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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".
Antonio Guterres sends condolences on Stan Swamy's death, calls for clarity on circumstances
"We send our condolences to his family and his friends, but I think it's one of these cases where there needs to be clarity around when and how he passed away," Dujarric said answering a question at his daily briefing about the death of Swamy who was awaiting a court decision on a bail application.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 184.5mn
In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 184,536,711, 3,991,598 and 3,253,108,271, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,746,275 and 605,903, respectively.
Nancy Pelosi reaffirms US support for Tibet on Dalai Lama's 86th b'day
Extending greetings to Tibet's exiled Dalai Lama on his 86th birthday, whom Beijing regards as a dangerous "splittist", or separatist, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said calling the exiled spiritual leader's birthday an opportunity to celebrate "the message of hope and spiritual guidance that he has shared with the world".
Death toll rises to 32 after 4 more bodies found in Florida building collapse
"Through the team's ongoing efforts, we have recovered four additional victims," the mayor said at a news briefing. "The number of confirmed deaths is now 32 with 26 of those identified. 191 people are accounted for and we have 113 reports of people who are potentially unaccounted for," said Levine Cava.
'Think twice': Joe Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated as Delta variant takes hold
"It seems to me it should cause everybody to think twice, and it should cause reconsideration especially among young people," Biden said on Tuesday at the White House. As of date, more than 182 million Americans have received at least one shot, including nearly 90 per cent of seniors and 70 per cent of adults over the age of 27, according to White House data. Covid-19 cases and deaths are down by 90 per cent since January.
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