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World Bank says will boost COVID-19 vaccine funding to $20 bln
Published On: July 1, 2021 08:26 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 30: The World Bank on Wednesday pledged to boost available funding for COVID-19 vaccine purchases and deployment to $20 billion from a previous target of $12 billion, citing a sharp increase in overall financing demand from developing countries.
Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 12 with 149 missing
Published On: June 30, 2021 09:42 AM NPT By: Reuters
SURFSIDE, June 30: Search-and-rescue efforts stretched through a sixth day on Tuesday at the site of a collapsed Florida condominium complex where at least a dozen people died and 149 more remained missing amid fading hopes of finding anyone else alive.
Explainer: Are Chinese COVID-19 shots effective against the Delta variant?
Published On: June 29, 2021 12:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, June 29: Many countries from China to Indonesia and Brazil rely heavily on Chinese vaccines to inoculate their people against COVID-19, but there are growing concerns about whether they provide enough protection against the Delta variant, first identified in India.
Undeclared conflict? America's battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
Published On: June 29, 2021 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 29: U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not the first nor likely the last of his young presidency.
U.S. carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
Published On: June 28, 2021 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 27: The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.
Five dead, 156 still missing in Florida building collapse as searchers race against time
Published On: June 27, 2021 02:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
SURFSIDE, Fla., June 27, June 27: Searchers worked early on Sunday to find more than 150 missing residents amid the rubble of a Florida condo building that collapsed three days ago as questions arose about the tower's structural integrity.
UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules by kissing aide
Published On: June 27, 2021 08:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, June 26: British health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been living under lockdown.
Death toll climbs to five, 156 still missing at collapsed Florida building
Published On: June 27, 2021 07:08 AM NPT By: Reuters
SURFSIDE, Fla., June 26: The death toll rose to five on Saturday at the site of the Florida building collapse where rescue workers methodically searched for more than 150 missing residents while firefighters made progress in battling a smoldering fire in the mountain of debris.
Condo search grows dire with 159 still unaccounted for
Published On: June 26, 2021 03:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SURFSIDE, Fla., June 26: The tortuous wait for word of nearly 160 people unaccounted for after an oceanfront condominium building collapsed near Miami, killing at least four, is taking a toll on relatives who can do little but pray and hope their loved ones will somehow be found alive in an increasingly dire hunt for survivors.
India's richest state shuts malls, cinemas as new variant spreads
Published On: June 26, 2021 08:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
BENGALURU, June 26: India's richest state on Friday ordered malls and cinema halls to close as it scrambles to control a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus that has scuppered plans to ease lockdown measures.
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