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239 people died from COVID-19 in June claims China

July 7, 2023

China reported Thursday that 239 people died from COVID-19 in June in a significant uptick months after it lifted most containment measures. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention had reported 164 deaths in May and none at all in April and March. China started employing a “zero-COVID” containment...

Massive protests erupt as Tel Aviv’s Police chief resigns under pressure

July 7, 2023

Thousands of protesters blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway and major intersections across Israel in a spontaneous outburst of anger following the forced resignation of the city’s popular police chief. Ami Eshed announced late Wednesday that he was leaving the Israeli police force under what he said was political pressure. Eshed...

US Treasury secretary Yellen travels to China for relations reconciliation

July 7, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday for meetings with Chinese leaders as part of efforts to revive relations that are strained by disputes about security, technology and other irritants. Yellen planned to focus on stabilizing the global economy and challenging Chinese support of Russia during its invasion...

Military ties between Russia and China deepen as Russian navy visits shanghai

July 7, 2023

A pair of Russia navy ships are visiting China as the countries reaffirm their military ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Cold War-era frigates Gromkiy and Otlichnyy arrived in the financial hub of Shanghai, China’s largest city and biggest port, on Wednesday for a seven-day visit. Following the port...

How climate change has led to chemical miscommunication for the animals?

July 7, 2023

What do the following changes have in common? Some ant species are struggling to follow trails, as warming temperatures cause a certain pheromone they use to communicate to decay. The water fleas Daphnia are finding it harder to evade predators as CO2 levels rise in the water. And in coral...

UN reports the highest jump in ‘grave violations’ against war-affected children

July 7, 2023

Children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the United Nations in 2022, with the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians and in Congo and Somalia putting the most youngsters in peril, the UN children’s agency said. UNICEF also expressed particular concern about their plight in Haiti,...

Germany, Netherlands arrest 9 suspected for planning terror attacks

July 7, 2023

Nine people from central Asia were arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday in connection to alleged plans to carry out attacks in Germany in line with the Islamic State group’s ideology, authorities said. Seven men arrested in Germany are accused of founding a “domestic terrorist group” and of...

Opposition 2024: What next?

July 5, 2023

Ajit Pawar shock vertical split of the NCP has sent opposition parties in a tizzy. The dust had barely settled after the Patna rally, and plans for the next meeting were made, but the NCP crisis has triggered confusion in the opposition ranks. The split seems deeper than before and...

BJP appoints new chiefs across states ahead of 2024 ls polls

July 5, 2023

Gearing up for the big 2024 elections, and crucial state polls this year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced new chiefs in many states on Tuesday. G Kishan Reddy, MP and union minister, will now lead the party in poll-bound Telangana, replacing Bandi Sanjay Kumar. BJP MLA Etela Rajender, who...

Defection fear haunts political parties post Ajit Pawar story

July 5, 2023

For the last one month, the smell of political upheaval had started in Maharashtra and it culminated on July 2 with the split of Sharad Pawar-Ajit Pawar and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Earlier, there was a split in the Shiv Sena. Congress became alert after the rebellion in both these...

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