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England on track to exit lockdown: Hancock
His remarks came after a study by Public Health England (PHE) showed promising results for the two main vaccines being used to fight the pandemic in Britain, reports Xinhua news agency. "I'm increasingly confident we're on track for the roadmap because this data shows the vaccine after two doses works just as effectively, and we all know that the vaccine is our way out of this," Hancock told Sky News on Sunday.
Iran to continue nuke talks until final deal: Rouhani
Despite all the pressures from US-imposed sanctions and "economic war" and the economic consequences of Covid-19 pandemic, Tehran's industry has been able to achieve production growth in the past Iranian calendar year ending March 20, Xinhua news agency quoted the President as saying on Sunday. The US' maximum pressure campaign against Iran has proved "ineffective", he noted.
3 dead, 5 injured in US bar shooting
Police responded to the reports of shooting at the Torch Club Bar & Grille in Youngstown city, shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Xinhua news agency quoted a CNN report as saying. Detectives said some sort of argument broke out near the bar, and there was "an exchange of gunfire", local media outlet WKBN repored.
Israel to lift most Covid restrictions in June: Health Minister
The minister explained in a statement that the decision was taken "due to the low and stable morbidity in Israel that has been going on for a long time", Xinhua news agency reported. Under the decision, Israeli businesses will no longer need a purple badge, which requires fever measurement at the entrance, keeping distance among customers, placing partitions between buyers and sellers, and more.
13 killed in Italy cable car crash
"Stresa-Mottarone cable car in Piedmont: the final death toll of the tragic incident is 13 fatalities and two seriously injured," Cnsas said on Twitter on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Cnsas had tweeted that two children who had survived with injuries were airlifted to hospital in the city of Turin, the capital of Piedmont. The cable car had been on a 20-minute panoramic trip from the village of Carciano di Stresa on the edge of Lake Maggiore.
African-Americans represented 27% of all police deaths in 2020: Data
According to the data collected by Mapping Police Violence, a research collaborative, just under 50 per cent of those killed were white people, a demographic that accounts for 68 per cent of the nation's 330 million residents, Xinhua news agency reported. In contrast, as Covid-19 disproportionately killed people of colour, Black people represented 27 per cent of all police deaths last year, although they are 13 per cent of the population.
Covid 19 Update: Global caseload tops 166.9mn
In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 166,936,377 and 3,458,820, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,116,798 and 589,890 respectively, according to the CSSE.
Blinken says unclear if Iran ready to return to compliance with nuclear deal
"The outstanding question, the question that we don't have an answer to yet, is whether Iran, at the end of the day, is willing to do what is necessary to come back into compliance with the agreement," Blinken said in an interview with CNN, Xinhua news agency reported. He raised the same question during an interview with ABC on Sunday morning.
How will India react if she perceives Sri Lankan isle as Chinese aircraft carrier: Report
"The fear grows undiminished that with China's presence as a legal tenant, the island will soon be turned into a theatre of conflict, nay, an arena of war when America and western powers, even Russia and Japan now replaced as the East's rising sun by China, rush to stake their claim to this strategically located hub in the Indian Ocean. How will India react if she perceives the Lankan isle as a Chinese aircraft carrier anchored on her doorstep?"
Pakistan Foreign Minister calls for UN's decisive role in resolving Kashmir dispute
"Pakistan desires normal relations with India, however, the onus is on India to create an atmosphere to enable meaningful engagement," the Minister said during his interaction with the Guterres in New York. Qureshi also renewed his invitation to India for a dialogue and said that the only solution to the Kashmir dispute is through talks, based on the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
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