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US to buy 500 mn Pfizer Covid vax doses to donate to 100 countries
According to the plan, the US will pay for the doses at a "not for profit" price, which will be distributed through COVAX -- the international vaccine-sharing initiative. While the first 200 million doses will be distributed by the end of this year, another 300 million will be distributed by June 2021.
Dominica declares Mehul Choksi as 'prohibited immigrant'
An order issued by the Ministry of National Security and Home Affairs on May 25 said, "in accordance to section 5(1)(f) of the Immigration and Passport Act Chapter 18:01 of the 2017 Revised laws of the Commonwealth of Dominica, you, Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, are hereby declared a prohibited immigrant."
1 in 2 Indian-Americans discriminated in past year: Study
The study titled, 'Social Realities of Indian Americans: Results from the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey', was conducted jointly by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Johns Hopkins-SAIS, and the University of Pennsylvania. Released on Wednesday, it is the third in a series on the social, political, and foreign policy attitudes of Indian-Americans.
Joe Biden revokes executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat
"President Biden revoked and replaced three E.O.s (executive orders) that aimed to prohibit transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and eight other communications and financial technology software applications; two of these E.O.s are subject to litigation," the White House said in a fact sheet released on Wednesday.
Fauci warns of new Covid variant spreading rapidly in UK
The Delta variant, known by the scientific name B.1.617.2, has spread from where it was first discovered in India to over 60 countries, according to the World Health Organization, Xinhua reported. More than 6 percent of the sequenced Covid-19 infections in the US trace to the highly transmissible Delta variant, Fauci said on Tuesday.
US mounts pressure on Pak for access to military bases after Afghan withdrawal
However, Pakistan does not seem to be ready to facilitate the US to station itself in Pakistani bases to operate drones, like it did previously. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has clearly refused to facilitate the US with any airbase to operate from Pakistani soil.
Nepal's new Foreign Minister seeks India's support for Covid vaccines
The Nepalese Foreign Minister made the request to Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who paid a courtesy call on him and handed over the congratulatory message of Indian Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar. Nepal had earlier received two million doses of Covishield from India, of which one million was under a grant and the rest procured by it from the Serum Institute of India.
German election polling suggests Greens continuing to lose ground
The poll, which was commissioned by RTL and ntv and published on Wednesday, has the CDU/CSU on 27 per cent - an increase of two points - while the Greens share fell two points to 22 per cent. All other parties remain unchanged compared with last week's figures. These suggest the SPD and FDP would come in at 14 per cent, the AfD at 9 and the Linke (Left Party) at 6, DPA reported.
Dhaka, Karachi in world's ten least liveable cities
However, overall, the COVID-19 pandemic caused liveability to decline - as cities experienced lockdowns and significant strains on their healthcare system. This led to an unprecedented level of change in the rankings, with many of the cities that were previously ranked as the most liveable tumbling.
Donald Trump welcomes Nigeria ban on Twitter
Trump issued a statement late on Tuesday, supporting the Nigerian government's decision to suspend Twitter activities, the media reported. Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, which just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech - all voices should be heard," Trump said.
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