Facebook on Saturday defended itself against US President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story.

Facebook says it should not be blamed for US failing to meet vaccine goals

Here is WION's Daily Morning News Brief with what’s happening around the world today. A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues, authorities said.

Morning news brief: Chemical leak in Texas water park, US shootings, and more

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry.

Earth's richest man Bezos to blast off into space

Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were kidnapped in southwest Mali on Saturday, the country's armed forces said, in the latest attack in the war-torn Sahel state.

Three Chinese, two Mauritanians kidnapped in Mali

Baghdad police said Saturday they had arrested a group of related men who allegedly attacked a hospital, as a security source told AFP the armed assault was carried out in retaliation after four Covid patients died when their oxygen was cut.

Armed men who attacked Baghdad hospital arrested, says police

Top US scientist Anthony Fauci on Saturday blasted commentators who sound an anti-vaccination theme, saying America might still be battling smallpox and polio if today's kind of misinformation existed back then.

US might 'still have polio' if media back then opposed vaccine, says Fauci

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Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.

Olympic cluster scare as athletes test positive in Games Village

In a recent development, temperatures in Northern Ireland hit record-breaking heights on Saturday as thermometers soared above 30C. Recording a temperature of 31.

Hottest day recorded in Northern Ireland as temperatures soar above 30C

The Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday said that he "strenuously favours" a political settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan. The announcement comes after the representatives of the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents sat down for a new round of talks in Doha over the weekend, stirring hopes that the long-stalled peace talks were being resuscitated.

Taliban leader 'favours political settlement' to Afghan conflict

The US government is now investigating a series of health incidents that involve its diplomats and other administrative staff in Vienna. Since President Joe Biden took office in January, more than 20 officials have reported symptoms similar to Havana Syndrome, which is a mystery brain illness.

'Havana syndrome': Mystery illness affects Vienna US diplomats

Hong Kong’s national security police on Friday raided the office of a university student union. This comes after student leaders last week commemorated a man who killed himself after stabbing a police officer.

Hong Kong national security police raid student union office

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