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Q: How did the tradition of pranks on April Fools Day start?
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Answer: The origins of April Fools Day, which is today, are unclear. There were earlier celebrations along the same lines, including the Hilaria festival in ancient Rome that reveled in the joys of pranks and jokes.
One common story is that April Fools Day as we know it today came about in France during the mid-16th century.
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WhatsApp payment service gets go-ahead for Brazil relaunch 6 hours ago
1 Brazil s central bank has given Facebook-owned WhatsApp the greenlight to relaunch P2P payments in the country - nine months after suspending the service. Last June, Brazil became the first country to get a nationwide rollout of WhatsApp s long-trailed payments service.
Yet just 10 days later the central bank stepped in to close it down, demanding that Visa and Mastercard suspend launching payments and transfers on WhatsApp.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking to remove Japanese tariffs and other trade barriers affecting U.S. products. | GETTY IMAGES
Kyodo Apr 1, 2021
Washington – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Wednesday it is seeking to remove Japanese tariffs and other trade barriers affecting U.S. products, signaling that efforts to increase exports to Japan will continue under the new administration of President Joe Biden.