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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. The billionaire philanthropist said he will isolate until he is healthy again.

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former US President Donald Trump when he buys the social media platform, the clearest signal yet of Musk’s intention to cut moderation of the site.

Sri Lanka’s opposition Marxist party JVP, the third largest political party in parliament urged protesters to remain extremely peaceful during their anti-government demonstrations, saying indulging in violence would make way for the Rajapaksas to trigger a ‘military intervention.’

A total of 63 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) outfit have laid down arms and surrendered to security authorities in eastern Afghanistan, said an official statement released Tuesday.

Mariupol : An additional 173 Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol, and have arrived in the southern city of Zaporizhzhya. In a social media post on Sunday, the Mariupol City Council said the civilians arrived in Zaporizhzhya on board 10 buses, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.