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Biden to host Israeli Prez in WH on June 28
"President Rivlin's visit will highlight the enduring partnership between the US and Israel and the deep ties between our governments and our people," Psaki said in a statement issued on Saturday. "As President Rivlin approaches the end of his term, this visit will honour the dedication he has shown to strengthening the friendship between the two countries over the course of many years," she added.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 178mn
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 178,119,063 and 3,857,719, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,536,904 and 601,721, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Third wave of Covid 'definitely under way' in UK: Scientist
"The race is firmly on between the vaccine program... and the Delta variant third wave," said professor Adam Finn, a member of the JCVI, Xinhua news agency reported. Acknowledging the recent surge in infections, Finn told the BBC: "Perhaps we can be a little bit optimistic it's not going up any faster, but nevertheless it's going up -- so this third wave is definitely underway."
Footprints of last dinosaurs walked 110M years ago in UK found
The discovery of dinosaur footprints by a curator from Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and a scientist from the University of Portsmouth is the last record of dinosaurs in Britain. The footprints were discovered in the cliffs and on the foreshore in Folkestone, Kent, where stormy conditions affect the cliff and coastal waters.
Taliban attack on Afghan city repulsed
The militants were also attempting to explode an explosive-laden military vehicle next to a military base outside Kunduz city, but was identified and targeted by soldiers. As a result a few more militants inside the vehicle were killed, the official added. However, five security personnel had been injured during the gunfight which lasted for a couple of hours, he said.
Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi among India's top 31 wanted terrorists
These 31 terrorists have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and figure in the list of most wanted individuals by the Indian government for their involvement in various anti-India activities such as bomb blasts, killings and other conspiracies which somehow compromised the country's internal security.
Raisi wins Iran prez polls by landslide: Preliminary results
Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Orf said 28.6 million Iranians participated in Friday's election, and with around 90 per cent of the votes counted, Raisi garnered over 17.8 million votes, Press TV reported. Raisi, who has been the Chief Justice since 2019, has formerly held several other posts in the country judicial branch following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
N.Korea should be ready for dialogue with US: Kim Jong-un
During a key Workers' Party meeting, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "made detailed analysis of the policy tendency of the newly emerged US administration toward our Republic and clarified appropriate strategic and tactical counteraction and the direction of activities to be maintained in the relations with the U.S. in the days ahead", Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth federal holiday
"Great nations don't ignore their most painful moments, they embrace them. Great nations don't walk away, they come to terms with the mistakes they've made. In remembering those moments, we begin to heal and grow stronger," Biden said at a signing ceremony in the White House East Room on Thursday. The bill was passed in the Senate with unanimous consent on Tuesday, and the House approved it Wednesday in an overwhelming 415-14 vote.
Indian-origin Judge nominated to Canada SC
Indian-origin Justice Mahmud Jamal has been elevated from the Court of Appeal for Ontario where he has served since 2019. Justice Jamal was born in 1967 in Nairobi where his family had migrated from India a generation earlier. The family later moved to the UK in 1969. He came to Canada in 1981 with his family and studied at the University of Toronto for his degree before going to McGill University and then Yale University to study law.
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