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A chemical-laden cargo ship which is slowly sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka is being monitored for environmental damage by salvage experts.

Newspaper says prosecutors, Mandelblit are against a reduction in charges as that could lead to collapse of case against the PM, however sides are expected to reach agreement

Google and Facebook have welcomed a G7 deal on tackling corporate tax avoidance by big tech companies.

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The split is particularly stark in Britain, which is facing the spread of a new variant, while America has essentially lifted all rules for people who are vaccinated.

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Potential position said likely to involve diplomatic relations resulting from Israel’s normalization agreements with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco

Thailand went for months without a single confirmed case of local transmission, but the epidemic has now radiated from nightclubs to areas where social distancing is all but impossible.