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Valencia, Jun 2 (EFE), (Camera: Eusebio Calatayud).- Icecream parlours in Valencia are preparing to replace single-use plastics, such as plastic teaspoons or straws since the Spanish government plans to introduce a ban on this type of plastics. FOOTAGE OF AN ICE CREAM PARLOUR IN VALENCIA.
Russian winter athletes, including skeleton racer Olga Potylitsina, European skeleton champion Elena Nikitina, Skeleton racer Alexsandr Tretyakov, and cross-country skier Alexei Petukohv reacted to the news. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in a press conference in Lausanne it would ban Russia from participating at the next Winter Olympics 2018, allowing clean Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag.
From a strip mall in Virginia to the arrival gates at JFK airport in New York, Muslims across America are reacting to a proposal by Donald Trump that the U.S. should ban Muslims from entering the country. Mana Rabiee reports.
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
The White House says it is concerned by an Israeli move to ban broadcasts of Qatari news channel Al Jazeera in the country, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to enforce "immediately." "I'm going to refer to Israel for what they may or may not be considering," said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. "If it is true, a move like this is concerning." SOUNDBITE