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It's easy to forget that discontent with the Biden administration has expanded to North Africa, given the focus on deteriorating relations between the US and its Gulf allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. President Joe Biden's failure to revoke his predecessor Donald Trump's acknowledgment of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara has continued to worry Algeria. Morocco has also been irritated by Biden's refusal to move beyond Trump's "recognition." Last August, diplomatic ties were severed between the neighbors over Western Sahara, as well as an escalation of border tensions, following a suspected drone assault in Algeria that killed three civilians and was blamed on Morocco. In the midst of rising tensions and frustration, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken included Morocco and Algeria in his Middle East and North Africa tour. He arrived in Morocco on Monday and is expected to arrive in Algeria on Wednesday. Tensions between

Will Smith has apologized for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, calling his actions "inappropriate and reprehensible." In a statement, he stated, "I would like to openly apologize to you, Chris." "I stepped out of line and made a mistake." It comes after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chastised Smith for the event and ordered a thorough investigation. After the comedian made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the celebrity slapped Rock in the face on stage. Pinkett Smith's shaved head, which is a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia, was the target of Rock's ire. Shortly after, Smith won his first Academy Award for his performance in King Richard as the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. "Violence in all forms is corrosive and destructive," Smith stated in an Instagram statement. "My behavior at the Academy Awards last night was both terrible and inexcusable. Jokes about my

Anoosheh Ashoori still pinches himself to make sure he's safe at home in south London with his wife and not in the "horror" of Evin prison in Tehran. "Sometimes I still can't believe I'm back," he told me from his Lewisham living room. "When I was in my cell and dreamed that I was with Sherry, I used to pinch myself." Then I'd wake up to the fact that I was still in my cell. It's the opposite way around here." It's a significant - but happy - adjustment to a new life of freedom, which started with a full English breakfast and his favorite beer. "I still hold Sherry's hand at night to see if this is real, if this is occurring." The 68-year-old was visiting his elderly mother, who had recently undergone knee surgery, in August 2017 when he was bundled into a van, blindfolded, and charged of spying for Israel. He and his family initially mistook it for an error. The retired engineer has no political experience. His i

According to a significant report, we have the technology to usher in a new era in medicine by accurately matching medications to people's genetic code. Because of small changes in how our bodies function, some medications are rendered useless or even lethal. A genetic test, according to the British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of Physicians, can predict how effectively medications will work in your body. Next year, the tests may be available on the NHS. Your genetic code, also known as DNA, is a set of instructions for how your body works. Pharmacogenomi is the science of matching medications to your DNA. Jane Burns of Liverpool, who lost two-thirds of her skin after a poor reaction to a new epilepsy treatment, could have benefited from it. When she was 19, she was started on carbamazepine. She got a rash two weeks later, and her parents took her to A&E when she acquired a high temperature and began hallucinating. The next morning, the skin damage began. "

As part of a police investigation against government parties, the first fines for violations of Covid-19 lockdown guidelines will be handed soon. According to Westminster insiders, the Metropolitan Police will issue at least 15 fixed-penalty penalties to begin with. In January, an inquiry into 12 government-wide incidents began. It came after the force received information from an internal investigation. Fines were "imminent," according to the Guardian. Downing Street and the Met have declined to comment, but government sources claim that the sanctions are soon to be issued. Reports of staff parties in Downing Street when Covid restrictions were in place plagued Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government for months. Several Conservative MPs had called on Mr Johnson to resign as leader of the party, but some have changed their minds since the start of the Ukraine conflict. The war in Ukraine has properly consumed much of the government's and Parliament's attention