News Archives for World - 2021-06-22

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South Asia

Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine effective against variants found in India

The study by Oxford University investigated the ability of monoclonal antibodies in Sera from recovered people and from vaccinated people to neutralize the Delta and Kappa variants, the statement said.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 11:51pm

Europe

Italy reports 31 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 835 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 2,289 on Tuesday, down from 2,390 a day earlier.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 11:34pm

Europe

Moscow melts in historic June heat wave

The weather service, which has kept records since 1881, is forecasting temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday and Friday.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:41pm

USA

US existing home sales drop in May as prices hit new record

"Home sales fell moderately in May and are now approaching pre-pandemic activity," said Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 08:26pm

USA

US existing home sales decline as prices surge to record high

Home resales, which account for the bulk of US home sales, surged 44.6% on a year-on-year basis.
The median existing house price accelerated a record 23.6% from a year ago to an all-time high of $350,300 in May.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 07:25pm

Europe

France urges more Covid jabs against variant threats

"There are 300,000 slots available in the next three days for people to get their first injection," health ministry spokeswoman said.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:58pm

Europe

Belarus denounces 'destructive' new Western sanctions

The ministry described the sanctions as "hostile actions" and said Western countries were using "pressure on a sovereign state".

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:50pm

Middle East

Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date

Tehran police chief General Hossein Rahimi said the 7,000 computer miners were seized in an abandoned factory in the west of the capital.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are created through a process known as mining, where powerful computers compete with each other to solve complex mathematical problems.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:46pm

USA

US opens $500mn fund for relatives of Boeing 737 MAX victims

The fund is part of a settlement with the Justice Department. Boeing Co in January agreed to pay $500 million to compensate the heirs, relatives and beneficiaries of the passengers who died in Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in 2018 and 2019.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:36pm

Europe

Four troops killed in Ukraine's war-torn east

The new casualties come just days after Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden held their first summit meeting in Geneva last week.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:35pm

Europe

Merkel gets Moderna as second jab after AstraZeneca first dose

After a stuttering start, Germany's vaccination roll-out has sharply accelerated in recent weeks.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:18pm

South Asia

Indian court calls for probe of Renault-Nissan plant's social distancing

"We are gradually ramping up our production capacity in both Line 1 and Line 2," Nissan.
New cases in the state have fallen from more than 30,000 a day in May to about 7,000, but still account for one-ninth of all cases in India.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 06:02pm

South Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in junta court on sedition charges

The special court in Naypyidaw also heard testimony on separate sedition charges.

Updated 22 Jun, 2021 05:35pm

Europe

Merkel urges better EU coordination on virus travel rules

Von der Leyen acknowledged she was "worried" about the spread of the Delta variant, saying it was "only a matter of time" before it became dominant in Europe.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:55pm

Africa

Counting under way in 'historic' Ethiopia election

"All sections of society have gone out to cast their voice in our nation's first free and fair election," the 44-year-old leader posted on Twitter.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:55pm

World

Taliban capture Afghanistan's main Tajikistan border crossing: officials

Say security officials abandoning their posts, and some fleeing across frontier

Updated 22 Jun, 2021 05:20pm

South Asia

Indian bankruptcy court approves resolution plan for Jet Airways

Jet said on Tuesday it would reveal details of the plan after it received a written order from the NCLT, but did not provide a timeline.
Creditors had initiated insolvency proceedings after failing to agree with potential bidders on a rescue plan for the airline.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:52pm

World

Covid-19 death after liver disease may reveal difference in care: study

The average rate of death among all patients hospitalised with the virus was 15 percent.
Among those with chronic liver disease the rate jumped to nearly a quarter.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:32pm

South Asia

Armenia opposition vows to fight PM in parliament and streets

"We intend to continue our fight and it will be very strong," Kocharyan said.

Updated 22 Jun, 2021 04:53pm

World

US officials to visit Turkey for Kabul airport talks

The US defence delegation will hold talks with Turkish officials, the source said on Tuesday, without providing details.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:20pm

Middle East

Iran slams US 'interference' after election criticism

The US State Department said the following day that it regretted that Iranians were unable to take part in a "free and fair electoral process".

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:17pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday

At least 178,697,640 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:14pm

World

G20 to endorse OECD deal on global minimum corporate tax

G7 finance ministers agreed backed earlier this month a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% and thresholds for divvying up governments' rights to tax the profits on cross-border commerce.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 03:35pm

Asia

US has 'wrong' expectation for dialogue: Kim's sister

The North at the weekend admitted it was tackling a food crisis, sounding the alarm in a country with a moribund agricultural sector that has long struggled to feed itself.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 11:50am

USA

US military could slow down pullout from Afghanistan: Pentagon

Spokesman Kirby says September deadline remains in place but pace could be adjusted

Updated 22 Jun, 2021 01:59pm

World

Mexico president says 'cowardly attack' killed 14 innocent victims

Reynosa, on the border with the United States, has been shaken by escalating turf wars between rival drug cartels in recent years.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 10:22am

World

Mouse plague forces Australian prison evacuation

The plague is the latest in a string of disasters to strike farmers.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 10:20am

USA

Tornado kills one, wounds others near Montreal

When contacted by AFP for details, the Mascouche police department could not be reached.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 10:18am

World

Australia to challenge UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef

Ley said she had spoken to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay overnight Monday to express "very clearly our strong disappointment.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 10:10am

World

Colombia death toll from Covid-19 tops 100,000

Authorities in Bogota reported that one person had died during fresh clashes between police and demonstrators.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 10:04am

World

Australia's New South Wales extends mask mandate for Sydney as virus cluster grows

Tuesday's data includes seven cases recorded after the 8 p.m. cut-off deadline, which will be included in Wednesday's numbers.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:38am

Asia

Criticism of Apple Daily raid is attempt to 'beautify' security threats

According to an internal staff memo seen by Reuters, the tabloid looks set to close for good by Saturday.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:37am

Asia

North Korea ridicules US hopes for talks as allies rethink approach

The Moon administration would see ending the working group as a goodwill gesture from new US President Joe Biden

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:34am

Asia

India reports 42,640 new COVID-19 cases, 1,167 deaths

The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.98 million, while total fatalities are at 389,302.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:31am

World

Rights group urges UN pressure campaign against Nicaragua president

The Organization of American States' permanent council this month adopted a resolution to condemn the restrictions and arrests in Nicaragua

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:30am

USA

Biden says he has concerns about bipartisan infrastructure plan

The White House trimmed the offer to about $1.7 trillion in talks with senators in a bid to win Republican support in the closely divided US Senate.

Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:10am

World

Free Covid vaccines for all Indian adults as Modi hails yoga ‘shield’

NEW DELHI: India opened up free vaccinations to all adults in an attempt to bolster its inoculation drive on Monday,...