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Japan to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo as it mulls Olympics without fans
Published On: July 8, 2021 11:11 AM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, July 8: Japan is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo through August 22 to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, a key minister said on Thursday, as the organisers consider banning all spectators from the Olympics starting in about two weeks.
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Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
Published On: July 8, 2021 09:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
July 8: The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant.
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Haiti in upheaval: President Moïse assassinated at home
Published On: July 8, 2021 08:08 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 8: A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday, with police killing four suspects and arresting two others hours later amid growing chaos in a country already enduring gang violence and protests of his increasingly authoritarian rule.
Series of attacks target U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria
Published On: July 8, 2021 07:59 AM NPT By: Reuters
BAGHDAD/AMMAN, July 8: U.S. diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the past 24 hours, U.S. and Iraq officials said on Wednesday, including at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi air base hosting U.S. forces, wounding two American service members.
Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home
Published On: July 7, 2021 04:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Hatii, July 7: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Published On: July 7, 2021 12:23 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 7 : Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
Indian actor Dilip Kumar, who embodied melancholy on screen, dies at 98
Published On: July 7, 2021 11:32 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, July 7: Dilip Kumar, one of India's most respected actors and known for his roles as a tragic hero in Bollywood films, died on Wednesday morning, his family said.
WHO recommends Roche, Sanofi drugs for COVID-19 to cut death risk
Published On: July 7, 2021 11:04 AM NPT By: Reuters
ZURICH, July 7: The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended using arthritis drugs Actemra from Roche (ROG.S) and Kevzara from Sanofi (SASY.PA)with corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients after data from some 11,000 patients showed they cut the risk of death.
Italy reach final to continue storming comeback from World Cup failure
Published On: July 7, 2021 08:20 AM NPT By: Republica
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Italy reached the Euro 2020 final after edging Spain 4-2 on penalties following a compelling 1-1 draw after extra time on Tuesday, completing a remarkable revival after failing to qualify for the last World Cup.
No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say
Published On: July 6, 2021 04:29 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, July 6: There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.
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