Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey has stirred quite a few controversies about the royal family to the world. The recent one doing rounds is that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has accused Buckingham Palace of “perpetuating falsehoods”. The couple, in the interview, that is due to be broadcast on US television, has opened up about why they quit their royal roles.
The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England has seen a drop since January, however, the rate of decline has come down and cases might be on the increase in some areas, said researchers at Imperial College London said.
Britain’s medical regulator said it would speed up vaccines for coronavirus variants. It was added that the makers of already-authorised shots would not need new clinical trials, which are often, lengthy to prove the efficacy of adapted vaccine.
US senators are eyeing $30 billion in funding for a package of measures aimed at supercharging the US chipmaking industry that was approved last year, a congressional source involved in the effort said.
Iraq is deploying thousands of additional security personnel to protect Pope Francis during his four-day visit, which comes after a spate of rocket and suicide bomb attacks raised fears for the Catholic leader’s safety.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is sharing a quarantine cell in central Russia, said allies. This disclosed his location for the first time after being moved from jail in Moscow last week to serve a 2-1/2 year sentence in a penal colony.
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