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January 6 committee chairman contracts Covid but hearing as per schedule
July 21 is yet another crucial day in the senate select committee's hearings as two key witnesses are scheduled to depose before it - Sarah Mathews, Press Aide and Mathhew Pottinger, deputy national security advisor, both of whom resigned immediately from Trump's administration after the January 6 Capitol Hills attack by the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
Lightning strike kills 1 soldier, injures 9 at US Army base
A base spokesperson told US media outlets that the incident occurred at approximately 11:10 a.m. (1510 GMT) on Wednesday when there was bad weather in the area and that the soldiers "sustained injuries associated with a lightning strike at one of their training areas." The soldiers were taken to a medical centre at the base for treatment, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the spokesperson.
Top 10 most powerful passports in the World
According to the index, Japan has topped the list, allowing its citizens to travel as many as 193 destinations either without a visa or by providing a visa upon arrival. Japan is followed by Singapore and South Korea respectively. For a country to top the passport index, it has to allow a passport holder to travel without a visa, with a visa-on-arrival or with a visa in advance. Henley & Partners ranking is based on data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest database of travel information.
Pakistan industry warns of Sri Lanka like crisis
FPCCI President Irfan Iqbal Shiekh said the rupee's free fall has reached a point where it has become a threat to national security as the letters of credit (LCs) for petroleum imports were being opened at a much higher rate than the interbank rate, Dawn reported. He feared that a serious law and order situation might emerge in the event of any fuel shortages for transportation and electricity generation.
Ranil sworn in as 8th President of Sri Lanka
Out of 225 parliamentarians, 223 voted in the ballot of which four were invalid votes, while two MPs abstained from voting. Soon after getting elected as President, Wickremesinghe invited all political parties to join hands with him and work together to overcome the economic crisis and bring in a new political change.
US CDC recommends Novavax's Covid vaccine for adults
The recommendation came on Tuesday following a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Xinhua news agency reported. The Novavax vaccine will be available as two-dose primary series for adults, three weeks apart. It is the fourth Covid-19 vaccine available in the US, and it uses a different type of vaccine technology than the other three approved vaccines.
BA.5 Omicron subvariant accounts for nearly 80% new infections in US
The BA.5 subvariant accounted for 77.9 per cent of new infections in the week ending July 16, up from 68.7 per cent a week before, Xinhua news agency reported. Another new subvariant, BA.4, accounted for 12.8 per cent of new infections, CDC data show. The two contagious subvariants now made up over 90 per cent of new infections in the US.
New operation in Syria still on agenda: Turkish President
"A new operation will continue to be on our agenda as long as our national security concerns are not resolved," Erdogan told reporters on his flight from Iran to Turkiye, Xinhua news agency reported. The Turkish President stressed that he raised the issue during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the semi-official Anadolu Agency quoted Erdogan as saying on Wednesday. "We want Russia and Iran to be on our side in the fight against terrorist organizations, 30 km south of the border. On this, they should give us the necessary support," Erdogan said.
Iraq to recall envoy, summon Turkish ambassador over deadly bombardment
The Iraqi Ministerial Council for National Security announced the decisions after holding an emergency meeting on the artillery strikes that killed at least nine tourists and wounded 23 others earlier on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. Iraq accused Turkiye of striking the resort in Duhok Province of its semi-autonomous region, a charge Ankara has denied. The council also decided to pause dispatching a new ambassador to Turkiye in protest of the attack, and order the filing of a complaint to the United Nations Security Council.
Steve Bannon trial opens, prosecutors allege he thought he was above law
Bannon, who was in close touch with Trump before and after during the Jan 6 riots, had allegedly said in a message that "tomorrow (January 6, 2021) all hell is going to break loose". It's nothing like you ever imagined before, he had said indicating he had advance knowledge of what was going to unfold on January 6 because of being in touch with Trump in those crucial moments and days.
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