The philippine president also threatens to use ‘shots for pigs’ on Filipinos who refuse to get inoculated amid reports of low turnouts in some vaccine sites.
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More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: UN
More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts across the world and nearly 2,700 others were killed, the United Nations said on Monday.
Read More »Mandatory mask rules extended in Sydney as COVID-19 cluster grows
Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Tuesday, reported its biggest rise in new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in nearly a week, prompting authorities to extend a mask mandate in Sydney for a week.
Read More »Cryptocurrency Prices on June 22: Bitcoin hits two-week low; Dogecoin plunges 25%
The cryptocurrency market turned bearish on Monday after China asked several banks and payment firms to ramp up their crypto trading crackdown. Bitcoin tumbled nearly 10 percent on Tuesday – as low as $31,333, a two-week trough, dragging down other cryptocurrencies. Here are the prices of the ten largest cryptocurrencies, …
Read More »India’s vaccinations hit record with free COVID shots
India gave out a record 7.5 million vaccine doses on Monday under a federal campaign to inoculate all adults for free after weeks of criticism that a chaotic rollout had worsened a second wave that killed hundreds of thousands.
Read More »Myanmar army clashes with anti-junta militia in Mandalay city
Myanmar security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed on Tuesday with a newly formed militia group in the second-biggest city of Mandalay, according to social media posts from the group and media reports.
Read More »2 killed, 6 injured in Egypt’s train-bus collision: ministry
Two people were killed and six others injured on Monday in a train-bus collision in Helwan City of Egypt near the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.
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