US coronavirus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic
Reuters : New US COVID-19 cases rose by more than 47,000 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally, the biggest one-day spike since the start...
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UN to call for $10bn aid for Syrians at virtual donor meeting
Al Jazeera News : Governments are set to pledge billions of dollars in aid for Syrians at a virtual conference on Tuesday to help refugees...
Israel’s annexation plans ‘illegal’: UN rights chief
AFP, Geneva : Israel’s aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is clearly “illegal”, the UN’s human rights chief said on Monday, warning...
Global COVID-19 prevention trial of hydroxychloroquine to resume
Reuters, London : A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with COVID-19 is to restart after...
India’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for human trials
Reuters : Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for human trials, making it India’s first domestic candidate to get the green light from the...
Islamabad court issues arrest warrants for Zardari in Toshakhana case
Dawn.com : An Islamabad accountability court on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for former president and PPP co-chair Asif Ali Zardari in a case that...
Coronavirus puts millions more at risk of child marriage, FGM: UN
Reuters, London : The coronavirus pandemic is reversing progress on ending child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), jeopardising the futures of millions of girls,...
UK COVID-19 death toll nears 55,000 including suspected cases
Reuters : The United Kingdom’s suspected COVID-19 death toll has hit 54,852, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that underlines the country’s...
Floods in Assam force a million flee from their homes
Reuters :Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeast Indian state of Assam,...
China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier
Reuters, Beijing :China reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases as of end of June 28, down from 17 reported a day earlier as the country’s...
French ex-PM Fillon and wife found guilty in ‘fake jobs’ scandal
BBC Online :Ex-French Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife Penelope have been found guilty over a “fake jobs” scandal.He was accused of paying...
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help
Al Jazeera News :Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining US President Donald Trump and dozens of others it...