Singapore finds Delta most prevalent among virus variants locally
Reuters :Singapore has found the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be the most prevalent among local cases of variants of concern (VOCs), according to...
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Israel allows right-wing march in Jerusalem’s Old City
Reuters :Israeli officials said on Tuesday they would allow a right-wing march in Jerusalem’s Old City to go ahead next week under certain conditions, a...
What’s behind Ireland’s support for Palestine?
Al Jazeera :After Abraham Aljamal Phelan moved to Dublin in the late 1980s, many customers at his grocery store, where the shelves were adorned with...
Most food spending supports processing, not farmers
AFP :Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers...
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic to hear final verdict in genocide case
Al Jazeera :Appeals judges are preparing to hand down a verdict against former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, ending the last Bosnian genocide trial...
WHO urges Covid jab makers to give Covax 50pc of doses
AFP :The WHO on Monday called for Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to give Covax first refusal on new doses, or commit half of their volumes to...
Biden to warn UK PM Johnson over Northern Ireland at G7
Al Jazeera :US President Joe Biden will warn British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to renege on the Northern Ireland Brexit deal when they meet...
Palestinian village pays high price in defence of its land
Al Jazeera :Beita, Occupied West Bank – This picturesque little town with its narrow winding roads and steep hills dotted with olive trees and stone...
US vice president arrives in Guatemala to bring message of ‘hope’
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala Sunday, bringing a message of “hope” to a region hammered by Covid-19 and which is the source...
Fear of countrywide violence in Israel as Netanyahu faces unseating
Reuters :The head of Israel’s domestic security service issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the most politically charged periods...
US Justice Dept won’t seize reporters’ records in leak investigations
Reuters :The Department of Justice said on Saturday that it would no longer seek source information from reporters in leak investigations after recent revelations that...
Strike on Yemen’s Marib kills 14 civilians
AFP, Yemen :A strike killed 14 civilians Saturday at a petrol station in the Yemeni city of Marib, the government’s last northern stronghold, state media...