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17:00 World
WhatsApp to introduce new screen-sharing feature for video calls

WhatsApp is set to introduce a new feature that will enable users to easily share their screen during video calls. The feature will be accessible to users who install the Android 2.23.11.19 update, Hindustan Times reports, citing WABetaInfo.

The website known for tracking WhatsApp developments said that the feature was designed to enhance the overall user experience during video calls.

The messaging platform owned by Meta, recently introduced the feature of “editing sent messages”. The update is currently being rolled out globally and is expected to be available to all users in the coming weeks.

After updating the app, users will notice a new icon in the call control view during a video call. Once the user chooses to share their screen, everything visible on their device's display will be recorded and shared with the recipient. At any point, the user has the ability to halt the screen sharing process, despite the ongoing transmission of screen content during the video call. Moreover, this feature will only be activated with the user's consent to share the content of their screen.

The newly introduced screen sharing feature may not be supported on older versions of the Android operating system and might not function in large group calls. In situations where a recipient is using an outdated version of WhatsApp, they will be unable to receive the shared content even if the other user initiates screen sharing.

16:45 Armenia
Showers to continue in Armenia

Showers and thunderstorms will persist in Armenia over the next few days.

Hail is possible in some parts of the country, the weather service says.

Strong winds of 15-20 m/s are forecast during thunderstorms.

No shifts in temperatures are likely.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the capital Yerevan on Monday, overnight Tuesday and Wednesday.

17:00 Armenia
Showers to persist in Armenia

Showers and thunderstorms will persist in Armenia during the weekend and next week.

Hail is possible in some parts of the country, the weather service says.

Strong winds of 15-20 m/s are forecast during thunderstorms.

No shifts in temperatures are likely.

The capital Yerevan will also see showers and thunderstorms over the next few days.

13:36 World
Celine Dion cancels all tour dates over poor health

Celine Dion has cancelled all her remaining live shows, telling fans she is not strong enough to tour after being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder, BBC News reports.

The singer revealed last year she was suffering from Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS), which was affecting her singing.

Dion has now cancelled all the shows she had scheduled for 2023 and 2024.

In a statement posted on Twitter, the 55-year-old told fans: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.

"Even though it breaks my heart, it's best that we cancel everything until I'm really ready to be back on stage."

She added: "I'm not giving up... and I can't wait to see you again!"

In December 2022, the French Canadian singer posted an emotional video on Instagram to say she had been diagnosed with SPS and would not be ready to start a European tour in February as planned.

She said the disorder was causing muscle spasms and was "not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I'm used to".

The Courage World Tour began in 2019, and Dion completed 52 shows before the Covid-19 pandemic put the remainder on hold.

She later cancelled the North American dates due to health problems, and delayed the European leg of the tour.

On Friday, those delayed European performances were cancelled altogether, including dates in London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Zurich.

A statement released by her tour said the shows were being cancelled with "a sense of tremendous disappointment".

"I'm working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you're 100%," the statement quoted Dion as saying.

The tour was to have been Dion's first global concert tour in a decade and the first without her husband-manager Rene Angelil, who died from cancer in 2016.

Dion is best known for hits including My Heart Will Go On, Because You Loved Me, All By Myself and It's All Coming Back To Me Now.

17:00 Armenia
Showers, thunderstorms forecast for next few days

Showers and thunderstorms are expected in Armenia over the next five days.

Hail is possible in some parts of the country, the weather service says.

Strong winds of 15-20 m/s are forecast during thunderstorms.

No shifts in temperatures are likely.

The capital Yerevan will also see showers and thunderstorms over the coming days.

11:15 World
Abba rule out reunion for Eurovision 2024

Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have ruled out a reunion at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in their native Sweden, BBC News reports.

Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the band winning the competition with their song Waterloo.

Speaking to BBC Newsnight, the pair also dismissed the idea that they might compose the host nation's entry.

Since Abba won in 1974, Sweden has gone on to win Eurovision six more times, including this year in Liverpool.

Bjorn and Benny - who swore never to tour again and reportedly turned down an offer of $1bn to play 100 shows at the turn of the Millennium - say they do not want to get back together with Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad to perform - even for one night.

"I don't want to," says Andersson, "and if I don't want to, the others won't. It's the same for all four of us - someone says, 'no' - it's a no."

"We can celebrate 50 years of Abba without us being on stage," adds Ulvaeus.

The duo have known each other since 1966 and say their constant desire to write new material and do new things has kept their relationship fresh.

"Because we never stood still none of us has stagnated," explains Ulvaeus, "which so often happens in songwriting duos."

They even say that over the course of 57 years, they have never really fallen out.

"We've had different opinions," says Ulvaeus, "many, many".

"But it doesn't matter," Andersson says, "because what we've achieved together, keeps us together".

17:00 Armenia
Showers, strong winds in the forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are expected in Armenia over the next few days.

Hail is possible in some parts of the country, the weather service says.

Strong winds of 15-20 m/s are forecast during thunderstorms.

No shifts in temperatures are likely.

The capital Yerevan will also see showers and thunderstorms over the coming days.

11:00 World
Inter win Coppa Italia

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Champions League finalists Inter Milan came from behind to beat Fiorentina and win their second consecutive Coppa Italia title, BBC Sport reported.

Fiorentina opened the scoring at Stadio Olimpico after just three minutes when Nico Gonzales drilled in a cross.

Martinez equalised from a tight angle in the 29th minute.

The striker got the winner eight minutes later with a volley.

Fiorentina face West Ham in the Europa Conference League final on 7 June, while Inter play Manchester City in the Champions League final on 10 June.

Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan missed the match due to injury.

13:58 Armenia
'Kidnapped hero'

After his recognition of the Artsakh Republic as part of Azerbaijan, Nikol Pashinyan also called his son Ashot Pashinyan a hero at a news conference in Yerevan on Monday.

Social media users are discussing in comments below a photo of Pashinyan's son which hero has his father likened him – Vardan Mamikonyan, Samvel?...

17:00 World
Cristiano Ronaldo already wants to leave Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Al-Nassr, and could seek a return to Europe after struggling to adapt to life with the Saudi Arabian club, GOAL said.

The Portuguese superstar shocked the world by signing for Al-Nassr at the end of December, having seen his contract at Manchester United terminated the previous month. Ronaldo's two-year deal at Mrsool Park is reportedly worth $215m, which makes him the highest-paid player in the game, but Mundo Deportivo suggests that he has not settled in the Middle East.

The Spanish newspaper claims that Ronaldo is already eager to secure a transfer away from Al-Nassr, having been unimpressed with the infrastructure in Saudi Arabia - which he feels is "very far from modern society". The 38-year-old will now explore a potential return to Europe, but is also open to alternative options.

Ronaldo has scored 13 goals in his first 17 appearances for Al-Nassr, but they have slipped from the top of the Saudi Pro League table since his arrival, while also exiting the King Cup of Champions. The veteran striker has also made headlines for frequent displays of petulance after bad results, and reportedly fell out with head coach Rudi Garcia before his sacking.

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