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Rishi Sunak cementing position as Tory leadership front runner
Would-be PMs have just hours left to rack up the 20 nominations needed to feature in the first round of the contest, with voting due to start on Wednesday, Daily Mail reported. Sunak already appears to be well over the threshold as he formally launched his campaign this morning, introduced by deputy PM Dominic Raab and Grant Shapps.
Sri Lankan Air Force denies reports that President staying at Air Chief's pvt residence
The SLAF said a video released by Ajith Dharmapala, a former police officer who claims to be the President of the International Organisation to Devoid Sri Lankan Police from Politics, claimed that the President is staying in a private house belonging to the Air Force Commander. The SLAF Spokesman Dushan Wijesinghe said that there is no truth behind the reports and it was a "propaganda" to tarnish the image of the SLAF and its Chief.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter
The resignation letter of the President was signed and handed over to a senior government official who will hand it over to the Parliament Speaker. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena who has been informed of the letter will then make a public announcement on Wednesday ending Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidency, the Daily Mirror reported.
I2U2: India, Israel, UAE, US leaders' virtual summit on July 14
The summit aims to encourage joint investments in six mutually identified areas -- water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security. It also intends to mobilise private sector capital and expertise to help modernise the infrastructure, low carbon development pathways for our industries, improve public health, and promote the development of critical emerging and green technologies.
US lawmakers ask Facebook, Instagram why they removed abortion posts
Both Facebook and Instagram reportedly removed numerous users' posts about abortion services. Reports show that many posts providing information about access to legal abortion services were removed from the platforms, often minutes after they were posted, and other posts mentioning abortion were taken down or tagged with "sensitivity screens" and warnings.
2 killed, 3 injured in shootings at 4 US California 7-Eleven stores
A shooting occurred at a 7-Eleven store in Brea, a city in northern Orange County, at about 4:18 a.m. on Monday, leaving a man dead, according to the Brea Police Department. "Our preliminary investigation suggests that the clerk was killed during a robbery. We later learned that a similar incident took place at a 7-Eleven at La Habra," the Department tweeted.
'Incredibly proud of my older brother', says Elon Musk's sister
Tosca Musk is the CEO and founder of Passionflix, which is a premium streaming service focusing on romance. It focuses on bringing romance novels to life on the screen. Tosca said she is proud of her older brother and that his goals to help humanity are beyond what anyone can imagine, citing her interview with The Sunday Times, Teslarati reported.
New Omicron subvariants become health threat in US summer Covid-19 surge
BA.5 became the dominant variant in the US, making up about 54 per cent of new cases in the week ending July 2, according to data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Another highly transmissible subvariant, BA.4, made up about 17 per cent more, Xinhua news agency reported.
UN expert speculates if becoming most populous nation strengthens India's claim to UNSC
According to the World Population Prospects report, India's population is projected to be 1.429 billion next year when China's would be 1.426 billion. Wilmoth was asked about the significance of the change in global population rankings that he said would happen next year four years sooner than earlier projections.
US: Wildfires in Utah scorching tens of thousands acres of land
According to InciWeb, an interagency all-risk incident information management system in the US, the Halfway Hill Fire, first reported in the Fishlake National Forest on Friday, had burned down 10,417 acres (42.2 sq km) of land as of Sunday night, Xinhua news agency reported. Four people were arrested and accused of starting the Halfway Hill fire, the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper reported Monday, adding that a probable cause statement showed the four started a fire at a campsite, which investigators determined was where the wildfire began, then "left abruptly".
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