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Pfizer, Moderna Covid shots generates lasting immunity: Study
The study, led by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis showed that nearly four months after the first dose people who received the Pfizer vaccine still had so-called germinal centers in their lymph nodes churning out immune cells directed against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
Greece offers youngsters 150 euros after vaccinated
The so-called "Freedom Pass" will be available by late July to be used for travel and cultural events, he said on Monday. The measure concerns about 940,000 youth, he noted, and holders could use the pass to pay airline, ship or train tickets, accommodation costs in hotels and campsites, as well as entrance fees to music concerts, theatres, cinemas, museums and archaeological sites, reports Xinhua news agency.
1 person dead, 10 injured in Chicago shooting
In a statement on Monday, the city police said the shooting took place at around 10.55 p.m., on Sunday night when three men emerged from an alley and fired shots into a crowd of people standing outside, reports Xinhua news agency. A woman suffered at least one gunshot wound to the chest, was taken to hospital and was pronounced dead, the police added. No motive for the shooting had been released.
IS still remains a threat, says global coalition
"IS no longer controls territory and nearly eight million people have been freed from its control in Iraq and Syria, but the threat remains," said a joint communique issued on Monday after a meeting of the Ministers of the Coalition concluded in Rome.
Arab League chief calls for int'l efforts to end IS
Addressing the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat IS in Rome on Monday, Aboul-Gheit said that forming an international action unit is the key solution to uprooting the IS and eliminating any chances for the re-emergence of cross-border threats, reports Xinhua news agency.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 181.3mn
In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 181,374,710 and 3,928,409, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,639,971 and 604,114, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Israel reserves right to act against Iran's n-program: FM
Lapid, who is also the Alternate Prime Minister, told a meeting of his centrist Yesh Atid party on Monday that he clarified this policy to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting in Rome on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.
UK reports highest daily rise in Covid-19 cases since Jan 30
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 4,755,078, according to the latest official figures. The country also recorded another three coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain to 128,103. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Why Pakistan resents FATF Grey List
The "wrong" timing for Islamabad is because it seriously hampers its role, by now well-known, in supporting the Afghan Taliban's campaign to fight the government in Kabul before the United States withdraws. These two provinces are also homes to the Taliban's Quetta Shoora and Peshawar Shoora that Pakistan has nurtured on its soil for the last two decades.
UK 'very likely' to ease Covid measures on July 19: Boris Johnson
The easing of lockdown measures in the UK was pushed back by four weeks from June 21 amid concerns over the spread of the Delta variant. "Although there are some encouraging signs and the number of deaths and hospitalisations remains low -- though both are going up a bit -- we are seeing an increase in cases," Johnson was quoted as saying by the BBC.
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