04-06-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India announced on Thursday 134,154 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, while deaths from the coronavirus rose by 2,887. The country’s total COVID-19 caseload now stands at 28.4 million, while total fatalities are at 337,989, according to data from the health ministry. Virus …
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03-06-2021 MINNEAPOLIS: Prosecutors of Minneapolis City have asked for a 30-year prison sentence for the murderer of George Floyd. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for the killing in April and is due to be sentenced on 25 June. On Wednesday the prosecution said the killing had “shocked …
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03-06-2021 CAIRO: The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday warned of “staggering health needs” in the Palestinian after Israel bombarded the Gaza strip last month. “WHO is scaling up its response to provide health aid for almost 200,000 people in need across …. Palestine,” WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean regional office said in …
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03-06-2021 GENEVA: After working hours plummeted and access to good-quality jobs evaporated, the United Nations said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic has forced more than 100 million more workers into poverty. And the labour market crisis created by the pandemic is far from over, the UN’s International Labour Organization warned in …
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03-06-2021 JREUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has informed the country’s president that he can form a coalition government, a move that would bring an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in power. Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, was tasked with forming a government by President Reuven …
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02-06-2021 COLOMBO: A chemical-laden cargo ship is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl had been on fire for almost two weeks before the blaze was put out this week. Hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak …
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02-06-2021 JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are finalizing a coalition government to end his 12-year rule, the longest by any Israeli premier – before a Wednesday midnight (21:00 GMT) deadline. Centrist Yair Lapid is expected to unveil the coalition by 11am (08:00 GMT). The union came into being after far-right …
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02-06-2021 TEHRAN/ DUABI: One of Iran’s largest navy ships has sunk after catching fire near the Strait of Hormuz under unclear circumstances. The Kharg, named after an island nearby that serves as a key oil terminal, caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday local time and more than 20 …
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02-06-2021 Bureau Report + Al-Jazeera NEW DELHI /LUCKNOW: Virendra Kumar, a resident of Ajrayal Kheda village in Unnao district, about 520 kilometres (323 miles) from India’s capital New Delhi, says he had to bury the dead body of his son on the banks of the Ganges River instead of cremating …
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02-06-2021 WASHINGTON: The world’s largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked, causing some operations in Australia, Canada and the US to temporarily shut down, affecting thousands of workers. The company believes the ransomware attack originated from a criminal group likely …
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