COVID-19 surge? Warning light is flashing, Johnson says

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Changing climate influences London's Chelsea Flower Show
Early springs, droughts and floods are influencing this year's Chelsea Flower Show, which is keener than ever to reflect the changing climate and cut its own carbon footprint. The result is plants that are not normally a feature at the Chelsea Flower Show.
AFP
UK PM sorry for institutional cover-up in infected blood scandal
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday apologised to thousands of people infected with contaminated blood in a decades-long scandal that a damning report concluded was covered up and largely could have been avoided."I have to report that it could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided," concluded its author, judge Brian Langstaff.
AFP
G7 push to use Russian assets for Ukraine 'vital and urgent': Yellen
It is "vital and urgent" for the United States and allies to find a way to tap immobilized Russian assets in helping Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks released Monday."I believe it's vital and urgent that we collectively find a way forward to unlock the value of Russian sovereign assets immobilized in our jurisdictions for the benefit of Ukraine," she said.
Associated Press
Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic in early March. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is expected to help ease a critical shortage of medications and other basic supplies since the country’s main seaport remains paralyzed. The first flight expected was one from Sunrise Airways bound for Miami and scheduled to depart at 2:30 pm EDT.
Politico
Republican lawmakers blast ICC over Netanyahu warrant
Some progressives in Congress applauded the court’s announcement it was seeking an arrest warrant for the Israeli leader.
AFP
Trump trial closing arguments set for next week
Donald Trump's trial on charges of covering up hush money payments to a porn star approached its final stages Monday, with the defense finishing cross-examination of star witness Michael Cohen and closing arguments expected next week.Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer turned tormentor, recounted last week how he kept Trump informed about $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
AFP
Business and Bollywood vote in India's election
A parade of India's business and entertainment elite –- many of them supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- went to the polls Monday as the financial capital Mumbai voted in the latest round of the country's election.Conglomerate owners support Modi's government because it caters to the needs of India's "existing oligarchic business elite", Deepanshu Mohan of OP Jindal Global University told AFP. Lower corporate taxes, less red tape and cutting "municipal regulatory corruption" have also
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Spain demands Milei public apology for 'corrupt wife' comment
Spain on Monday demanded a "public apology" from Argentina's President Javier Milei for calling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife "corrupt" amid a deepening diplomatic crisis between the Hispanic allies.Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said he would summon the Argentine ambassador on Monday "to explain to him the gravity of the situation and I am going to demand again a public apology by Javier Milei".
AFP
Worry in Damascus, joy in rebel areas at Raisi's death
Syrians in Damascus voiced concern Monday at the impact on their country of the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, as some in Syria's last main opposition bastion were celebrating.In Dana in northwest Idlib province -- Syria's last main bastion of armed opposition, where residents are furious at Iran's long-standing support of Damascus -- the scene could scarcely have been more different.
CNN
Cannabis poisonings in a surprising group have tripled, study finds
Cannabis poisoning among older adults in Canada has surged since the pre-legalization period, according to a new study.
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Container ship removed 8 weeks after Francis Scott Key Bridge crash in Baltimore
The enormous container ship that collided with and collapsed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March was moved from the site and taken to shore.
CBS News
Dog food sold by Walmart recalled as it may contain metal pieces
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
CNN
Swiss village overwhelmed by tourists wants to charge visitors for entry
As Venice continues to trial its entry fee for day trippers, a popular village in the Swiss Alps is looking to follow its lead.
CNN
Almost 2 months after it destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge, the Dali cargo ship has been moved and docked. Here’s what’s next
After 55 days stuck in the Patapsco River, the Dali cargo ship was hauled away from the site of its catastrophic crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge – a crucial step toward fully reopening the busy Port of Baltimore.
USA TODAY
Why did Biden invoke executive privilege over the Robert Hur interview tapes?
What exactly is executive privilege, and how does it allow Biden to restrict access to a deposition with Robert Hur about classified documents?
CNN
Iran’s president has died in office. Here’s what happens next
Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future.
AFP
Saudia Group in 'landmark' deal for 105 Airbus planes
Saudi Arabia's Saudia Group will buy 105 Airbus planes, the company said on Monday, hailing it as the biggest aircraft deal in the country's history.Last year Saudia announced a deal to buy 39 Dreamliner planes from Boeing with options for 10 more.
CNN
Americans involved in foiled deadly coup, DR Congo military says
American citizens were involved in an attempted coup d’état that left at least three people dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson told CNN Monday.
AFP
Cargo ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge towed to port
The cargo ship that collided with a Baltimore bridge nearly two months ago, collapsing it and killing six highway workers, was refloated on Monday and towed back into port.The Singapore-flagged ship has been blocking one of America's busiest ports since it lost power and plowed into a support column of the bridge on March 26, causing it to collapse and killing six road workers who had been filling potholes overnight.
Reuters
Gazans, Hamas see false equivalence in ICC charges
Gaza Strip residents criticised on Monday the International Criminal Court prosecutor's decision to seek the arrest of Hamas leaders, saying it falsely equated them with the Israeli leaders waging war in the Palestinian enclave since October. Prosecutor Karim Kahn has applied for arrest warrants for Hamas' leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar, the commander of the group's military wing Mohammed Deif, and its Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, as well as for Israel's prime minister and defence minister.

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