Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases jump
Reuters :Central Russian region on Saturday suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two days due to a shortage of doses, local officials said, as the country reported...
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90-year-old infected with ‘two virus variants at once’
AFP :A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus at the...
Moldovans elect new parliament amid concerns over graft, stalled reforms
Reuters :Moldovans were voting in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday in which pro-Western President Maya Sandu hopes to win a majority to fight corruption...
Heat wave blankets US West as fires rage in several states
AP :Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning...
Violence spreads in South Africa in wake of Zuma jailing
Reuters :Shops were looted overnight and a section of the M2 highway was closed in Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic acts of violence following the...
China and North Korean leaders vow to strengthen ties
AFP :Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to bring their relations to a “new stage” as the two...
India’s most populous state seeks to promote two-child policy
Reuters :India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has proposed legislation that aims to discourage couples from having more than two children, becoming the second state...
Gen Z could free the world from email
The New York Times :Despite the reasonable qualms of older generations, Generation Z – generally defined as people born between 1997 and 2012 – is...
Australia says last troops withdrawn from Afghanistan
AFP :Australia’s defence minister on Sunday confirmed the end of his country’s involvement in the 20-year Afghanistan war, saying the troop withdrawal had taken place...
India logs 42,766 new cases, 1,206 deaths
Scroll.in :India registered 42,766 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2020...
Myanmar rebel group suspends key leader
AFP :A prominent ethnic rebel group in Myanmar suspended one of its key leaders this week, a spokesman said Saturday, as it investigates an alleged...
Canada orders 48-hour halt to train movement in parts of BC after wildfires
Reuters :Canada on Friday ordered trains to cease operations for 48 hours in areas of British Columbia hit by a recent spate of wildfires, including...