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US to soon see explosive outbreak of Delta variant: Epidemiologist
"The US has just one month to act before it becomes full blown Delta variant dominant. One month to slow it down. One month to fully vaccinate," Feigl-Ding said in a series of tweets. He urged the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to take urgent steps to vaccinate people in the US.
Choksi's lawyers seek Caricom intervention in his alleged kidnapping
A request for a meeting with Secretary-General of Caricom, Irwin Larocque, has been made by Justice Abroad, who are the legal representatives of the diamantaire in the UK. Choksi's legal team has urged Caricom to look into the "breach" of the rule of law and has also said that this is "a big test for the political bodies of the Caribbean Community."
Maximise benefits of AI for health, minimise risks: WHO
The report Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health, cautions against overestimating the benefits of AI for health, especially when this occurs at the expense of core investments and strategies required to achieve universal health coverage. "Like all new technology, artificial intelligence holds enormous potential for improving the health of millions of people around the world, but like all technology it can also be misused" said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Pak Interior Minister admits country hosting Taliban families
Ahmed, well known for his outspoken attitude, has admitted that families of Taliban fighters reside in the country and many of the group's members receive medical treatment in local hospitals. In an interview to a local television network, the Minister said many of those familiesreside in the surrounding areas Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
Spotify's Sound Up to boost women podcast creators in India
Sound Up is a global programme created to identify underrepresented communities, and enables participants to hone their podcast skills through training, mentoring, workshops, and full-program support provided by the audio streaming platform. In India, Spotify will focus on women as an underrepresented community, with the hope to bring more female talent into India's thriving audio ecosystem, the company said.
French centre-right party wins regional elections
Results of over 70 per cent of votes cast on Sunday showed that among heavyweight candidates of the LR, Xavier Bertrand confirmed his first-round victory in Hauts-de-France in the north, Valerie Pecresse won hands down in Ile-de-France, the greater Paris region, and Laurent Wauquiez topped in Auvergne-Rhones-Alpes, the region around Lyon, reports Xinhua news agency.
Afghan civilians take up arms against Taliban
So far, hundreds of locals have taken up arms in support of the government forces across the provinces of Takhar, Balkh, Badghis, Baghlan, Nangarhar, Laghman, Jawzjan, Samangan and Kapisa, Herat, Patkia, Ghor and Kunduz. Sources said that since Saturday evening, five districts fell to the Taliban –- Sayed Abad and Chak-e-Wardak in Maidan Wardak, Rustaq in Takhar, Arghistan in Kandahar and Shortepa in Balkh.
Record-breaking heat hits US Pacific Northwest
Portland, the largest city in Oregon, and Seattle in Washington were both forecast to break all-time record highs, reports Xinhua news agency. On Sunday afternoon, the airport in Portland recorded a temperature of 43.3 degrees Celsius, the hottest ever logged there since record-keeping began in 1940, according to the National Weather Service.
Suu Kyi's spokesman freed in Myanmar
U Zaw Htay was the Director-General at Suu Kyi's Office and also doubled up as spokesman for the President until the November 2020 parliament polls. The former military officer had also served as spokesman for the U Thein Sein government (2010-15) that preceded the Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) government, which was ousted following the February 1 military coup.
2 separate shootings in US city kills 1 person, injures another
The East Bay Times report on Sunday said that the police responded to an incident at Hayes Street at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency. Authorities said a 31-year-old man was shot multiple times and was taken to a hospital and died there. The motive for the shooting has not been ascertained yet.
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