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3,150 rockets fired from Gaza: Israel Army
About 460 of the rockets never made it across the border and went down in Gaza territory, dpa news agency quoted the military as saying. The Iron Dome missile defence system had an interception rate of about 90 per cent, it said. There were initially no current figures on the number of attacks by Israel in the Gaza Strip this morning.
Czech President Milos Zeman accuses Russia of 'stupidity' over 'unfriendly' label
"The Russian side is committing stupidity because it is a mistake to turn former friends into enemies," DPA news agency quoted the President as saying to the radio station Frekvence 1 on Sunday. He pleaded that if friendship was not possible, "at least correct relations" should be restored. Under Moscow's decision, the Czech Republic may only employ 19 Russian citizens in its embassy in Russia.
Watch | Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2020, India's Adline Castelino fourth runner-up
The first runner up was Brazil's Julia Gama while Peru's Janick Maceta became the second runner-up. India's Adline Castelino and Dominican Republic's Kimberly Perez became third runner-up and fourth runner-up respectively. The 69th edition of the Miss Universe pageant was supposed to be held in 2020 but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for immediate end to Palestine-Israel conflict
"I am appalled by the increasingly large numbers of Palestinian civilian casualties, including many women and children, from Israeli strikes in Gaza. I also deplore Israeli fatalities from rockets launched from Gaza," he said. The fighting risks dragging Palestinians and Israelis into a spiral of violence with devastating consequences for both communities and for the entire region, he said.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 162.7mn
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 162,768,855 and 3,374,593, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 32,940,229 and 585,967, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Afghanistan fighting resumes as ceasefire ends, over 30 killed
Mohammad Zaman Hamdard, the spokesman for provincial police in the southern Helmand province, has accused the Taliban militants of violating the ceasefire, saying the Taliban fighters attacked security checkpoints on Friday, the second day of the Eid al-Fitr festival, the Xinhua news agency reported.
German Chancellor candidate says husband will mind the kids if she wins
"The responsibility of the Chancellor's office means being available day and night. I will be able to do that because my husband would take full parental leave (should she become Chancellor)," dpa news agency quoted the 40-year-old as saying on Sunday to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
Over a fourth of EU adults 'unlikely' to get Covid vaccinations: Survey
The survey by Eurofound, an EU agency, conducted between February and March, showed that vaccine hesitancy was more in females (29 per cent) than men (25 per cent), the Euronews reported. Young adults between the ages of 35 and 49 were slightly more sceptical about the vaccines than their younger or older peers.
Covid deaths in Canada linked to dementia, Alzheimer's: Report
The brain disorders were the most common comorbidity among women (41 per cent), while among men, it was the second most common comorbidity at 31 per cent, CTVnews.ca reported citing a new report from Statistics Canada. "Of all Covid-19 deaths in 2020, dementia or Alzheimer's was reported on 36 per cent of Covid-19 death certificates," the report said.
Pro-Palestinian protests held in major US cities
In the capital Washington, D.C., hundreds took part in pro-Palestinian protests on Saturday, marching from the Washington Monument to the US Capitol, reports Xinhua news agency. Also on Saturday, thousands of people rallied in Los Angeles in support of Palestinians.
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