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1. Indian PM under pressure to enact strict anti-COVID lockdown measures

   

   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummelled the country's health system shows no signs of abating.

2. 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 1 wounded in country's east

   

   The Ukrainian military said Friday two soldiers were killed and another was wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the country's east, where hostilities have increased sharply in recent months.

3. Listen to the Ingenuity helicopter humming through the Martian air

   

   First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming above the surface of Mars.

4. Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

   

   Nova Scotia topped its previous high daily confirmed COVID-19 case tally for the fourth consecutive day, reporting 227 new cases on Friday, as the province moved to impose tighter border restrictions. 

5. Bird-like dinosaur could hunt in total darkness, pointing to thriving prehistoric 'nightlife'

   

   Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive as a menacing pint-sized nocturnal predator.