Worldwideldwide News July, 29 2021
Israeli Health Ministry approves covid booster shot for elderly population
The move kick-starts a third-dose inoculation campaign for adults over 60 that will launch on Sunday.
North Korea began the summer in a food crisis. A heat wave and drought could make it worse.
A "heat dome" and drought conditions have gripped North Korea this summer.
At least 60 Afghans killed by flooding in Taliban contested area, officials say
Government officials said they hope the militants will allow rescuers workers to use the few navigable pathways to reach civilians.
Mexico declares $3 billion U.S. security deal ‘dead,’ seeks revamp
Despite billions in U.S. aid, Mexico has been unable to keep violence from spiraling. Its government says the Merida Initiative has failed to reduce drug trafficking or addiction, and calls for an overhaul.
China’s delta outbreak tests limits of zero-tolerance covid approach
As cases grow from a cluster in Nanjing, some experts are urging leaders to rethink their approach to risk.
Tsunami alerts canceled after 8.2-magnitude earthquake off Alaska coast sparked concerns
Scientists say a magnitude-8 or higher earthquake only occurs once a year anywhere in the world, on average.
890-million-year-old fossils may be oldest sign of animal life on Earth, Canadian geologist says
“If we’re going to find early animals, it seems reasonable that they’re going to be sponge-like,” geologist Elizabeth Turner says.
Covid-19 latest updates: Japan set to extend state of emergency in Tokyo, casting shadow over Olympics
The nationwide number of new daily coronavirus cases in Japan soared past 10,000 for the first time.
Bhutan fully vaccinates 90 percent of eligible adults within a week
Bhutan’s feat stands out in a region where nations like India and Bangladesh grapple with surges of delta variant cases and low vaccination rates.
Thousands of migrants overwhelm Colombian coastal town
Worsening conditions in Haiti and Cuba, the global economic downturn, and the recent reopening of South American borders are fueling a surge.
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Tunisia’s crisis tests Biden’s democracy agenda
Since he took office, President Biden has repeatedly signaled that his administration would stand up for democracy and human rights. Almost immediately, though, there were reasons to be skeptical.
In Peru, a rural schoolteacher rises from obscurity to the presidency
“This is the first time that our country will be ruled by a peasant,” Pedro Castillo told lawmakers July 28. He outlined a vision for a Peru where universities would be free, but unemployed youth not in school would be conscripted by a military redeployed for engineering and public works projects.
Israeli defense minister in France with Pegasus spyware on the agenda
The trip comes amid the fallout of revelations that a phone number for President Macron was found on a list that included people targeted through the Pegasus spyware tool.
England to reopen borders to fully vaccinated visitors from U.S., Europe
The plan would allow immunized visitors to enter without having to quarantine, much the way E.U. treats visiting Americans.
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, army officer who led Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution,’ dies at 84
The nearly bloodless military coup restored democracy to Portugal after almost half a century of right-wing dictatorship and effectively ended Portugal’s colonial rule over the African nations of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.
Deaths of 5 Cuban generals in 9 days mark passing of old guard amid new crises
It is not clear what caused the deaths and there is no indication they were related.
After ‘comedian’ is killed by Taliban, videos of his treatment spark outrage across Afghanistan
The death of Nazar Mohammad Khasha has galvanized Afghan citizens to speak out against Taliban violence.
Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.
Could the drop mark the first real-world evidence that the pandemic is fading?
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