether to apply it.

Vote counting takes place in Chile after two days of voting on a body of 155 people that will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution – blamed by many for deep social inequalities.

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Three Chinese financial agencies said financial institutions and payment companies should not participate in any transactions related to cryptocurrency, nor should they provide crypto-related services to their clients. CNN's Clare Sebastian reports on China's latest crackdown.

South Koreans write wishes and attach them to lanterns at a temple in Seoul as the country marks Buddha's birthday.

An FAA document detailing the agency's findings dated from January and obtained exclusively by CNN describes "consistent evidence showing potential lack of airmanship" and poor piloting by multiple Envoy Air flight crews over the past two years. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.

CNN's Larry Madowo speaks with Kenyan health minister Mutahi Kagwe as the East African nation is now just days away from running out of Covid-19 vaccines, with only about 100,000 AstraZeneca doses left. Less than 2% of Kenya's population of more than 52 million have had their first shot, according to Our World in Data.

With the Covid-19 pandemic having been with us for over a year, many of us have resorted to shopping online, it seems to be simple and convenient.