A UN team is in China ahead of a visit to Xinjiang to prepare for the long-awaited inspection by the UN human rights commissioner, which is set to take place next month.

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The United Nations on Tuesday (April 26) said that human beings extract enough sand every year to build a wall 27 metres wide around the Earth. In its report, the agency said that sand needs to be recognised as a key strategic resource by both industries and governments.

Humans extract enough sand every year to build a wall 27 metres wide around the Earth: UN

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Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of the Chinese foreign ministry, on Tuesday (April 26) dismissed speculation that the country may try to influence Twitter through Tesla.

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Greenpeace activists sought to block a tanker on Monday from delivering Russian oil to Norway, chaining themselves to the vessel in a protest against the war in Ukraine, the advocacy group said.

Greenpeace blocks tanker from delivering Russian oil to Norway

A Turkish court on Monday convicted a prominent opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of trying to violently overthrow the government and sentenced him to life in prison without parole, in a case that has been denounced by human rights organizations and has heightened tensions with the West.

Prominent Erdogan critic is convicted and sentenced to life over protests

The German government is set to hike its inflation forecast for this year to 6.1 per cent due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, up from 3.3 per cent it had forecast in January, according to government document seen by Reuters on Monday.

Germany to hike 2022 inflation forecast to 6.1%: Report

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What would you do if a kangaroo walked into a bar you and your friends went to for lunch? When this happened in reality in Australia, people seem unfazed by the incident.

Watch | This is how Australian people reacted when a kangaroo walked into a bar

China has been experiencing a huge surge in COVID-19 cases for quite some time now and the restrictions placed by the authorities are not making life easy for the citizens.

Top 10 world news today: Citizens rush to supermarkets in Beijing, and more

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