Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got underway for translators and others who risk Taliban retaliation because they worked for the US government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, US officials said. The operation to evacuate US-affiliated Afghans …
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Scientists suspect new Lambda COVID-19 variant might be most dangerous
More than 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, new variants of the virus continue to emerge, and scientists believe the latest – the ‘Lambda’ variant – might be the most dangerous to date. A new study ‘SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and immune resistance,’ published on bioRxiv, found that …
Read More »Iceland says reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions may stick for 15 years
Iceland, one of the first countries in the world to abolish all COVID-19 restrictions for vaccinated tourists, may see recently reimposed safety protocols in place for 15 years, according to one of the Nordic country’s chief medical experts. Despite the overwhelming majority of Iceland’s adult population having been vaccinated, chief …
Read More »Pakistan attackers throw grenade at police van in Peshawar, kill officer
Attackers threw a hand grenade at a police van in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing a policeman and wounding two others before fleeing the scene, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, Peshawar police said the attack happened while a government …
Read More »Tokyo2020 : What you need to know right now
Here’s what you need to know about the Tokyo Games: HISTORIC GOLD Lee, the youngest member of the U.S. team at 18, finished with a total of 57.433 points as reigning champion Simone Biles sat out the event citing mental health concerns. “It’s crazy. It doesn’t feel like real life …
Read More »Native Americans Bring Giant Totem Pole to Washington, Urge Biden to Protect Sacred Sites
Native American tribes from across the US brought a 25-foot totem pole to the nation’s capital and urged the Biden administration to take action to protect sacred sites, Native Organizers Alliance Director Judith LeBlanc said on Thursday. “The Red Road to DC totem journey has brought together over 17 tribal …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is almost finished: Operator
The much-politicized Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is 99% complete, the pipeline operator said, after the pipelay vessel Akademik Cherskiy finished its initially planned workload. The $11 billion Nord Stream 2, designed to bypass Russia’s political foe Ukraine and double the capacity of the existing …
Read More »Deadly clashes in Syria’s Daraa kill 16
Thirteen anti-terror fighters and three civilians were killed Thursday in Syria’s southern province of Daraa during the fiercest clashes with terrorist militants there since the area came under regime control, a war monitor said.
Read More »Death toll from German industrial park explosion rises to five
Three more people were found dead after Tuesday’s explosion at an industrial park in western Germany, bringing the death toll from the blast to five, police and prosecutors said on Thursday. They said they would not provide further details until the dead had been identified. Police are investigating what caused …
Read More »Covid origin probe: China says it’s made alternative proposal for phase-2 study
China says it has put forward alternative parameters for a second probe into the origins of Covid-19 that should span multiple countries, Beijing’s latest move to counter a push by the US for a deeper investigation into the theory the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab. China, where the coronavirus …
Read More »US whistleblowers say HHS hides real COVID situation among migrant minors in Texas
Two whistleblowers from the US Department of Health and Human Services have said agents there were instructed to conceal the actual scale of the coronavirus outbreak among unaccompanied immigrant children at a facility in Fort Bliss, Texas, at the beginning of this year. According to an appeal, submitted Wednesday to …
Read More »Two US police officers face charges for bloody arrest in Colorado
Another video footage has surfaced about US police violence showing two officers choking a man and aiming a gun at his head, while trying to arrest him in Colorado. According to reports, the officers from the Aurora Police Department (APD) were charged in connection with the incredibly brutal arrest of …
Read More »Three dead as wildfires blaze on southern Turkish coast
Three people died in a forest fire in southern Turkey on Thursday where authorities were battling multiple blazes for a second day amid suspicions of arson, the country’s AFAD disaster agency and the agriculture minister said.
Read More »Najaf Governor announces the success of Eid Al-Ghadeer security and health plan
The Governor of Najaf, Louay Al-Yasiri, announced on Thursday, the success of the security, service and health plan for Eid Al-Ghadeer visit. The media office of the Governor of Najaf stated in a statement received by AlghadeerTv: “Al-Yasiri extended his thanks and appreciation to all members of the security forces, …
Read More »Qatar approves electoral law for first legislative polls
Qatar’s emir approved laws on Thursday for the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative election in October when Qataris will elect two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, his office said. The election, plans for which were first approved in a 2003 constitutional referendum, is being held before the capital Doha hosting …
Read More »Hundreds in Slovak capital block traffic in protest against vaccination law
Hundreds of people blocked traffic in the centre of Slovak capital Bratislava, protesting against a law that gives those who have had the COVID-19 vaccine easier access to public events and spaces, Slovak media reported on Thursday. The law, which requires people who haven’t been inoculated to take a test …
Read More »Death toll jumps to 99 in flooding in central China province
The death toll has risen to 99 from floods that hit a province in central China last week, authorities said on Thursday. No details on who they were or how they died were provided in initial state media reports. The city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit …
Read More »Iraq tops 1.6 million COVID-19 cases, as Delta variant surge
The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed over 13515 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative count of confirmed cases since the emergence of the virus to 1603787. The Ministry said that 9401 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus, while 49 succumbed to its complications. Iraq …
Read More »Malaysian premier faces calls to resign after palace rebuke
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Thursday from the opposition and the biggest bloc in the ruling coalition, after a rare rebuke by the king over the government’s handling of emergency ordinances. Muhyiddin’s government said earlier this week that on July 21 it had revoked all …
Read More »Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian capital protest insecurity at Tigray camps
Hundreds of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United Nations refugee agency to relocate friends and family who they say are trapped in two refugee camps by fighting in the Tigray region. Clashes between armed groups have escalated in and around the camps – …
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