Australia to challenge UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef
AFP | Australia
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Australia said yesterday it will strongly oppose a UNESCO plan to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” over deterioration caused by climate change.
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Kuwait Assembly backs budget but political feud rumbles on
Reuters | Kuwait
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Kuwait's parliament approved the 2021-22 state budget on Tuesday but failed to quell a bad-tempered standoff between government and opposition that...
Danger and demons: Yemen's mysterious 'Well of Hell'
AFP | Al-Mahra, Yemen
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Closer to the border with Oman than to the capital Sanaa 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) away, the giant hole in the desert of Al-Mahra province is 30 metres wide and thought to be...
Taliban say ‘Islamic system’ only way to Afghan peace, women’s rights
AFP | Kabul
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The Taliban said yesterday they remain committed to peace talks but insisted a “genuine Islamic system” in Afghanistan was the only way to end the war and ensure rights -- inc...
Israel says Covid-19 vaccines rejected by Palestinians were safe
Reuters | Jerusalem
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The Covid-19 vaccines delivered by Israel and then rejected by the Palestinian Authority over their expiration date were fine, the Israeli health ministry said on Saturday.
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Vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk
Agencies | New Delhi
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In Jamsoti, a village tucked deep inside India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the common refrain among the villagers is that the coronavirus spre...
Dubai Airports to reopen DXB’s Terminal 1 and Concourse D on June 24
Agencies | Dubai
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Dubai Airports has announced that it will reopen Dubai’s International’s Terminal 1 and Concourse D on 24th June. The facilities were closed on 25...
Dubai eases travel restrictions for passengers from India, other countries
Agencies | Dubai
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Authorities in Dubai announced a revision in procedures for travellers from the Republic of India, South Africa, and Nigeria.
The changes will go into effec...
Oman announces new ban on movement, commercial activities
Agencies | Muscat
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The Sultanate of Oman on Saturday issued fresh restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19.
The decision includes a ban on the movement of individuals and...
30 to 40 countries unable to give second shots
IANS | Geneva
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Between 30 to 40 countries are unable to provide second doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, especially those expecting jabs from AstraZeneca, officials of the World Health Or...
UN chief Guterres sworn in for second term
AFP | London
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was sworn in yesterday for a second term as head of the world body, promising to draw on the lessons of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. “Our gre...
Wildlife deaths blamed on ship disaster mount in Sri Lanka
AFP | Colombo
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More dead turtles washed up on Sri Lankan beaches yesterday, underscoring the environmental blight caused by a container ship fire off the country’s coast.
The Singapore-r...
Energy minister tells Lebanese to prepare for end of gasoline subsidy
Reuters | Beirut
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Lebanon’s energy minister said on Thursday the country’s gasoline subsidy was unsustainable and would eventually come to an end. “We have to get used to and be conv...
Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran presidential race by landslide
IANS | Tehran
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Ebrahim Raisi has won the country's presidential election by a landslide, according to preliminary results released on Saturday by the Interior Ministry.
Deput...
Israel to send 1 million doses to Palestinians
Agencies | Tel Aviv
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Israel will send at least 1 million soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a deal to share shots. “Israel will transfer to the Pa...
Global Covid-19 death toll exceeds 4 million
Reuters | London
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Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure eno...
Crew starts making China’s new space station their home
AP | Beijing
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Three Chinese astronauts have begun making China’s new space station their home for the next three months after their launch and arrival at the station Thur...
China disease expert says Covid-19 origins probe should shift to US
TDT | Manama
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A senior Chinese epidemiologist said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed the disease could have ...
Israel’s new government ready to investigate deadly festival stampede
Reuters | Jerusalem
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Israel’s defence minister proposed on Thursday that the country’s newly installed government launch an official inquiry into the stampede at a Jewish religious festiva...
Kim Jong-un admits North Korea facing a ‘tense’ food shortage
BBC | Seoul
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages. Addressing a meeting of senior leaders, Kim said: “The people’s food situa...
Death toll rises as monsoon floods hit Bhutan, Nepal
AFP | Kathmandu
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At least a dozen people have been killed in Bhutan and Nepal and several others are missing as torrential monsoon rains hit the region, triggering landslides and inundating homes, off...