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Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in retaliation
In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry said it had summoned the Bulgarian Ambassador Atanas Krystin to inform him that an employee from the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow has been declared "persona non grata", reports Xinhua news agency.
France to impose self-quarantine for travellers from UK
Details on the new measure will be unveiled later, Xinhua news agency quoted Attal as saying at a news briefing here on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. Since April, France has ordered strict 10-day quarantine for all arrivals from 16 countries including Chile, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, India, Turkey and some Gulf countries, where the new Covid variants are active.
EU UNSC members slam forced landing of plane in Belarus
The above mentioned nations were also on Wednesday joined by the current council members of the UK, Norway and the US in condemning Sunday's incident, reports Xinhua news agency. "The airplane, owned by a EU company, carrying more than 100 passengers from one EU member state's capital to another, was forced to land based on false grounds by a Belarusian military aircraft," a joint statement issued by the countries said.
Black people account for over 80% of Covid cases in Washington D.C.
The share of the new infections involving Black people spiked sharply in the US capital city starting around mid-April, when the coronavirus vaccine became widely available to D.C. residents, Xinhua news agency quoted The Washington Post report as saying on Wednesday.
Hamas chief Yehya al-Sinwar rejects latest plans to reconstruct Gaza Strip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged his country's help in rebuilding Gaza on Tuesday, but stressed that the aid must not benefit Hamas, DPA reported. Israel is said to be concerned that any aid deliveries to the blockaded coastal territory could be misused to arm Islamist Hamas, as happened after the last Gaza war in 2014.
Eight people killed, suspect dead in mass shooting in California
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office confirmed that eight people died at the scene and one person was taken to a hospital, with no details on their conditions. The gunman also died at the scene, the Xinhua news agency reported. Law enforcement officials identified the gunman as Samuel Cassidy, a 57-year-old VTA maintenance worker, whose motivation remained unknown.
Europe issues new norms for social media to curb disinformation
The commission said that based on a robust monitoring framework and clear performance indicators, signatories should reduce financial incentives to disinformation, empower users to take an active role in preventing its spread, better cooperate with fact-checkers across EU Member States and languages, and provide a framework for access to data for researchers.
Islamabad rejects Pentagon claim of access to Pak airbases after withdrawal from Afghanistan
Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, Pakistan foreign office spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday: "There was no US military or air base in Pakistan, nor was any such proposal envisaged," adding that any speculation on the topic was "baseless, irresponsible and should be avoided".
Nancy Pelosi greets Tibetan President-elect Tsering
"Congratulations on your election as Sikyong (President) of Central Tibetan Administration. The Tibetan people will be well-served by the experience that you bring to this post after a long and distinguished career in public service," Pelosi wrote in a letter to Tsering.
Need to get to bottom of Covid origins in China, says White House Covid advisor
"It is our position that we need to get to the bottom of this and we need a completely transparent process from China. We need the WHO (World Health Organization) to assist in that matter. We don't feel like that we have that now," said WH Covid advisor Andy Slavitt on Tuesday during a briefing. "We need to get to the bottom of this whatever the answer maybe and that's a critical priority for us," he added.
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