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Michaela Coel
personI May Destroy You won two more BAFTAs on Sunday, for Mini-Series and Leading Actress for Michaela Coel. She dedicated her Leading Actress award to intimacy coordinator Ita O'Brien. Paul Mescal won Lead Actor for his role in Normal People. Malachi Kirby bagged the Supporting Actor gong for Small Axe.
Twitter could face losing liability protections in India. Ministry reportedly gave the company "one last notice to immediately comply" with new social media rules. Royal Mail shares are surging 3pc today, leading the FTSE 100 for gains.
Nayib Bukele
personNo national government currently recognizes Bitcoin as legal tender. The rollout would be handled by the mobile payments app Strike. Remittances from Salvadorans working overseas represent a major chunk of the economy.
Group of Seven
organizationU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hails level of collaboration at G7. G7 rich nations agree to a global minimum tax of at least 15% on a country by country basis. Market countries awarded taxing rights on at least 20% of profit exceeding a 10% margin.
Rishi Sunak
personUK Chancellor Rishi Sunak hails 'historic' decision by G7 countries. New policy is thought to be aimed at the likes of tech giants Amazon and Microsoft. US President Joe Biden initially proposed a minimum global rate of 21 percent.
G7
organizationFinance ministers meeting in London agreed to commit to the principle of a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The move could see billions of dollars flow to governments to pay off debts incurred during the Covid crisis. Tech giants such as Amazon and Google could be among the companies affected.
Donald Trump
personFacebook says it will fully or partially implement 16 of 19 recommendations from its Oversight Board. Company will shed light on its strike policy, which was previously opaque. Move comes as social media giant is also ending a policy shielding politicians from some content moderation rules.
Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook for two years. The ban was imposed after a mob stormed the US Capitol in January. After two years, Facebook will examine ‘whether the risk to public safety has receded’ and make a decision.
Pfizer
organizationUK approves Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. First time Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised for under-16s in the UK. Follows a similar move by the EU's medicines agency (EMA) last week.
Vladimir Putin
personArgentina and Serbia gave an official start to the industrial production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus. Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown on TV watching the start of vaccine production in both countries via videolink. The vaccine is still under review by the World Health Organization.
Chow Hang Tung
personHong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China says its vice chair was arrested. Annual June 4 vigil is widely seen as a symbol of Hong Kong's democratic aspirations. Authorities had banned the annual vigil to commemorate the victims of Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Devin Booker
personPhoenix Suns eliminated the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers with a 113-100 victory in Game 6 on Thursday night. LeBron James scored 29 points for the No. 7 seed Lakers, but tag-team partner Anthony Davis lasted just 5 minutes.
Anthony Fauci
personMore than 3,000 pages of emails were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and published by Buzzfeed. Dr. Anthony Fauci is the director of the NIH's National Institutes of Health. He's been under fire for his handling of the pandemic in China. The emails show that he was worried about funding gain-of-function research.
Ash Barty
personThe 2019 champion was trailing 6-1 2-2 against Poland's Magda Linette. The 25-year-old said earlier that she suffered a flare-up through her left hip. She joins Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova in pulling out of the tournament.
Benjamin Netanyahu
personOpposition leader Yair Lapid announced the coalition to the President on Wednesday. Mr Lapid has agreed that the right-wing leader of the much smaller Yamina party, Naftali Bennett, will serve as Prime Minister for the first two years. A vote of no-confidence in Mr Netanyahu’s government is expected to take place, but may not do so until June 15.
United Airlines
organizationUnited Airlines to buy 15 of Boom Supersonic’s ‘Overture’ aircraft. The planes will be able to seat up to 88 people and they can "cut travel times in half"
White House
organizationThe first 25m doses will be disbursed across Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. The doses would mark a substantial boost to the lagging Covax effort, which to date has shared just 76m doses. Colorado is offering $1m in a weekly drawing to those who get a coronavirus jab.
Liverpool
organizationTrent Alexander-Arnold limped off in England's 1-0 win against Austria. The Liverpool right back is expected to miss up to six weeks of action. Gareth Southgate will not name a replacement until after Sunday’s game against Romania.
WhatsApp will soon let you use the popular instant messaging app on multiple devices. Several features were confirmed, including ephemeral messages. Feature will enter public beta in the coming months, and could pave the way for iPad support later.
Gareth Southgate
personTrent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out of Euro 2020 with a thigh injury. The Liverpool right back limped off during England's 1-0 win over Austria. Gareth Southgate will name a replacement after Sunday's warm-up game against Romania.