World News: 11 March 2023

First-ever vaccine to protect honeybees approved in United States
Honeybees have faced threats from climate change, pesticides and habitat loss, with the vaccine seeking to strengthen their immunity against American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterium that can wipe out entire colonies of bees. Annette Kleiser, the chief executive of Dalan, lauded the vaccine as a “huge breakthrough.”

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta exploring plans to launch Twitter rival
Meta’s app will be based on a similar framework that powers Mastodon, a Twitter-like service that was launched in 2016.
A Twitter-like app would allow Meta to take advantage of the current chaos at the Elon Musk-led company, where cost-cutting has been rampant.

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North Korean leader Kim calls for intensified drills in case of 'real war'
The latest missile launches came as the United States and South Korea were set to kick off large-scale military exercises known as the Freedom Shield drills next week. North Korea has long bristled at the allies' drills as a rehearsal for invasion.
North Korean leader Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, said earlier this week any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of war and blamed the joint military exercises for growing tensions.

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Gary Lineker's tweets decision comes at high price for BBC
One of its most famous and best loved presenters has been taken off air - and it appears to be in the midst of a stand-off with no clear exit strategy for either side.
Sticking to its guns on impartiality has come at a high price for the corporation and opened up new faultlines in the process.

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OneWeb company close to taking the internet global
London-based satellite operator OneWeb is in the home straight after putting up another 40 spacecraft this week.
It takes the company's in-orbit broadband constellation to over 580.
With one more launch in the coming weeks, OneWeb will have enough satellites overhead to deliver an internet connection anywhere on Earth.

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Iran and Saudi Arabia to renew ties after seven-year rift
Saudi Arabia severed relations with the Islamic Republic in January 2016 after pro-government Iranian mobs attacked and ransacked its embassy in Tehran and consulate in Mashhad following the execution of a Saudi Shiite cleric.
Relations remained tense as Iran expanded its influence in Arab countries with substantial Shiite populations and built up its proxy forces opposed to Saudi Arabia and supporting Iran’s regional policies.

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