Name: Lanka crisis deepens: President Sirisena suspends Parliament
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Description: In a move that could worsen Sri Lanka's political crisis, President Sirisena has suspended the parliament, including all meetings of the 225-member house until the 16th of November. The move comes after dramatic developments late on Friday, when former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sacked and replaced by Mahinda Rajapakse.

In a move that could worsen Sri Lanka's political crisis, President Sirisena has suspended the parliament, including all meetings of the 225-member house until the 16th

Lanka crisis deepens: President Sirisena suspends Parliament

In a move that could worsen Sri Lanka's political crisis, President Sirisena has suspended the parliament, including all meetings of the 225-member house until the 16th of November. The move comes after dramatic developments late on Friday, when former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sacked and replaced by Mahinda Rajapakse.

 Lanka crisis deepens: President Sirisena suspends Parliament

There is finally some good news on the Covid front. Scientists at the University of North Carolina have claimed to have developed a hybrid vaccine which is expected to

Scientists at the University of North Carolina have claimed to have developed a hybrid vaccine which is expected to prevent infections from future coronavirus variants

Scientists are developing a 'super vaccine' to fight Covid variants

There is finally some good news on the Covid front. Scientists at the University of North Carolina have claimed to have developed a hybrid vaccine which is expected to prevent infections from future coronavirus variants.
Being dubbed a "super vaccine", scientists say that it protected mice not just against Covid-19 during tests, but also against other coronaviruses while triggering the immune system to fight off a dangerous variant.
Scientists say that they designed the vaccine to provide protection against the current SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and a group of coronaviruses that have the potential to transmit from animals to humans.
Additional testing could also lead to human trials next year.
The findings of the study have been published in the journal 'Science'.

CDC safety group said there’s a “likely association” between rare heart inflammation mostly in people 30 and under who received Pfizer’s or Mode

CDC&nbsp;group warns of rare heart inflammation in young people after Pfizer, Moderna&nbsp;Covid shot

CDC warns of heart inflammation concerns after Pfizer, Moderna vaccine shot for young people

America's Centre for Disease Control has said there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;likely association&rdquo; between rare heart inflammation mostly in people 30 and under who received Pfizer&rsquo;s or Moderna&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccine.&nbsp;There have been more than 1,200 cases of a myocarditis or pericarditis&nbsp;as per data collected by CDC&nbsp;which translated to a link of&nbsp;12.6 heart inflammation cases per million doses of Pfizer/Moderna&nbsp;vaccines.&nbsp; Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle, while pericarditis is the inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart. "CDC&nbsp;officials are gathering more data to fully understand the potential risks, how to manage it and whether there are any long-term issues," said&nbsp;Dr. Grace Lee, who chairs the CDC's safety group.
She also highlighted that, "Clinical presentation of myocarditis cases following vaccination has been distinct, occurring most often within one week after dose two, with chest pain as the most common presentation.&rdquo;&nbsp; The agency said there have been 267 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis reported after receiving one dose of the Pfizer&rsquo;s or Moderna&rsquo;s Covid-19 vaccines and 827 reported cases after two doses through June 11. There are 132 additional cases where the number of doses received is unknown, the CDC said.

The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new Covid cases in the European Union in the coming months.Andrea Ammon, dire

The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new Covid cases in the European Union in the coming months. Andrea Ammon, director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in a statement that it is very likely that the Delta variant will circulate extensively during the summer, particularly among younger individuals that are not targeted for vaccination. The ECDC estimates that the Delta variant is 40 to 60 percent more contagious than the Alpha variant which was first discovered in the UK, and is currently the predominant variant of the novel coronavirus circulating in the EU.

Warren Buffett is resigning as a trustee from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were

Warren Buffett is resigning as a trustee from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage but would continue to jointly run the foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.
Gates was formerly the world's richest person and his fortune is estimated at well over USD 100 billion.
Buffet gave no reason for stepping down from the Gates Foundation, but questions have been raised about the structure of its leadership after reports of Bill Gates' behavior in the workplace.

Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, whose extradition to India was ordered by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, has lost the first stage of his extradition appea

Wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, whose extradition to India was ordered by&nbsp;UK&nbsp;Home Secretary Priti Patel, has lost the first stage of his extradition appeal in the High Court in London.
The appeal was before a High Court judge for a decision &ldquo;on the papers&rdquo; submitted to determine if there are any grounds for an appeal against the Home Secretary's decision.
The permission to appeal was 'rejected on paper' on Tuesday, which leaves the 50-year-old jeweller with a chance to make his case at a brief oral hearing in the High Court.
Under the legal guidelines,&nbsp;Nirav Modi&nbsp;as an appellant has five business days to apply for such an oral consideration, giving him time until next week.

A police officer shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in Eastern Oregon in the US. The chimpanzee, who had lived with the woman

A police officer shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in Eastern Oregon in the US.
The chimpanzee, who had lived with the woman named Tamara Brogoitti for 17 years started attacking her daughter on Sunday.
Brogoitti&nbsp;called police said the animal had bitten her 50-year-old daughter in the torso, arms and legs and that her daughter was hiding in a basement bedroom.
When deputies arrived, the ape was roaming a fenced area outside the house. The Police said the animal needed to be &lsquo;put down&rsquo; so they could get medical aid to the daughter and that they had Brogoitti's permission to shoot it.

A blast, metres away from the home of Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Saeed in Lahore, killed two people and injured 16 others, reports said on Wednesday.

