Worldwide News July, 7 2021


Worldwide News July, 7 2021


Haitians in the United States fear for homeland following assassination

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Haitian Americans were already worried about deepening unrest in Haiti, and the assassination of the president has added to their anxiety.

England’s trip to Euro 2020 final means dreams of football finally coming home could be reality

The Three Lions have been one of the dominant teams at the European Championship. One more win and England will win its first major tournament in 55 years.

Millions of Syrian civilians at grave risk if U.S., Russia fail to strike deal on U.N. aid deliveries

The Biden administration has described the cross-border aid issue as an example of the kind of cooperation it wants from Russia as it seeks a path toward longer-term strategic accords.

Covid-19 global updates: Spread of delta variant raises stakes for vaccination

Israel’s Health Ministry this week announced that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was offering only 64 percent protection against infection and symptomatic illness caused by the delta variant.

U.K. High Court agrees to hear U.S. appeal seeking Julian Assange extradition

His extradition was blocked in January by a lower-court judge on mental health grounds.

Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan puts key cities at risk of being overtaken

Taliban fighters pushed into Qala-e Nau, the capital of Badghis province, the latest in a string of attacks on government-controlled districts.

The once-marooned Ever Given finally sets sail from the Suez Canal

The long dispute over compensation had kept the ship idled in the canal since March.

A Dutch journalist exposed the mob and defied death threats. Now he’s been shot in the head.

Peter R. de Vries, one of the country's most famous investigative journalists, was "fighting for his life" after the shooting in downtown Amsterdam.

From Wuhan to Paris to Milan, the search for ‘patient zero’

Scientists hunt for clues to what happened in the weeks before the first known coronavirus patient, an accountant, fell ill in China.

The Palestinians’ problem with the Authority

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faces an Israel that is uninterested in the political project that defines his position, while presiding over a Palestinian public chafing under his increasingly autocratic rule.

Raffaella Carrà, Italian superstar of music and television, dies at 78

The singer-dancer also became famous throughout Europe and Latin America, tantalizing and sometimes scandalizing audiences with songs that celebrated sexual empowerment.

Tokyo Olympics marathon runners will now have to battle the pain barrier without fans to buoy them

Marathon runners have already been denied the honor of a finish in the Olympic stadium. Now they will have to do without fans, too, because of coronavirus restrictions.

Here’s why you won’t find the Russian flag or national anthem at this year’s Olympics

Among the blur of national anthems at this year’s Olympics, spectators in Tokyo and viewers around the world can expect to hear Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

Mary Simon, advocate for Inuit rights, named Canada’s first Indigenous governor general

The appointment comes amid a broader reckoning over Canada’s mistreatment of Indigenous people.

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