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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggests Coronavirus was developed in a lab, later retracts blaming media of misquoting him

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In his defense, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he did not mention any Asian country in his statement.
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Exposing the bias of Western media: Old video of Azerbaijan President goes viral. Here’s what he said

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In the old video, the Azerbaijan President was asked about press freedom in his country.
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Islamist org that collected and routed money to India after anti-Hindu Delhi riots banned by Germany for funding terrorism in Syria and elsewhere

OpIndia Staff -
Germany banned Islamist org Ansaar International for financing terrorism and they had also sent money to India after Delhi CAA riots
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Turkish govt-owned news portal publishes misleading photograph with Indian Covid stats

OpIndia Staff -
Photograph of Nepalese cremation ground passed as India's while publishing Covid-19 stats by Turkish News outlet TRT World
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After delaying India and South Africa’s proposal for months, USA to finally support TRIPs waiver on Covid vaccines at WTO

OpIndia Staff -
India and South Africa had brought a proposal at the WTO to lift IP restrictions for Covid vaccines and medicines back in October 2020. The proposal has been repeatedly blocked by the US, UK and EU.
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Are they giants? The story behind a photo of POTUS and FLOTUS that baffled the internet

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A distorted photo of US president and first lady with former president and former first lady due to wide angle lens and strong flash
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds the ban on Donald Trump, but questions its permanent nature saying it is a ‘vague, standardless penalty’

OpIndia Staff -
Facebook Oversight Board said that Donald Trump violated the norms of the platform, but permanent ban is not consistent with regular penalties
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‘Out of control’ Chinese rocket falling back on Earth and no one knows where it is going to crash: Details

OpIndia Staff -
After launching space station hub, China's Long March 5B is doing 27,600km/h in failing orbit, with eventual crash site unknown.
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Banished by Twitter and Facebook, former US President Donald Trump launches his own communications platform

OpIndia Staff -
Trump's senior advisor Jason Miller additionally informed that this is not the social media platform they talked about and that the plans to launch the same remain intact.
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Chinese man seeking ‘freedom and equality’ navigates the Taiwan Strait in a rubber dinghy

OpIndia Staff -
The man reportedly bought a small dinghy on a Chinese e-commerce website and fitted it with a motor to cross the highly militarised Taiwan Strait
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