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Tuesday August 03, 2021

Italy wildfires devour forests, cause evacuations

Wildfires are raging in southern and central Italy amid sweltering temperatures and hot winds, the National Fire Corps and local media reported Monday, reported Xinhua. The flames destroyed a 53-acre nature reserve near Pescara, a city in the central Abruzzo region whose Adriatic Sea coast is a popular summer

Published: 02:14 am,Tuesday 3 August 2021

Ireland to add 12-15 age group in COVID-19 vaccination program

Ireland is preparing to include 12- to 15-year-olds in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign from August, a senior public health official said here on Monday, reported Xinhua. An estimated 280,000 people are in this age group in Ireland, and they will be administered the first vaccine dose starting this

Published: 01:37 am,Tuesday 3 August 2021

Russia logs 23,508 daily COVID-19 infections

Russia recorded 23,508 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 6,312,185, the official monitoring and response center said Monday, reported Xinhua. The nationwide death toll grew by 785 to 160,137, while the number of recoveries increased by 14,893 to 5,640,783. Meanwhile, Moscow,

Published: 22:21 pm,Monday 2 August 2021

COVID-19 herd immunity in France possible by autumn

Alain Fischer, coordinator of France's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, said here on Monday that the country could reach herd immunity against COVID-19 by this autumn, calling on the still reluctant segments of the French population to get vaccinated to help cope with highly transmissible Delta variant, reported Xinhua. In an

Published: 01:42 am,Tuesday 3 August 2021

HSBC revenue falls slightly in H1

British multinational investment bank HSBC on Monday announced a slight fall in reported revenue for the first half of 2021 (H1) despite rising profits, reported Xinhua. The bank's 2021 interim results showed that its reported revenue fell by 4 percent compared with the same period last year to

Published: 02:02 am,Monday 2 August 2021

Hacker attack in Italy results in health system computer shutdown

The Italian region of Lazio reported its health system computer network -- including its coronavirus vaccine network and the Health Lazio portal -- was deactivated Sunday after what it called "a powerful hacker attack." Lazio is Italy's second-largest region in terms of population and is home to the

Published: 03:59 am,Sunday 1 August 2021

UK reports another 26,144 coronavirus cases

Britain has reported another 26,144 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,856,528, according to official figures released Saturday, reported Xinhua. The country also recorded another 71 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain

Published: 04:14 am,Sunday 1 August 2021

Turkey shocked by wildfires amid claims of sabotage

Turkey is under the shock of unprecedented forest fires that killed four people and injured scores of others in its coastal touristic southern provinces, while authorities are investigating claims of sabotage, reported Xinhua. Over 70 wildfires have been reported since Wednesday across the country. Scorching heat and strong

Published: 01:45 am,Saturday 31 July 2021

G20 hails culture as key driver of sustainable growth

Ministers from the Group of 20 countries on Friday concluded two days of talks on the role of culture in the world, saying that investing in cultural initiatives can be a driver of sustainable economic growth and that they should be a part of future G20 negotiations, reported

Published: 22:18 pm,Friday 30 July 2021

70% adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Belgium

Seventy percent of adults in Belgium, roughly 6.5 million people, have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Sciensano institute for public health said here on Friday, reported Xinhua. In Wallonia, Brussels and the country's German-speaking community, the percentages of fully vaccinated adults are 69, 53 and 68, respectively,

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