Unvaccinated people twice as likely to be reinfected with Covid :Study
AFP :Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with Covid-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease...
International
N.Korea developing nuke programs in 2021: UN
Reuters :North Korea continued developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the first half of 2021 in violation of international sanctions and despite the...
White House says 50pc of Americans fully vaccinated against Covid
AFP :Half of the US population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said on Friday, as inoculations rise in response to the...
10 passengers injured in stabbings on Tokyo train
AP :A man with a knife attacked 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by police after fleeing, fire...
Russia formally outlaws Navalny organisations
AFP :Russia has formally banned organisations established by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as the opposition says the authorities are trying to stifle dissent ahead...
Sheberghan: Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital
Al Jazeera :The Taliban has captured Sheberghan city in Jawzjan, the second Afghan provincial capital to fall to the armed group in less than 24...
NASA Mars rover fails to collect rock in search of alien life
AFP :NASA’s Perseverance drilled into the surface of Mars but failed in its initial attempt to collect rock samples that would be picked up by...
Homeland Security warns of Trump conspiracy
ABC News :The Department of Homeland Security said Friday they have observed “an increasing but modest level of activity online” by people who are calling...
Japan commemorates Hiroshima bombing with low-key celebrations
AFP :Japan on Friday marked 76 years since the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with low-key ceremonies and disappointment over a refusal by Olympics organizers...
Six killed in Alaska plane crash
Reuters :Six people were killed on Thursday when a sightseeing plane crashed in a mountainous area of southeast Alaska, officials said, leaving no survivors.The craft,...
Delta spreads in Sydney as Australia widens Covid restrictions
Reuters :Australian officials warned Sydney residents on Friday to brace for a surge in Covid-19 cases after the country’s largest city logged record infections for...
Jailed Zuma admitted to SA hospital
Al Jazeera :South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last month, has been admitted to a hospital outside prison for “medical...