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Instagram is testing a feature that lets users choose if they want to see likes
Instagram is testing a feature that would let users decide if they want to hide likes on their own posts or posts from people they follow.

UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover

Phil Foden & Jadon Sancho: Their two routes to the top
Phil Foden and Jadon Sancho's clubs meet on Wednesday, but these are two players who took diverging routes to reach the elite.

Mayan urn returned to Mexico by Albion College
The urn, made between 900 and 1600 AD, has been housed at Albion College, Michigan, since 1969.

Stolen Roman statue found in Brussels antique shop
The headless figure, estimated to be worth €100,000, disappeared from a site near Rome 10 years ago.

Niger school blaze: Trapped children die in Niamey
The fire in Niamey engulfed straw classrooms and those in the nursery could not escape.

Egypt seizes ship that blocked Suez Canal over $900m compensation claim
The Ever Given's insurers call Egypt's claim "extraordinarily large" and "largely unsupported".

Chinese man kidnapped and killed in elaborate body swap scheme
The victim was used as a replacement for another corpse, whose family wanted to avoid a burial ban.

Louisiana ship capsize: Search for survivors from 'lift' vessel
Rescuers have so far saved six of the commercial ship's reported 18 crew members from the water.

Man jailed for more than 10 years after smuggling 113kg of meth in avocado pulp
A man who hid 113kg of methamphetamine in avocado pulp to smuggle it into the country has been sent to jail for more than 10 years. Victor Martos was sentenced in the Auckland High Court today for his role in the 2019 smuggling...

US intelligence assessment moves China to the top of the threat list

Study finds people want more than watchdogs for journalists

Nato pledges to leave Afghanistan 'together' as 750 British soldiers set to leave with Americans on September 11

UPDATE 1-UK to respond to EU legal action over N.Ireland by mid-May

Covid-19: Ministry of Health aims to average 12,000 vaccinations per day over next quarter
The Ministry of Health expects an average of 12,000 vaccinations to be given every day over the next three months with a goal of administering over one million vaccines by the end of June.

Russian President Putin gets 2nd COVID-19 vaccine shot

UPDATE 1-European powers warn Iran over fate of talks after 60% enrichment move

QlikWorld Online 2021 Virtual Global Conference Brings Qlik Community Together To Activate Data for Impact

Tokyo 2020: How much do you know about the Olympics?
With 100 days until the start of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics, here's a chance to test how much you know about the Games' history.

Fight Talk; Joshua, Fury, Benn, Khan, Shields, Holyfield, Courtney
Khan responds to Benn, Joshua-Fury is within reach, Holyfield set for ring return and Shields makes her position clear.

Russia to consider Biden plan for Putin summit
The Kremlin said it was "early" to talk of a meeting, after the two presidents spoke on the phone.

Hundreds test positive for Covid at Hindu festival
This comes a day after more than three million Hindus visited the festival as India's cases soar.

St Vincent volcano: Island covered in layer of grey as La Soufriere erupts
La Soufriere, on the island of St Vincent, has been erupting for the past five days.

AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark ceases rollout completely
It becomes the first country to completely cease giving the jab over a possible link to blood clots.

On Memorial Day, Israel mourns, reflects on vets' trauma

US seeks China climate agreements ahead of Biden summit as unofficial delegation sent to support Taiwan

Niger school blaze: Trapped children die in Niamey

Lotto: Four people win $250k, Powerball jackpots to $14m
Four people have each won $250,000 in tonight's First Division Lotto draw. Lotto Powerball wasn't won and has rolled over to Saturday night where the jackpot will be $14 million. Read More Lotto winner turns to Google for...