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Group including Olympians to begin legal action against British Gymnastics
AOL 26 Feb 2021
An independent review commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England and led by Anne Whyte QC to look into complaints of mistreatment within the sport is currently under way ... “This is just the beginning of the sweeping changes that we are demanding, and the justice that we will fight for.”. Gymnasts for Change campaign director Claire Heafford said ... .
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TikTok owner ByteDance to pay US privacy settlement
Belfast Telegraph 26 Feb 2021
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay 92 million dollars (£65.72 million) in a settlement to US users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging the video-sharing app failed to gain their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law ... PA. / ... .
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US conducts air strikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria: Pentagon
DNA India 26 Feb 2021
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq ... 15 attack that wounded Americans. "At President (Joe) Biden’s direction, U.S ... A U.S ... strike ... In the Feb ... .
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Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow
Manila Standard Today 26 Feb 2021
A Boeing 777 airliner on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States ... The airline said the unscheduled landing went ahead without incident and that no one was injured ... .
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Myanmar military junta annuls November poll results
La Prensa Latina 26 Feb 2021
Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 26 (efe-epa).- Myanmar’s military junta-appointed poll body on Friday invalidated the results of general elections held in November. Deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party had won the elections by a landslide ... The meeting was held in the country’s capital Naypyidaw ... EFE-EPA.
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Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns
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Jose Mourinho: Tottenham boss says pressure to keep his job 'like oxygen' to him
BBC News 26 Feb 2021
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he lives and breathes for pressure. The Portuguese's future at Spurs has come under scrutiny, with a run of five defeats in six Premier League games leaving them ninth in the table ... "The problem is if you don't have pressure," he said. "It comes like oxygen, it is our life." ... It's a football country ... .
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Biden heads to Texas to see storm damage, visit food bank
Las Vegas Sun 26 Feb 2021
President Joe Biden headed to Texas Friday on his first trip to a major disaster site since he took office a little over a month ago. The president’s empathy will be on full display as he and his wife, Jill, survey damage caused by severe winter weather and encourage people to get their coronavirus shots ... Greg Abbott ... Cornyn's plans were unclear ... .
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Algerian protesters march for a second time this week
Yahoo Daily News 26 Feb 2021
Thousands of people demonstrated in central Algiers on Friday for a second time this week, confirming the resumption of street protests that had been in abeyance for nearly a year because of the coronavirus pandemic ... "We are still able to achieve all our goals," said Farida Rechichi, a 25-year old student at the Algiers law faculty ... TRENDING ... .
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Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Parliament’s meeting on Uyghur rights
The Siasat Daily 26 Feb 2021
Washington. While lauding the Canadian Parliament’s recognition of the Uyghur genocide, the US-based Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet for abstaining during the meeting of House of Commons on the matter ... Also Read. Joe Biden’s comments on Uyghurs invite criticism ... Also Read ... .
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Toxic British Press Was Destroying My Mental Health, Says Prince Harry
Yahoo Daily News 26 Feb 2021
Britain’s Prince Harry has said he stepped back from his royal duties because the “toxic” British press had been destroying his mental health, adding he had not walked away from public service ... “It was never walking away ... “We all know what the British press could be like, and it was destroying my mental health, I was like this is toxic ... TRENDING ... .
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Thousands rally in Georgia after opposition chief's arrest
Urdu Point 26 Feb 2021
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Georgian capital Friday to demand early elections after the arrest of a top opposition leader ... Protesters marched through the city's main street, led by the leaders of all of Georgia's opposition parties waving Georgian, EU, and US flags, before staging a rally outside parliament ... ....
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Expect steep fuel prices in March, AA warns
Beijing News 26 Feb 2021
Fuel users need to prepare for steep hikes across the boards with petrol prices expected to climb by 66 cents per litre, while diesel and illuminated paraffin will be up 57c/l and 49c/l respectively, according to the Automobile Association (AA) ... "The international oil price seems unstoppable ... Source. News24 .
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Pakistan passes ‘historic’ bill banning corporal punishment of children
The Guardian 26 Feb 2021
Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will follow suit Pakistan has passed a bill banning corporal punishment for children in a move described as “historic” by rights activists ... “It is historic for Pakistan to pass a bill consensually for the wellbeing of children ... .
