Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, says CDC
Reuters | New York
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, th...
Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camps
AP| Dhaka
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Days of heavy rainfall have pelted Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families...
India, Pakistan flights suspended until further notice, says Etihad
Khaleej Times | Abu Dhabi
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UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways on Wednesday said that flights from India and Pakistan have been suspended until “further notice”....
Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling abroad
Reuters | Cairo
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Kuwait on Tuesday said only citizens who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will be allowed to travel abroad starting on August 1. A government statement said the rule excepted ...
US envoy back in Gulf to push Yemen truce as battles spread
Reuters | Dubai
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Senior US diplomats are holding talks in the Gulf region in a renewed push for a ceasefire in Yemen as fierce ground battles spread and the Iran-aligned Houthi group resumed cross-bor...
India a leading global power, says Blinken
Agencies | New Delhi
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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on his first visit to India since joining US President Joe Biden’s administration, welcomed yesterday India’s em...
WHO sounds the alarm on ‘harmful’ e-cigarettes
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Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry’s tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health ...
Regions near Tokyo to seek Covid-19 emergency steps as cases rise at Olympics
Reuters | Tokyo
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Governors of three prefectures near the Olympics host Tokyo are likely to ask the government to declare states of emergency for their regions, media said on Wednesda...
Thousands of scientists sound the alarm again on climate emergency
Agencies | New York
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Some two years after more than 10,000 scientists from around 150 countries jointly declared a global climate emergency, they have now reiterated it and called fo...
Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq
Reuters | Washington
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US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi sealed an agreement yesterday formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, but US forces w...
Saudi Arabia threatens 3-year travel ban for citizens who visit 'red list' countries
Reuters | Riyadh
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Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's 'red list' under efforts to curb the spread of coronaviru...
Yusuffali Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Chamber
Agencies | Abu Dhabi
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Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, announced naming prominent Indian businessman Yusuffali ...
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka flight suspension extended until at least July 28, says Emirates
Agencies | Dubai
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The suspension on incoming scheduled passenger flights from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has been extended until at least July 28, Dubai's flagship air...
Elon Musk finds import duties 'too high' to launch Tesla in India
Agencies | Washington
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Tesla founder Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company wants to launch cars in India, however, the country’s import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) ...
Philippines evacuates thousands as heavy rains flood cities, provinces
Agencies | Manila
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Philippine authorities moved thousands of residents of the capital, Manila, out of their low-lying communities on Saturday as heavy monsoon rain,...
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
Agencies | New Delhi
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Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents c...
China’s Xi visits Tibet for first time as president
AFP | Beijing
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President Xi Jinping is on a rare trip to China’s politically sensitive region of Tibet, state media reported yesterday, the first such visit by the country’s top lead...
Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO ‘in danger’ listing
AFP | London
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Australia yesterday avoided having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, despite concerns about climate change-fuelled damage to the ecosystem&rsq...
6.7-magnitude earthquake hits Philippines
AFP | Luzon
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A strong earthquake shook the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but it was deep, and local authorities said they did not expect damage.
...
Rescuers hunt for survivors as landslide toll hits 45 in India
AFP | Mumbai
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Rescuers in India combed through mud and debris Saturday in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll from multiple monsoon-triggered landslides climbed to 45,...
Lebanon water supply could collapse in a month: UN
TDT | Manama
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The shortages and currency crunch in Lebanon could lead to a collapse of the mains water supply in Lebanon within a month, the UN’s Children Fund warned yesterday.
“M...
