Delta variant now makes up more than half of Covid cases in US
CNN :The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus, now makes up more than half of all new Covid-19 infections...
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Suu Kyi vaccinated in military custody
AFP :Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her personal staff have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 since being taken into military custody, her...
Colombia court accuses soldiers of killing 120 civilians
Reuters :A Colombian court on Tuesday accused 10 members of the military and a civilian of forcibly disappearing 24 people and murdering at least 120...
Pakistan rejects naming of PM Imran Khan
Al Jazeera :Pakistan has vehemently rejected an international media watchdog’s report that lists Prime Minister Imran Khan on a list of the world’s 37 worst...
Saudi official in US for talks on Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi
Reuters, Washington :Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister on Tuesday became the highest-ranking Saudi envoy to visit Washington since Joe Biden became president in January, and...
Mamata fined Rs 5 lakh for ‘maligning judge’
International Desk :A higher court in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday imposed a fine of 5 lakh rupees (7,000 USD) on West...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro implicated in graft scheme
Reuters :Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was involved in a scheme to skim salaries of his aides while a federal deputy, website UOL reported on Monday,...
Israel’s new govt fails to extend controversial citizenship law
Israel’s parliament has failed to pass an extension to a controversial law barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank or Gaza who marry Israelis from...
‘It isn’t over’: WHO warns against easing Covid curbs
Al Jazeera :The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned governments around the world against easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon, saying countries that did so risked...
Egypt agrees deal to release ship
BBC Online :Egypt will release the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, after it agreed a compensation deal with the vessel’s owners...
KSA restricts entry to holy sites during Haj
Gulf News :Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that no one will be able to enter the holy sites in Mecca and Medina during the coming...
Lambda strain detected in over 30 countries
The Star :A new Covid-19 strain that is much more dangerous than the Delta variant has been detected in more than 30 countries in the...