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Socialist Castillo confirmed as president of Peru

Socialist Castillo confirmed as president of Peru

Reuters 2021-07-20 12:02:28

Peru's electoral authority on Monday named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country's next president, having officially won the June 6 runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who accepted t...

Australia's Covid lockdowns expand to combat Delta variant spread

Australia's Covid lockdowns expand to combat Delta variant spread

-- 2021-07-20 11:59:37

A third Australian state announced lockdown rules on Tuesday to combat the Covid-19 Delta variant spread, with South Australia entering week-long restrictions, joining an extended lockdown in Victoria...

Indonesians celebrate Eid al-Adha festival under Covid curbs

Indonesians celebrate Eid al-Adha festival under Covid curbs

REUTERS 2021-07-20 11:58:25

Millions of Muslims in Indonesia on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic festivals, as President Joko Widodo pledged that tighter coronavirus restrictions would remain in...

Rockets fall near Kabul presidential palace during Eid prayers

Rockets fall near Kabul presidential palace during Eid prayers

REUTERS 2021-07-20 11:42:59

Rockets landed near the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, a live television broadcast showed. There were no immediate reports of in...

Caught between China and the US, Asian states stockpile powerful new missiles

Caught between China and the US, Asian states stockpile powerful new missiles

REUTERS 2021-07-20 11:35:23

Asia is sliding into a dangerous arms race as smaller nations that once stayed on the sidelines build arsenals of advanced long-range missiles, following in the footsteps of powerhouses China and the...

India's daily Covid-19 cases hit 4-month low

India's daily Covid-19 cases hit 4-month low

-- 2021-07-20 11:22:11

India reported on Tuesday 30,093 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, the lowest such figure in four months. India's tally of infections stands at 406,130, th...

35 killed in suicide attack in Iraq amid Eid festival

35 killed in suicide attack in Iraq amid Eid festival

-- 2021-07-20 11:00:31

A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid-ul-Azha festival, security, and hospital sourc...

Hundreds considered missing in Europe floods are safe

Hundreds considered missing in Europe floods are safe

-- 2021-07-20 10:48:09

European authorities have revised down the number of people missing as waters receded after devastating flooding in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland last week, even as the death toll...

Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as Covid cases surge

Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as Covid cases surge

-- 2021-07-20 10:16:06

Myanmar's military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced a record...

Prince Harry promises to share 'mistakes and lessons learned' in memoir

Prince Harry promises to share 'mistakes and lessons learned' in memoir

-- 2021-07-20 09:43:43

The Duke of Sussex will share "mistakes and lessons learned" during his life in a memoir to be published next year. Announcing the deal with publishers Penguin Random House, Prince Harry said he...

US Covid cases rise, fuelling fears of resurgence

US Covid cases rise, fuelling fears of resurgence

REUTERS 2021-07-20 09:42:35

Swiftly rising coronavirus cases across the United States and abroad fueled fears of a pandemic resurgence on Monday and sent shockwaves through stock markets as the highly contagious Delta variant ap...

US, allies accuse China of global cyber hacking campaign

US, allies accuse China of global cyber hacking campaign

REUTERS 2021-07-19 20:25:06

The United States and a coalition of allies accused China on Monday of a global cyber hacking campaign that employed contract hackers, specifically attributing a large Microsoft attack disclosed earli...

30 die as bus, truck collide in Pakistan

30 die as bus, truck collide in Pakistan

REUTERS 2021-07-19 18:51:38

Thirty people were killed and 74 injured when a passenger bus and truck collided in Punjab province early on Monday morning, rescue and hospital officials said. Rescue officials said the accident occ...

Taiwan approves Medigen's COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Taiwan approves Medigen's COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Reuters 2021-07-19 16:34:13

Taiwan's government on Monday approved the use and production of Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a major step in the island's plans to develop its own vaccines to protect...

American duo jailed for helping former Nissan boss Ghosn flee Japan

American duo jailed for helping former Nissan boss Ghosn flee Japan

-- 2021-07-19 14:12:30

A Tokyo court on Monday doled out the first sentences related to Carlos Ghosn's arrest and escape from Japan, imprisoning US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor for two years and his son Peter...

