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Global Covid deaths surpass 4 million
Argentina registered 457 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total death toll from the pandemic to 97,439, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. In the same period, tests detected 19,423 new cases of infection, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,593,763, Xinhua reported citing the ministry.
Delta strain becomes dominant variant in US
Delta, which was first found in India and is now in over 100 countries, represented 51.7 per cent of new infections in the US over the two weeks ending July 3, Xinhua news agency reported citing the CDC. Meanwhile, the proportion of new cases caused by Alpha, which was first detected in Britain, was just 28.7 per cent over the same time period, according to the CDC.
Antonio Guterres sends condolences to Dilip Kumar's family, fans
"We send our deep condolences to his family, his legions of fans throughout the world," Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. The 98-year-old actor's fandom spread across the world a" beyond South Asia and especially into the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.
Haiti President Jovenel Moise killed in attack at home
Unidentified gunmen stormed the property at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT), interim PM Claude Joseph said. He has called for calm and declared a state of emergency nationwide, the BBC reported. Moise had led Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world, since 2017 but had faced widespread protests demanding his resignation.
UN HQ in New York ready to reopen
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on July 2 issued new guidance related to the next phase of returning to work at the headquarters, which has been closely guided by the authorities in New York State, Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesman, said on Tuesday. Daily occupancy limits have now been lifted and all personnel who have been working remotely are expected to return to the workplace.
Massive California wildfire rages unabated
The latest report showed that firefighters are battling the blaze in mountainous areas and providing structure defence in communities nearby, where 41 buildings, including 27 homes, had been damaged as of Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency. Residents were also told that the firefighting force was bolstered by resources released from the two other big fires to the north.
'Fully vaccinated people in UK won't have to self-isolate from Aug 16': UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid
Javid told lawmakers in Parliament on Tuesday that the same policy would also apply to anyone under the age of 18 from that date, reports Xinhua news agency. "We will have a more proportionate system of test, trace and isolate, and it is absolutely right that those that have been double jabbed, we can take a different approach than the one we take today," he told the BBC.
Nearly 190 shot dead across US during July 4th weekend
By Monday, the non-profit group reported that 189 people were killed and 516 were injured in more than 540 shootings over the three-day weekend that started on July 2, US media outlet NPR said Tuesday after reviewing the data, noting that those numbers may go up as the organisation is continuing to collect additional information.
US President Joe Biden to host PM Modi, Quad leaders later this year
There has been no official confirmation of the dates of this meeting yet, however, Kurt Campbell, US Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region made the announcement on Tuesday. This will also mark the first-ever in-person meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden since he took charge of his office in 2020.
Black box from crashed Philippine military plane retrieved
On Tuesday, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Cirilito Sobejana said that another critically injured soldier died, which increased the death toll to 53, reports Xinhua news agency. He said that seven of the 50 soldiers killed in the crash have been identified, while many of the victims were charred and "beyond recognition".
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