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Mehul Choksi goes missing in Antigua, says report
The Commissioner of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, Atlee Rodney, said the force is currently following up on the whereabouts of the Indian businessman who is rumoured to be missing at this time, local media reported. Choksi, an accused in the over Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case along with his nephew Nirav Modi, has been residing in Antigua and Barbuda since January 4, 2018.
Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin likely to hold summit in Geneva: Reports
The reports came as National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held consultations with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev. "The meeting was an important step in the preparation for a planned US-Russia summit, the date and location of which will be announced later," the White House said in a statement on Monday.
1,15,000 healthcare workers died due to Covid: WHO chief
"We estimate that at least 1,15,000 health and care workers have paid the ultimate price in the service of others. Health and care workers do heroic things, but they are not superheroes. They are humans like the rest of us. Many feel frustrated, helpless and unprotected, with a lack of access to personal protective equipment and vaccines, and the tools to save lives"
Vaccine crisis a scandalous inequity promoting Covid pandemic: WHO
"More than 75 per cent of all vaccines have been administered in just 10 countries." The fate of the rest of the world is controlled by a small group of countries that are making and buying the majority of the vaccines, he added. If the vaccines had been distributed equitably, the doses "administered globally so far would have been enough to cover all health workers and older people".
15 deaths after volcano eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said that 15 people were killed while fleeing following the explosion on May 22, reports Xinhua news agency. Nine people were killed in a truck rollover accident, while four others were prisoners trying to break the Munzenze central prison in Goma, the spokesman said.
Pakistan literacy rate stagnates at 60%: Survey
The survey has shown that net enrolments at the primary, middle, and matric levels across provinces have either remained stagnant or shown decreasing trends, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday. Enrolments at all levels are highest in Punjab, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Sindh while they are the lowest in Balochistan, it said.
23 dead as Afghanistan forces foil Taliban attacks
The Taliban militants, according to the official, launched simultaneous attacks on Raghistan, Wardoj, Jarm, Khash, Darayem and Yaftal Payan districts early Monday but their offensives have been repulsed, Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 10 militants and five soldiers were also injured in the fighting which lasted for a couple of hours, the official added.
Anthony Fauci 'not convinced' Covid-19 developed naturally
Fauci was asked during a Poynter event, "United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking", earlier this month, about whether he was confident that Covid developed naturally. "No actually. I am not convinced about that, I think we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we continue to find out to the best of our ability what happened," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
Israel warned about actions against Palestinians in E.Jerusalem
The warning was issued by Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh here on Sunday after social media activists published short videos of Israeli police forces attacking Palestinian worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, reports Xinhua news agency. "The Israeli government is fully responsible for sabotaging the efforts of ending the Israeli aggression," Abu Rudeineh said.
China develops UAV with plateau ops capabilities, to deploy at LAC
The UAV has been developed in Shaanxi and completed its first flying and control task at Gar Gunsa in Tibet Autonomous Region, the sources said. The flight was undertaken by the Hailan Aviation team. "The UAV took off from an elevation of 4,700 metre -- Baga Township -- and completed its task of patrolling, control and search operation in the Kailash mountain region," said the source.
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