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Amid QUAD, China looks to build its own concrete support group, reaches out to Germany, France
The US investments in Africa until now have remained muted but as the geopolitical thrust is fast shifting towards the Indo-Pacific region, Washington has started increasing its engagements in the continent. As the world rises up to Africa's potential and importance, China will face increased competition, which is making it worried.
US hits 70% Covid vaccination goal amid resurgence
The milestone came about a month behind President Joe Biden's Fourth of July goal, reports Xinhua news agency. As of Monday, 70 per cent of US adults ages 18 and older have received at least one vaccine dose while 60.6 per cent of American adults are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. The current seven-day average of daily new cases increased 64.1 per cent.
80% of people in Gaza live in complete darkness: Red Cross
The study said that "80 per cent of the population of the Gaza Strip spend most of their times in complete darkness, with electricity only available for eight hours a day at best". "This problem is more threatening to the health and well-being of the Gaza Strip residents, which is home to more than 2 million people, with the continuing rise of temperatures during summer days," the study said.
Wildfires raging in Italy, prompt evacuations
According to the reports, the wildfire have destroyed a 53-acre nature reserve near Pescara, a city in the central Abruzzo region whose Adriatic Sea coast is a popular summer resort area. About 800 people were evacuated from the Pescara area on Monday and 30 people suffered from smoke inhalation as flames reached the seashore, destroying some beach resorts.
Covid herd immunity in France possible by autumn: Official
Fisher noted that "vaccination is progressing very quickly these days", making it possible to reach herd immunity by autumn, reports Xinhua news agency. "The Delta variant is highly contagious and it requires an energetic vaccination campaign to achieve herd immunity," he said. Herd immunity is achieved when 90 per cent of the population over 12 years of age is vaccinated .
Florida becoming new Covid epicentre in US
On July 30, the Sunshine State recorded 21,683 new Covid-19 cases, breaking its previous one-day record of 19,100 new infections which was set in early January. According to the weekly report from the state's health department, Florida reported 110,477 new cases from July 23 to 29, which was about a 50 per cent increase from the 73,196 cases in the week before.
Turkey continues to battle raging wildfires in coastal resorts
"We have controlled 125 out of the 132 fires in the last five days, and are still fighting the remaining seven ones," Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli told reporters on Monday. Firefighters have hard times in Marmaris and Bodrum, the resort towns of Mugla province, because of a low humidity rate which dropped to 10 per cent in the morning hours.
Pak soldier killed in military post attack
The military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement that the terrorists opened fire on the post in the Ghariom area of North Waziristan district on Monday. The ISPR said that "Own troops responded in a befitting manner," and during the exchange of fire with the militants, one soldier of the Pakistani Army was killed.
Covid-19 in US going to get worse: Fauci
"We are looking, not I believe, to lockdown but we are looking to some pain and suffering in the future because we are seeing the cases go up," Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Xinhua news agency reported. "The solution to this is, get vaccinated," he said.
Pakistan has to take 'credible, verifiable' action on terror: Tirumurti
India's Permanent Representative T.S. Trimurti while replying to a reporter's question about the relations between the neighbors said that "I just wanted to say very clearly that India desires, normal neighborly relations with Pakistan. He also added that the difference between the two countries should be resolved in an atmosphere, which is free of terror, hostility and violence.
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