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China-Taiwan tensions erupt over diplomats' fight in Fiji

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54605976

Taiwan alleges two Chinese embassy officials gate-crashed an event to celebrate their national day earlier this month - claims Beijing disputes.
Both sides say their officials were injured in the fight, and have asked Fiji police to investigate.
China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province but Taiwan's leaders argue it is a sovereign state.

Now it seems that being a Chinese or Taiwanese diplomat might even include some fists doing the talking there.
But let's learn why did this happen.

Taiwan's foreign ministry claimed two Chinese officials began taking pictures and trying to collect information about the guests. The Taiwanese diplomat who asked them to leave was assaulted and needed hospital treatment for a head injury, the ministry said.

Well, who wouldn't tell outsiders that they can't take photos at will?
Why should China ever care whether or not any diplomat was attending the event?

New name for a Canadian town called Asbestos

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54608836
In case you hate your town's common name, you might call it Val-des-Sources as well.  

Eating jellyfish: Why scientists are talking up a 'perfect food'

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-54534747

In the wake of the study, scientists have again suggested eating more jellyfish as a sustainable option.

Check out the videoclip to know why.  

Coronavirus: Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat in 'critical' condition

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54587544

Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat is in a critical condition with Covid-19 and has been placed on a ventilator, the Israeli hospital treating him says.
On Sunday, the 65-year-old was rushed to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem from his home in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank.
His condition was described as "serious but stable", and he was given oxygen.
On Monday morning, the hospital said Mr Erekat's condition had deteriorated and was "now defined as critical".
"Due to respiratory distress, he was put on a ventilator and placed in a medically induced coma," a statement added.

Well an induced coma usually is a bad indicator for a patient...

Germany improves ventilation to chase away Covid

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54599593

The German government is investing €500m (£452m; $488m) in improving ventilation systems in public buildings to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
The grants will go to improve the air circulation in public offices, museums, theatres, universities and schools. Private firms are not yet eligible.
The main aim is to upgrade existing air conditioning systems, rather than install new ones, which costs more.

The following is a relatively dubious claim the German experts made but nobody else has confirmed as of yet.

But German experts say apparatus that relies on UV-light, ionisation or ozone can be ineffective against coronavirus, and in some cases worsen the air quality.

So far scientists have admitted that UV-light can kill viruses including and is a valid method of air purification.