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Tony Blair, King of Jordan, Czech PM figure in Pandora Papers
The secret documents expose offshore dealings of the King of Jordan, the presidents of Ukraine, Kenya and Ecuador, the prime minister of the Czech Republic and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The files also detail financial activities of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "unofficial minister of propaganda" and more than 130 billionaires from Russia, the United States, Turkey and other nations.
FB denies whistleblower's claims it contributed to Capitol riot: Report
Facebook appears to be launching a pre-emptive strike against the whistleblower with the memo, also shared with Axios, ahead of her CBS "60 Minutes" interview airing on Sunday and her scheduled appearance at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Farmers have refused to allow post-mortem examinations of the deceased. They have said that they will decide the future course of action only after talking to their leaders
Japan's new ruling party leader to take office as PM
With the LDP-led ruling coalition controlling both chambers, the 64-year-old Kishida is almost guaranteed to be elected Prime Minister at an extraordinary parliamentary session on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Afghanistan: Taliban forms suicide bomber battalion, deploys them at borders
Talking to media persons, the Deputy Governor of Badakhshan Mullah Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi said that the battalion will be deployed at the borders of Afghanistan. He further said that the primary target of the new Battalion will be targeting the security forces of the previous Afghan government.
Climate protesters block private airport in UK
"Farnborough airport has 30,000 private flights a year, each with an average of 2.3 passengers, each passenger responsible for emitting 20x more carbon than passengers on an economy flight to Spain," said the statement. It added that Farnborough airport has permission to expand to 50,000 private flights a year.
All barriers for authorisation of Sputnik V vax removed: Russia
Developed by Russia's Gamaleya National Center, the Sputnik V jab is currently registered in 70 countries with a population of over 4 billion people. Sputnik V received an emergency use authorisation in India in April. The vaccine uses two different vectors for the two shots in a course of vaccination. Its efficacy was determined to be 91.6 per cent.
Russia continues to see surge in Covid infections
The nationwide death toll grew by 886, almost the same as the record of 887 on Friday, to 209,028. The number of recoveries increased by 17,852 to 6,710,574. Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, Moscow reported 4,032 new cases, taking the city's total caseload to 1,641,945.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announces retirement from politics
"Today, I announce my retirement from politics," Xinhua news agency quoted the 76-year-old leader as saying to journalists. Concerning his surprise announcement, Duterte, who took office in 2016 for a six-year term of presidency, said that he is heeding the Filipinos' "overwhelming sentiment" for him to quit politics.
China’s aggression will energize Quad, says former US Ambassador
Speaking at a webinar organized by the Centre for Global India Insight (CGII), Juster said that the US and India should join a mega-trade bloc to check Beijing’s economic domination in the region. Juster further said that China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region is fueling India’s enthusiasm and participation in tackling its neighbour.
China’s National Day: Beijing sends 38 fighter planes towards Taiwan in largest incursion ever
The first batch consisting of 25 jets flown by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) constituted of 18 J-16 fighter jets, 2 H-6 bombers, 4 Su-30 fighter jets plus an anti-submarine aircraft. This was followed by a second wave of 13 Chinese aircraft in the same area on Friday evening. They flew over waters between Taiwan and the Philippines.
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