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A deadly bacteria present in the Gulf of Mexico is causing concern for Florida beachgoers.
US President Joe Biden says that the Supreme Court's decision on Donald Trump's criminal immunity for his actions as president set a "dangerous precedent". "Today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits what the President can do," he says. SOUNDBITE
Mexico's national guard secures a Forensic Medical Service building in Acapulco, where the body of recently elected mayor Salvador Villalba Flores is being kept after he was assassinated. Villalba -- who was to take office in October in Copala, a town of about 4,000 residents about 130 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of Acapulco -- was shot dead while traveling on a highway, according to prosecutors in Guerrero state. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he warned China directly about its assertive moves around the Philippines and vowed to defend the ally, during meetings with top leaders in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
The US House of Representatives passes a bill that would force TikTok to divest from parent company ByteDance and another bill to counter China and provide aid to Taiwan. IMAGES
Kyrgyzstan appears to have blocked TikTok after the Central Asian country's security services called to restrict the social media app to "protect children". Kyrgyzstan's digital ministry on April 16 said it had "informed telecommunications operators of the need to limit access to TikTok, based on a decision by the security services". IMAGES