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Australians have been urged to work from home and wear masks indoors as number of COVID-19 cases near record levels. The country is in the midst of a third wave of corona virus, driven by Omicron sub variants. Daily cases climbed to 50,248 on Tuesday, the highest in two months. Australia began relaxing strict health measures related to the corona virus towards the end of last year.
Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the current heat wave. The country’s health chief, Graça Freitas, warned that the country must gear up to cope with the effects of climate change as temperatures continue to rise. Freitas previously reported 238 excess deaths due to the heat wave from July 7 to 13, but the number of fatalities has now increased to 1,063 for the period up to […]
Saudi Arabia has said it will open its airspace to all air carriers, to pave way for more over flights to and from Israel. Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation, GACA, revealed that the decision will complement the efforts aimed at consolidating the kingdom’s position as a global hub connecting three continents. The announcement will mean shorter flights from Asia to Israel, as airlines serving those routes will no longer […]
Sri Lanka's parliament has accepted ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. The country’s speaker of parliament, Mahinda Abeywardena, said he accepted Rajapaksa's resignation, which he received late on Thursday. Abeywardena has called for parliament to convene on Saturday to start the process of electing a new leader, meanwhile Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president. The former President quit after fleeing to Singapore amid mass protests over […]
The first wife of former United States President, Ivana Trump has died. This was disclosed by the former President, Donald Trump on Thursday. According to Trump, Ivana passed away at her home in New York City at the age of 73.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will hold a rare meeting with his predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Bedie. Ouattara revealed that the meeting is geared towards reconciling the West African nation ahead of elections in 2025. Ouattara has presided over relative stability during his 10 years in power, but dozens of people were killed in clashes that broke out around the 2020 election. The three men have dominated Ivory Coast’s fractious […]
Japan has warned that a new wave of corona virus is spreading rapidly through the nation. Chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, revealed that the country had a total 94,466 new cases reported nationwide and newly-infected patients have increased by 2.14 fold compared to last week. Matsuno implored citizens to be careful ahead of an upcoming long weekend and imminent summer school vacations. Japan has recently seen new COVID-19 cases surge […]
Ukraine has severed relations with North Korea over Pyongyang’s recognition of two pro-Russian breakaway People’s Republic. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the country considers the decision as an attempt by Pyongyang to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The decision to cut ties followed shortly after it emerged that Pyongyang had recognized the independence of two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine. North Korea’s move to officially recognize the two breakaway […]
Sri Lanka’s acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a State of Emergency and imposed a curfew to control a fresh wave of protests in Colombo. Wickremesinghe, who made the announcement on Wednesday, said the directive was issued after intelligence reports that protesters were storming parliament, the Prime Minister’s office, and the residences of Service Commanders. Recall that Wickremesinghe was sworn- in as Sri Lanka’s acting President after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled […]
