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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Italy reports 83 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, 3,351 new cases
Europe

Italy reports 83 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, 3,351 new cases

  • Italy has registered 126,002 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak in around February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the seventh-highest in the world.
  • The number of patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 6,800 on Saturday, down from 7,192 a day earlier.
Published 29 May, 2021 08:49pm
China successfully launches cargo resupply spacecraft
South Asia

China successfully launches cargo resupply spacecraft

  • Tianzhou-2 is the second of 11 missions needed to complete China's first self-developed space station around 2022, and follows the launch of the key module Tianhe in late April.
  • Tianzhou-2 will autonomously dock with Tianhe, which will provide supplies for future astronauts as well as propellant to maintain its orbital altitude.
Published 29 May, 2021 07:58pm
Spain to welcome back international cruises from June 7
Europe

Spain to welcome back international cruises from June 7

  • Spain's maritime authorities approved the reopening because of falling COVID-19 incidence rates and an increase in vaccinations.
  • "Shipping companies will have to comply with measures established by the health ministry ... to guarantee total security, both for cruise passengers and for the cities where they land."
Published 29 May, 2021 07:51pm
Roadside bomb kills three university teachers in Afghanistan
South Asia

Roadside bomb kills three university teachers in Afghanistan

  • The incident took place in Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan. The bus was carrying teachers from Al-Biruni university, said a spokesman for the provincial police, Salim Noori.
  • The government usually blames the Taliban for such attacks but the insurgent group denies involvement.
Updated 29 May, 2021 07:56pm
Belarus airline chief decries airspace restrictions by EU states
Europe

Belarus airline chief decries airspace restrictions by EU states

  • The EU has proposed closing its airspace to state-owned Belavia and stopping it from landing at EU airports.
  • He criticised European governments for imposing the restrictions before the International Civil Aviation Organization had investigated the incident.
Published 29 May, 2021 06:29pm
Blast at Shanghai Petrochemical raw materials pipeline injures eight
South Asia

Blast at Shanghai Petrochemical raw materials pipeline injures eight

  • A fire at the site of the explosion has been extinguished and the cause of the blast is under investigation, the company said in a notice posted on its official Weibo social media account.
  • Shanghai Petrochemical said in late March that it planned to shut around 50% of the capacity of its refinery and petrochemical facilities for planned maintenance.
Published 29 May, 2021 06:15pm
Malaysia reports record coronavirus cases and deaths
South Asia

Malaysia reports record coronavirus cases and deaths

  • The health ministry also reported 98 deaths of people who had tested positive for COVID-19, another daily record. The latest figures took the total number of cases in the country to 558,534 and deaths to 2,650.
  • Malaysia has seen a surge in coronavirus incidence in recent weeks, partly due to highly transmissible variants.
Published 29 May, 2021 06:10pm
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants
South Asia

Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants

  • "Vietnam has uncovered a new COVID-19 variant combining characteristics of the two existing variants first found in India and the UK."
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified four variants of SARS-CoV-2 of global concern. These include variants that emerged first in India, in Britain, in South Africa and in Brazil.
Published 29 May, 2021 06:06pm
Iran says Iraq to release $125mn of frozen funds for vaccines
Middle East

Iran says Iraq to release $125mn of frozen funds for vaccines

  • Iran, the Middle Eastern country by COVID-19, has complained that US sanctions were preventing it from making payments to buy vaccines.
  • Ardakanian said the payments would go towards the purchase of vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) - sponsored global COVAX vaccine-sharing plan, state news agency IRNA reported.
Published 29 May, 2021 05:54pm
British royal Kate gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Europe

British royal Kate gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  • Kate, 39, said she had received the shot at the Science Museum, a prominent tourist attraction not far from Kate's Kensington Palace home in west London.
  • "I'm hugely grateful to everyone who is playing a part in the rollout - thank you for everything you are doing."
Published 29 May, 2021 05:47pm
With bells and flowers, Hungary marks anniversary of Danube boat disaster
Europe

With bells and flowers, Hungary marks anniversary of Danube boat disaster

  • The 135-metre (443 ft) Swiss river cruiser Viking Sigyn hit a 27-metre (88 ft) tourist boat called Mermaid, causing it to capsize and sink under a bridge during heavy rain on the evening of May 29, 2019.
  • Of 33 passengers and two crew members, only seven Korean passengers survived. One South Korean tourist who was onboard remains missing.
Published 29 May, 2021 05:47pm
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