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      26 May

      Monkeypox doesn’t spread easily by air like Covid: US CDC

      Washington: Amid the recent scare of monkeypox spreading rapidly to over a dozen countries, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dispelled fears saying that the virus doesn’t’ spread via air as Covid-19. The CDC noted that the monkeypox virus transmission requires close contact with an infected person, CNBC reported. Although it can spread through respiratory droplets as well, but not nearly as easily as Covid-19, they said. A monkeypox patient with lesions in their throat or mouth can spread the virus through respiratory droplets if they are around someone else for an extended period of time. However, the virus does not spread easily that way, Dr Jennifer McQuiston, a CDC official was quoted as saying. “This is…

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    • 26 May

      18 children killed in Texas school shooting, Biden rages

      Washington: A gunman killed 18 students and one adult at an elementary school in Texas in a second mass shooting in the US in the last 10 days. The gunman, identified as Salvador Ramos, first shot his grandmother, who is alive but in critical condition, before hitting Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 83 miles west of San Antonio in Texas, with two assault rifles that he had bought shortly after he turned 18 recently. He was killed by law enforcement officers. His motive had not been ascertained yet. A white gunman, also 18, had opened fire at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York on May 14, killing 10 African Americans. He gave himself over to law enforcement. He was…

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    • 26 May

      Quad to cooperate on disaster risk reduction through CDRI

      Washington: The Quad will cooperate on disaster risk reduction for extreme weather events, including through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), the White House said on Tuesday. The Quad summit taking place in Tokyo will witness the launch of a new initiative for continuous collaboration in the maritime domain, space, climate change, health and cyber security. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a global CDRI, at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019. CDRI envisions enabling a measurable reduction in infrastructure losses from disasters, including extreme climate events. “The Quad will cooperate on disaster risk reduction for extreme weather events, including through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), building on the Quad’s joint session on strengthening Indo-Pacific infrastructure and…

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    • 26 May

      UNGA resolution calls for efforts to mitigate food security crisis

      United Nations: The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution that calls for international efforts to mitigate the current food security crisis. The resolution calls on the international community to urgently support countries affected by the food security crisis through coordinated actions, including the provision of emergency food supplies, food programmes, financial support, and increased and diversified agricultural production, reports Xinhua news agency. It calls for the promotion of a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization. The resolution calls on the international community, including the G7 and G20, to place global food security at the top of their agendas and to support multilateral efforts in finding affordable solutions to the crisis. It calls…

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    • 23 May

      Storm in Canada kills 8, leaves thousands without power

      Ottawa: At least eight people were killed following a destructive storm that hit much of Canada’s Ontario province, which also left tens of thousands of residents without electricity. Gusts blowing at 120 km/h knocked down trees and hydro wires in the most populous province of Canada and the national capital region, Xinhua news agency quoted CTV news as saying. Hydro One, a Canadian electricity transmission and distribution service provider, said more than 350,000 people were without power following the storm and that it could take several days to restore power due to the sheer number of customers impacted and the amount of damage the storm caused. As of Sunday afternoon, more than 259,200 customers in Ontario were still without electricity, CTV…

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    • 23 May

      Explosive audio leak details China’s plan to invade Taiwan

      New Delhi: An unprecedented and explosive audio leak of a top-secret meeting of the Peoples Liberation Army has revealed Chinas detailed plan to attack Taiwan.Experts say that the audio clip posted on the YouTube channel of Lude media appears authentic. This will be the first time since the formation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 that a recording of a top-secret meeting of a military command has been leaked. Apparently, “allies” within the Communist Party of China (CPC), especially the military ( codename “Thunder”) carried out the recording of the meeting that took place on May 14. No wonder the knives are out to nail the source of the leak. The Lude media recording was also posted on the…

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    • 23 May

      Ukrainian Parliament extends martial law by 90 days

      Kiev: Amid the ongoing war, the Ukrainian Parliament has approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky to extend the martial law in the country for another 90 days starting from May 25. Lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced on Sunday that Parliament has also approved the law on the prolongation of general mobilisation in the country till August 23, reports Xinhua news agency. Ukraine first imposed the martial law on February 24, the day when Russia launched its ongoing war against Kiev. The martial law has been extended for 30 days twice. The general mobilisation of the population was introduced in Ukraine on February 24 for three months.

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    • 23 May

      Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to 16 nations, including India

      Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from travelling to 16 countries, including India, over the Covid-19 situation in those nations, the media reported The General Directorate of Passports said that the list of countries comprised Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus, and Venezuela, The Express Tribune reported. The Directorate emphasised that the validity of the passport of Saudis who intend to travel to non-Arab countries must be more than six months. Further, the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has assured the public that there were no monkeypox cases detected in the country so far. Abdullah Asiri, Deputy Minister of Health, has said that the Kingdom has…

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    • 22 May

      Iraq reports 90 hemorrhagic fever cases, 18 deaths

      Baghdad: The Iraqi Health Ministry has said up to 90 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) have been registered in Iraq, including 18 deaths. “There has been a serious increase in the VHF cases in Iraq recently, and the number of registered cases could rise further if some other suspected cases are confirmed,” the Ministry’s spokesman Sayf al-Badr said at a press conference on Saturday. The first VHF case was detected in Dhi Qar in April, and later more cases were discovered in several other provinces, he added. The VHFs are a group of diseases caused by different viruses, including the Ebola virus, which affects multiple organ systems in the body and may cause fever and bleeding, Xinhua news agency reported.…

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    • 22 May

      92 monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries, may spread globally: WHO

      New Delhi: At least 92 monkeypox virus cases have been confirmed in 12 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, warning that the infection is likely to spread to more nations even as it expands surveillance. The 12 countries — the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden — are not endemic for monkeypox virus, meaning the virus is not typically found unlike some countries in Central and West Africa. While so far no deaths have been reported, about 28 cases in these countries are potential cases. Investigations are going on to confirm them, the global health agency said. “As of May 21, 92 laboratory confirmed cases, and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox…

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