Published On: June 20, 2021 09:53 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, June 20: Britain’s airlines and holiday companies are planning a “day of action” on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the peak summer season.
Published On: June 20, 2021 07:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
SAO PAULO, June 19: Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world’s second-deadliest outbreak may worsen due to delayed vaccinations and the government’s refusal to back social distancing measures.
Published On: June 19, 2021 05:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
CONAKRY, June 19: An Ebola outbreak in Guinea that started in February, infecting 16 people and killing 12, has been declared over, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.
Published On: June 19, 2021 07:29 AM NPT By: Gopal Sharma/Reuters
KATHMANDU, June 18: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal this week killed 11 people including one Indian and two Chinese workers at a development project, while 25 people were missing elsewhere, officials said on Friday.
Published On: June 19, 2021 07:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
It’s likely safe and effective, but researchers are still gathering data to be sure.
Published On: June 18, 2021 04:39 PM NPT By: Reuters
TEL AVIV, June 18: Israel will send at least 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a deal to share shots, officials said on Friday, in a boost for the Palestinians' vaccination campaign in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Published On: June 18, 2021 07:08 AM NPT By: Reuters
June 18: Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.
Published On: June 17, 2021 07:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press
JIUQUAN, June 17: China launched the first three crew members on a mission to its new space station Thursday in its first crewed mission in five years.
Published On: June 16, 2021 07:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
GAZA, June 16: Israel mounted air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the first since the end of 11 days of cross-border fighting last month, in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian territory.
Published On: June 15, 2021 04:29 PM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, June 15: U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to end one front in a Trump-era trade war when he meets European Union leaders on Tuesday by agreeing a truce in a transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies that has dragged on for 17 years.