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Iran's nuke negotiator urges decisions after 'enough' talks
"There are a number of pending issues that have been sufficiently negotiated, and it is time for countries to decide," the senior diplomat told the official Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency on Sunday, after a meeting with MPs earlier in the day.
US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
"The US strikes targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq, both of which lie close to the border between those countries," Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement on Sunday.
Public anger remains in UK after health chief quits for breaking curb
PM Johnson acted promptly on Saturday evening to appoint former Chancellor Sajid Javid as Hancock's successor. Hancock's key job in Johnson's top team of ministers was thrown into doubt after The Sun newspaper on June 25 published photographs of the Health Secretary kissing Gina Coladangelo, one of his key aides, at the Department of Health's London HQ reportedly during office hours in May.
AstraZeneca tests Covid booster shots against Beta-variant
The booster shot, named AZD2816, will be administered to individuals who have previously been fully vaccinated with two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine/Vaxzervia or an mRNA vaccine, at least three months after their last injection. In non-vaccinated individuals, AZD2816 will be given as two doses, four or twelve weeks apart, or given as a second dose following a first dose of AstraZeneca --four weeks apart, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
Death toll rises to 9 as more bodies found in Florida building collapse
"As of today, one victim passed away in the hospital, and we've recovered eight victims on-site, so I am confirming today that the death toll is at nine," the Xinhua news agency quoted Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava as saying. Four of the victims have been identified, she added.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 181mn
In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 181,038,754 and 3,921,974, respectively.The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,624,871 and 603,966, respectively, according to the CSSE.
7 killed, dozens injured in building collapse after explosion in Bangladesh
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam told journalists that "seven people were killed in the explosion." "We've come to know that at least 50 people were injured in the incident," he added. The exact cause of the blast that took place at around 7:30 p.m. local time remains unclear, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Edgy Pakistan relies on Taliban as anti-India element in Afghanistan
The document on US policy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's security services maintain ties to Afghan insurgent groups, most notably the Haqqani Network. Afghan leaders, along with US military commanders, have attributed much of the insurgency's power and longevity either directly or indirectly to Pakistani support. Afghanistan-Pakistan relations are further complicated by the presence of over one million Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
How US shadow banks exploited frontline workers during Covid
Shadow banking has been one of the fastest growing areas of finance since deregulation in the early 1980s. The research states that shadow banks have since played a central role in shaping how executives manage companies, often placing pressure on companies to downsize their workforces and cut wages and benefits for the sake of the shareholders.
Pakistan PM under fire for 'Women wearing very few clothes' remark
In an interview with Axios earlier this week, Imran Khan was asked about whether there was a "rape epidemic" in Pakistan, where advocates believe that a large number of assaults go unreported. "If a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the man unless they are robots. I mean, it's a common sense," he said.
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