WORLD
US invests $5bn programme to launch next-gen Covid vax: Report
'Project Next Gen' would succeed 'Operation Warp Speed' with a mission to develop next-generation vaccines and therapies against newer and existing Covid variants, the Washington Post reported. Operation Warp Speed, under then President Donald Trump, developed and distributed vaccines in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
PoK high court disqualifies PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas
Earlier in the day, Ilyas was welcomed by the PTI members as he appeared before the high court. A full bench, led by Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja, conducted the hearing of the case during which clips featuring the Prime Minister were played. During the hearing, Ilyas offered an unconditional apology to the court, saying, "I apologise unconditionally if any of my words hurt the judge."
Shots fired near Sikh temple in UK, 3 arrested
"We were called shortly before 7 p.m. yesterday (April 9) to Upper Villiers Street, where an argument took place between occupants of two cars and shots were fired," the Wolverhampton Police said on Monday. One of these cars struck a vehicle being driven by a member of the public, who escaped unhurt.
Top Aus health official warns of looming Covid spike
Case numbers in most states and territories have been rising over recent months as Australia heads into its winter season, reports Xinhua news agency.According to Department of Health data, an average of 3,963 new cases were reported every day in the seven days to April 3, up from 3,757 the previous week.
Indian-American named to Maryland Public Service Commission
Barve is the first Indian-American elected to a state legislature in the US. He has been a member of the House of Delegates since January 1991. "I am proud to announce the selection of Delegate Kumar Barve to serve on the Public Service Commission. He is a veteran of the Maryland House of Delegates and his leadership within the Environment and Transportation Committee makes him the ideal candidate for this role," Moore said in a statement. "I am proud to announce the selection of Delegate Kumar Barve to serve on the Public Service Commission.
6 Indian-Americans win 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
Scholars Animashree Anandkumar, Venkatesan Guruswami, Abraham Verghese, Projit Bihari Mukharji, Prineha Narang and Leela Prasad (South & Southeast Asian Studies) were selected on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise. "The new class of Fellows has followed their calling to enhance all of our lives, to provide greater human knowledge and deeper understanding. We're lucky to look to them to bring us into the future."
Italy conducting 2 operations to rescue 1,200 migrants
The two fishing boats are carrying 800 and 400 migrants, respectively, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The boat carrying 400 people, which is believed to have set out from Tobruk in Libya, was still without help late on Monday evening, according to an unofficial hotline for migrants in distress, Alarm Phone.It said it had raised an urgent alarm with the authorities of Italy, Greece and Malta on Sunday
5 dead in US bank shooting, gunman livestreams attack
The perpetrator, who was identified as Old National Bank employee Connor Sturgeon (25), was killed by the police after a shootout following the mass shooting on Monday, CNN quoted interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel as saying to reporters. He used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle during the incident and was broadcasting the shooting online on Instagram.
Iran, Saudi Arabia to exchange envoys after reopening embassies
Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the Saudi team arrived in Iran on Saturday to lay the groundwork for the reopening of the kingdom's embassy in Tehran and consulate general in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report by Iran's official news agency IRNA.
Women not wearing hijab will be refused entry to Tehran Metro
The move appears to be part of a pattern of government efforts to force Iranian public bodies to take greater responsibility for enforcing the hijab, The Guardian reported.
Many Iranian women, especially in urban centres, have refused to comply with the hijab rule, in a sign that the "women, life, freedom" protests that began in September last year continue in a more individualised form, the report said.
Don't Miss
Advertisement