Biden: We were clumsy over France submarine row
The US president meets his French counterpart in the wake of a diplomatic row over a submarine deal. BBC News – US & Canada
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How lifting Kenya’s curfew may push revellers to get jabbed
Kenyans are loving their freedom as Covid restrictions ease, but vaccination rates are alarmingly low. BBC News – Africa
Budget 2021: Millions will be worse off in 2022, says IFS
An economic research group says many people will see their living standards fall over the next year. BBC News – Business
Ali al-Nimr: Saudi child protester who faced death penalty released
Ali al-Nimr, who was arrested when he was 17, was originally sentenced to death by beheading. BBC News – Middle East
Hundreds of sea turtles wash up dead in Mexico
Scientists think the turtles may have become tangled in abandoned fishing nets and drowned. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Covid: Moscow shops and restaurants shut in partial lockdown
Russia closes non-essential services and sends workers home amid record Covid deaths. BBC News – Europe