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Ukrainian president, British PM meet on security issues
In a joint statement after their talks, Zelensky and Johnson warned that any further Russian incursion in Ukraine would be a massive strategic mistake and have a stark humanitarian cost, Xinhua news agency reported. The leaders said that Ukraine and Britain agreed to work together to strengthen Ukraine's security and the ability to defend itself. They also expressed their commitment to strengthen Ukraine's energy security and support its efforts toward a green transition.
Fire in US southern state forces thousands to evacuate
The blaze reportedly started at the plant on Monday evening and was still active as of Tuesday morning. At least 6,000 residents within a one-mile (1.6 kms) radius of the Weaver Fertilizer Plant have been mandated to leave their homes over the potential of an ammonium nitrate explosion. Nearby Wake Forest University cancelled classes for Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Blinken condemns N. Korean missile launch in call with Japanese counterpart
"Secretary Blinken condemned the DPRK's recent ballistic missile launches, which were in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, and committed to trilateral cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula," Price said in a press release.'
Despite shortfalls, budget to prepare strong foundation for India's 'techade'
IT industry's apex body Nasscom said that some other concerns are easing the taxation of ESOP by making the taxation regime available to all DPIIT-recognised startups and taxing employees only when they sell the shares.
India and Russia on the same page on Afghanistan, says Moscow as it takes over UN Security Council presidency
Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council, took over the rotating presidency on Tuesday. With its Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Sergey Vasilyevich Vershinin currently visiting India, the country has already given clear signals of growing partnership between the two countries, not just at the key international body but also in the turmoil-hit region.
Omicron accounts for 99.9% of new weekly Covid cases in US
The Delta variant, which spiked last summer, only made up the remaining 0.1 per cent in the week ending January 29, Xinhua news agency reported. The new infections driven by Omicron have risen rapidly since early December. The variant accounted for only 0.6 per cent of new cases in the week ending December 4, rising to 89.3 per cent in the week ending January 1, and 97.8 per cent in the week ending January 15, CDC data showed.
WHO recommends countries ease Covid measures 'in steady, slow way'
"Since the Omicron variant was first identified just 10 weeks ago, almost 90 million cases have been reported to the WHO, more than were reported in the whole of 2020. We are now starting to see a very worrying increase in deaths in most regions of the world," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press briefing.
1 student dead, another injured in shooting outside school in US' Minnesota
The shooting occurred around noon on Tuesday at the South Education Center, an alternative school that serves about 200 students from pre-K to age 21 in the region, Xinhua quoted the police as saying. Officers discovered that two students had been shot on the sidewalk near the school's front entrance, and the suspect fled the scene immediately after the shooting.
Premier League: Joao Cancelo signs two-year contract extension with Manchester City
"Manchester City is a fantastic club, so I am incredibly happy to have signed this new agreement. City players have everything they need to reach their full potential, with amazing facilities, world-class teammates and an incredible manager who pushes us every single day. There is nowhere better to play football and it's a pleasure to work here," Cancelo said. The 27-year-old's new deal means he will remain at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2027.
More historically black colleges, universities in US receive bomb threats
Morgan State University tweeted early on Tuesday morning that "access to campus will be closed" due to a bomb threat. "Everyone on campus should shelter in place until further notice," the university in Baltimore, Maryland wrote. "All instruction will be remote and all employees should telework." Universities and colleges in other states such as Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana, as well as two institutions in Washington, D.C., have also issued alerts, Xinhua news agency reported.
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