Western missions in Kabul now urge Taliban to halt fighting

Western missions in Kabul now urge Taliban to halt fighting

REUTERS 2021-07-19 13:24:45

Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul joined hands on Monday to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace meeting in Doha fai...

Vaccinated pilgrims gather for Hajj

Vaccinated pilgrims gather for Hajj

-- 2021-07-19 13:17:11

Muslim pilgrims vaccinated against COVID-19 gathered on Sunday for the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which has barred worshippers from abroad for a second year running due to the pandemic an...

Global coronavirus cases top 190 million

Global coronavirus cases top 190 million

-- 2021-07-19 12:59:53

The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 190 million as the 2nd wave of coornavirus continues its onslaught across the world amid a speeding inoculation effort. The total caseload and fatalities fr...

Nepal's new PM wins confidence vote amid Covid crisis

Nepal's new PM wins confidence vote amid Covid crisis

REUTERS 2021-07-19 10:58:24

Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba won a vote of confidence in parliament on Sunday, days after the Supreme Court reinstated the legislature that was dissolved in May. The 75-year-old, who...

Israeli spyware used to target journalists' cell phones

Israeli spyware used to target journalists' cell phones

-- 2021-07-19 10:54:57

An Israeli company's spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an in...

Singapore advises unvaccinated people to stay home as Covid cases surge

Singapore advises unvaccinated people to stay home as Covid cases surge

-- 2021-07-19 09:45:40

Singapore's health ministry on Sunday "strongly" advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home as much as possible over the next few weeks, citing heightened concerns about th...

Flash floods batter Bavaria as European death toll rises to 184

Flash floods batter Bavaria as European death toll rises to 184

REUTERS 2021-07-18 19:37:29

Flash floods hit southern Germany on Sunday, killing at least one person, turning roads into rivers and adding to the flooding devastation that has claimed the lives of more than 180 people across Eur...

British ministers decide against mass Covid vaccination for teens

British ministers decide against mass Covid vaccination for teens

REUTERS 2021-07-18 15:29:00

Britain has opted against mass Covid-19 vaccinations for all children and teenagers, with ministers instead preparing to offer doses to vulnerable 12 to 15-year-olds and those about to turn 18, the Te...

Heavy rain triggers landslides in Mumbai, killing 25

Heavy rain triggers landslides in Mumbai, killing 25

Reuters 2021-07-18 14:54:09

At least 25 people died in three Mumbai suburbs when several houses collapsed after landslides triggered by heavy rain, local officials said on Sunday. Rescuers were seen using their hands to dig up...

Daughter of Afghan envoy kidnapped, hurt in Pakistan

Daughter of Afghan envoy kidnapped, hurt in Pakistan

REUTERS 2021-07-18 13:49:34

The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped by unknown assailants who left her with injuries and rope marks, officials and a hospital report said on Saturday. Silsila A...

UK health minister tests Covid positive

UK health minister tests Covid positive

-- 2021-07-17 20:08:43

British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, but that his symptoms were mild and he had had two doses of vaccine against the disease, reports Reuters. Jav...

German, Belgian flood deaths rise to 157 as search continues

German, Belgian flood deaths rise to 157 as search continues

REUTERS 2021-07-17 19:16:42

Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and claimed at least 157 lives. Some 133 pe...

Social media platforms killing people by allowing misinformation, Biden says

Social media platforms killing people by allowing misinformation, Biden says

-- 2021-07-17 18:14:12

US President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms like Facebook "are killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platform, as the administratio...

Global coronavirus cases near 190 million

Global coronavirus cases near 190 million

-- 2021-07-17 10:50:01

With the highly contagious Delta variant spreading rapidly across several countries, the global Covid-19 caseload is also fast approaching the grim milestone of 190 million, UNB reports. The total ca...

Sydney tightens lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

Sydney tightens lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

-- 2021-07-17 10:40:23

Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, on Saturday ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail, and threatened fines for employers who make sta...