Your daily round-up of today's news:
- Britain and The Royal Family are on the second day of mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who died peacefully at Windsor Castle last Friday. At midday, gun salutes will take place across the UK as well as Gibraltar and at sea.
- Tributes to Prince Philip continue to pour worldwide. Chinese President Xi Jinping is the latest to send condolences to The Royal Family while Indonesian President Joko Widowo sends his thoughts and prayers to them. Taiwan's foreign ministry sends condolences while Australia fired 41 gun salutes in honor of The Duke of Edinburgh.
- India reported a record number of daily COVID-19 infections more than 145,000 and 794 deaths.
- The Chinese authorities imposed a fine of over two and a half billion dollars on the Alibaba Group for violating anti-monopoly laws.
- The Alternative for Germany party is holding its national congress in Dresden to showcase its manifesto ahead of its September elections as Chancellor Angela Merkel's era draws near to its climax.
- Amazon workers in Alabama voted against unionization, according to reports. The recent news is a major victory for the e-commerce giant in a high-profile, high-stakes battle that can affect workers and the labor movement across the United States.
- US President Joe Biden branded gun violence nationwide as an "epidemic" and an "international embarrassment" to unveil his first attempt at getting the problem under control. Several hours after the President's announcement, a gunman opened fire at a Texas cabinetry plant where he was employed, killing one person and sending four others to the hospital in critical condition.
TTFN
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