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July 29, 2021
US backs Iran protesters, warns Tehran against use of force
GENEVA — COVID-19 infections rose eight per cent last week to more than 3.8 million, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday.Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed a “substantial” uptick in the Americas and the Western Pacific, which jumped 30 percent and 25 percent, respectively.This contributed to a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths overall, which climbed by 21 percent compared with last week, to more than 69,000.If these trends continue, WHO noted that the cumulative number of cases reported globally could exceed 200 million in the next two weeks.Regional overview Regionally, South-East Asia also reported an increase in new infections, albeit at a much lower rate of three percent, compared to the previous seven days.The number of new deaths...
July 28, 2021
COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries
GENEVA — The UN health agency pointed out on Wednesday, World Hepatitis Day, that every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis-related illness and called for all countries to work together to eliminate this preventable disease as a public health threat by 2030. While some progress has been made, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that globally, “access to prevention, testing, and treatment services for viral hepatitis remains far too low”.“Over 350 million people have chronic hepatitis, an estimated 80 per cent of them can’t access the care they need,” he added.'Make our voices heard' The day, observed annually on July 28, aims to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and...
July 28, 2021
On World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls to eliminate disease by 2030
July 28, 2021
No quarantine for fully vaccinated US and EU travelers to England
July 28, 2021
Cornerstone treaty of refugee protection turns 70
July 28, 2021
Ecuadorian court revokes citizenship for Assange
LONDON — The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, having been granted the accolade on Wednesday, at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee.
The landscape has become the UK’s 32nd UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the 4th in Wales, following the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Blaenavon Industrial Landscape and the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, the UK government said in a press release.
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales, which runs through Gwynedd, became the world leader for the production and export of slate in the 1800s. Slate has been quarried in the area for over 1,800 years and had been used to build parts of the Roman fort in Segontium in Caernarfon and Edward I’s castle in Conwy, however, it...
July 28, 2021
Wales’ historic slate landscape added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
LONDON — The United Kingdom will this week begin delivering 9 million COVID-19 vaccines around the world, including to Indonesia, Jamaica and Kenya, to help tackle the pandemic, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced on Wednesday.
Five million doses are being offered to COVAX, the scheme to ensure equitable, global access to COVID-19 vaccines. COVAX will urgently distribute them to lower-income countries via an equitable allocation system that prioritizes delivering vaccines to people who most need them. Another 4 million doses will be shared directly with countries in need, the UK government said in a press release on Wednesday.
Indonesia will receive 600,000 doses, 300,000 will be sent to Jamaica, and 817,000 are to be transported to Kenya, among other countries.
The UK is...
July 28, 2021
UK begins donating millions of COVID-19 vaccines overseas
July 27, 2021
Landmark Vatican fraud trial begins as cardinal faces charges over London property deal
July 27, 2021
In Siberia, volunteers wage war on Russia's wildfires with shovels and saws
