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Tuesday August 03, 2021

1,000 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast last week

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday that more than 1,000 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya in the past week, reported Xinhua. "From July 25 to July 31, as many as 1,111 migrants were rescued or intercepted at sea and

Published: 01:54 am,Tuesday 3 August 2021

COVID-19 in U.S. going to get worse: Fauci

As the more contagious Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is spreading across the United States, Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical advisor, has warned that "things are going to get worse," reported Xinhua. "We are looking, not I believe, to lockdown but we are looking to some pain

Published: 01:26 am,Tuesday 3 August 2021

Global current account balances widened by COVID-19 pandemic: IMF

Global reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic further widened global current account balances, which would have continued to decline if not for the crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday, reported Xinhua. Global current account balances - the sum of absolute deficits and surpluses among all countries -

Published: 22:45 pm,Monday 2 August 2021

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 6.75m

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,755,192 as of Monday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, reported Xinhua. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 171,187. Some 5,912,335

Published: 23:12 pm,Monday 2 August 2021

Death toll from floods rises to 302 in China

The death toll from torrential rains in central China's Henan Province has risen to 302 as of Monday noon, the information office of the provincial government told a press briefing on Monday afternoon, reported Xinhua. Another 50 people remain missing, said the office. A total of 292 people were confirmed

Published: 01:47 am,Monday 2 August 2021

Myanmar extends state of emergency with coup leader as PM

The general who took power in a coup in Myanmar in February has named himself prime minister and said emergency rule may now extend to August 2023, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In an hour-long speech, Min Aung Hlaing pledged to hold a "free and fair multi-party election" but

Published: 02:21 am,Monday 2 August 2021

89 extremists killed in Egypt's Sinai: Army

The Egyptian army said on Sunday that it recently killed 89 highly dangerous extremists in the northeastern province of North Sinai, reported Xinhua. The military also detected and destroyed 404 improvised explosive devices and four explosive belts, seized 73 machine guns and destroyed 52 vehicles used by the

Published: 02:59 am,Sunday 1 August 2021

Airstrikes kill 37 militants in Afghanistan

A total of 37 militants were killed as fighting planes targeted a convoy of Taliban militants in Dasht-e-Lili area of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Saturday, reported Xinhua, quoting a local official. "Acting on tip-off, the fighting planes struck a convoy of Taliban rebels in Dasht-e-Lili area and

Published: 04:10 am,Sunday 1 August 2021

U.S. reports highest daily COVID-19 cases since Feb

The United States registered over 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest record since early February this year, reported Xinhua. A total of 101,171 new cases were reported across the country on Friday, according to the data updated Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and

Published: 03:52 am,Sunday 1 August 2021

India reviews COVID-19 situation in states showing case surge

India's federal health ministry Saturday chaired a high-level meeting reviewing situation in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, among others in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases in these states, officials said, reported Xinhua. "These states are either reporting a rise in new daily COVID-19

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