Nepal
Landslides and floods kill 18 in Nepal: At least 18 people have been killed due to landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal last week, while 21 others went missing, the police said on Sunday.
Source - Economic Times
Srilanka
Sri Lanka defends move to build artificial reef: Days after Tamil Nadu fishermen protested against Sri Lanka’s efforts to construct a man-made reef off Delft island, west of Jaffna peninsula, authorities defended the transfer “aimed toward enhancing fish breeding”.
Source - The Hindu
Taiwan
U.S. sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge: The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning.
Source - CP24
Brazil
Brazil's Covid-19 death toll tops 500,000: Thousands took to the streets across Brazil on Saturday to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro's pandemic response, blasting the leader for not acquiring vaccines fast enough and for questioning the need for mask-wearing. Brazil surpassed 5,00,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday, the world's highest death toll after the United States.
Source - The Hindu
Israel
Israel to send 1 million doses to Palestinians: Israel will send at least 1 million soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a deal to share shots, after being urged to do more to ensure Palestinian access to vaccinations as it inoculated its own citizens at world-leading speed.
Source - Times of India
UK
99% of UK cases thought to be due to delta variant: The UK is continuing to see rising coronavirus infections, with the delta variant of the virus now estimated to account for 99% of new cases. According to Public Health England, the number of confirmed cases of the delta variant has risen from 33,630 last week to 75,953 this week.
Source - NewScientist
Afghanistan
Afghan president replaces security ministers as Taliban advance: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two top ministers charged with managing the country’s faltering security on Saturday, as the Taliban pressed on with their campaign to capture new territory in fierce battles with government forces. This comes after violence surges and peace talks remain deadlocked, with the Taliban claiming to have seized more than 40 districts in recent weeks across the rugged countryside.
Source - Dawn
China
First Astronauts Arrive At China's Tiangong Space Station: Chinese astronauts have successfully docked with the new Tiangong space station as part of their country's first crewed mission in nearly five years. The three men will spend three months in orbit – China's longest crewed space mission to date.
Source - BBC
US
Juneteenth, marking end of slavery, celebrated across US: Parades, picnics and lessons in history were offered Saturday to commemorate Juneteenth in the US, a day that carried even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to observe the end of slavery.
Source - The Hindu
U.S. Supreme Court backs Catholic group that shunned gay foster parents: The U.S. Supreme Court embraced religious rights over LGBT rights by ruling in favor of a Catholic Church-affiliated agency that sued after Philadelphia refused to place children for foster care with the organization because it barred same-sex couples from applying to become foster parents.
Source - Wionews
Guinea
WHO declares an end to the Ebola outbreak in Guinea: Guinea has declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that emerged in February and killed 12 people, according to the World Health Organization. Guinea’s latest outbreak was declared on February 14 after three cases were detected
Source - Indian Express
UK
Footprints of last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil 110 million years ago found: Footprints from at least six different species of dinosaur - the very last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil 110 million years ago - have been found in Kent, a new report by researchers has claimed.The discovery of dinosaur footprints by a curator from Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and a scientist from the University of Portsmouth is the last record of dinosaurs in Britain.
Source - News18
Brazil
Brazil Faces Severe Drought as Covid Deaths Approach 500,000: As Brazil approaches 500,000 deaths from Covid-19, a worsening drought is imperiling the country’s ability to jump-start its beleaguered economy and may set the stage for another intensely destructive fire season in the Amazon rainforest. Several states in the country are facing the worst drought in at least 90 years
Source - Indian Express
Saudi Arabia
Saudi destroys 17 armed drones launched by Houthis: Saudi Arabia’s air defenses destroyed 17 armed drones launched on Saturday by Yemen’s Houthis toward the kingdom’s southern region.
Source - The National News
Egypt
New compensation offer made over Suez Canal blockage: The owners of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new offer in a compensation dispute with the canal authority. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) demanded $916 million in compensation to cover salvage efforts, reputational damage and lost revenue, before publicly lowering the request to $550 million.
Source - Devdiscourse
Japan
Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus: A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among arriving athletes for the Tokyo Games opening in five weeks.
Source - Times of India
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