A blast, metres away from the home of Lashkar-e-Toiba&nbsp;founder Hafiz Saeed&nbsp;in Lahore, killed two people and injured 16 others, reports said on Wednesday.&nbsp; The blast went off at a house located about 120 metres from Saeed&rsquo;s residence in Johar Town, TV news channels reported citing police officials. Saeed has for long had a residence in Johar Town. However, he is currently in jail in Lahore after he was arrested and convicted last year in a string of cases related to his involvement in terror financing. Lahore police chief Ghulam Mehmood Dogar told reporters two of the injured died in Jinnah Hospital.&nbsp;Women, children and a police official were among the injured and some of them were in a critical condition, according to the media reports.
Dogar also told reporters the incident appeared to be a &ldquo;bomb blast&rdquo; but investigations were underway to determine the exact nature of the explosion.
&nbsp;

Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said that after the faceoff with Indian forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan valley and other areas in the Ladakh

Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat said that after the faceoff with Indian forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan&nbsp;valley and other areas in the Ladakh region last year, the Chinese Army realised that they needed better training and preparation.
He also mentioned that China had to make changes in its deployment in the mountainous terrains of the Himalayas post-Galwan&nbsp;clash.
Rawat&nbsp;while speaking to news agency ANI, pointed out that Chinese soldiers are mostly enlisted for a short duration and don't have experience of fighting in the mountain terrain of the Himalayas, whereas soldiers in India have specialised training and are very adept at warfare in difficult zones like the Tibet autonomous region.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine as her second jab, after getting AstraZeneca as the first, a spokesman said Tuesday. The 66-year-ol

German Chancellor Angela Merkel became the first world leader to receive a&nbsp;Covid vaccine cocktail shot.
Merkel took her first dose of AstraZeneca's vaccine in April, and on June 22, she received Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine as her second shot.
The 66-year-old took her first dose of AstraZeneca's vaccine in April, more than two weeks after German authorities recommended the use of the jab only for people aged 60 and over.
Merkel who is stepping down this year after 16 years in power had sparked concerns for her health in 2019 with a series of shaking spells. She has however appeared to be in good condition since then.

The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America’s attempt to eradicate the Covid-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical

The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America&rsquo;s attempt to eradicate the Covid-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has warned.
Speaking at a White House briefing on Covid-19 on Tuesday, Fauci said the variant, which was first identified in India, now makes up more than 20 per cent of all new cases in the US. It's a significant increase from nearly 10 per cent two weeks ago.
However, the &ldquo;good news&rdquo; is that the US vaccines are effective against the Delta variant, said Fauci.
he World Health Organization classified the Delta variant as a variant of concern on May 10.

The four men, who were part of a Saudi kill team that murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, received paramilitary training in the United Sta

The four men, who were&nbsp;part of a Saudi kill team that murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, received paramilitary training in the United States, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The report said&nbsp; that the training was given under a contract approved by the US state department.
The training included &ldquo;safe marksmanship&rdquo; and &ldquo;countering an attack&rdquo;, according to the NYT report, which quoted the company to say that it was devised to better protect Saudi leaders.
The news report further points out that the American officials who approved the training knew the Saudis were involved in the crackdown.
Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi regime, was killed and dismembered by a team of operatives linked to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.

Australia on Tuesday said it will strongly oppose a UNESCO plan to list the Great Barrier Reef as being "in danger" over deterioration caused by climate change. The UN

Australia on Tuesday said it will strongly oppose a UNESCO plan to list the Great Barrier Reef as being "in danger" over deterioration caused by climate change.
The UN body released a draft report on Monday recommending the reef's World Heritage status be downgraded because of its dramatic coral decline.
The reef is one of seven sites threatened with being added to the endangered heritage list over ecological damage, overdevelopment, overtourism or security concerns.
Others include the Italian city of Venice, which has been overrun with tourists, and the waterfront of the English city of Liverpool.

Chinese products come with no guarantee. Tne countries that relied on Chinese Covid vaccines are now battling new virus surges. According to a report in New York Times

Chinese products come with no guarantee. Tne countries that relied on Chinese Covid vaccines are now battling new virus surges.
According to a report in New York Times, countries like Mongolia, Seychelles and Bahrain that are vaccinating their population with Covid-19 vaccines made by China are now battling a surge in infections.
In Seychelles, Chile, Bahrain and Mongolia, about 50 to 68% of the populations have been fully inoculated with Chinese vaccines. However, they are also among the top 10 countries with the worst Covid-19 outbreaks, the NYT report said.
While the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have efficacy rates of more than 90%, China's Sinopharm vaccine has an efficacy rate of 78.% and the Sinovac vaccine has an efficacy rate of 51%.

India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for providing pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists and hosting them on its territory, New Delhi said that it's high time Isl

India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for providing pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists and hosting them on its territory, New Delhi said that&nbsp;it's high time Islamabad is held accountable for aiding and abetting terrorism.
Exercising the Right of Reply to the statements made by Pakistan at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Indian representative said that the scourge of terrorism is the gravest violation of human rights. "It&nbsp; must be dealt with in strongest terms in all its forms and manifestations," India added.&nbsp;
Noting that Pakistan has once again misused the UN platform for making informed and irresponsible allegations against India, the Indian diplomat said that Islamabad has been doing this only to distract the Council's attention from the deplorable human rights situation in the country.

First it was a monkey on the Delhi Metro, now a video has emerged of a piglet hopping on to a train in Hong Kong. According to the reports, the baby boar entered a Hon

First it was a monkey on the Delhi Metro, now a video has emerged of a piglet hopping on to a train in Hong Kong.
According to the reports, the baby boar entered a Hong Kong subway station and managed to board two trains before it was caught and released back into the wild.
The viral video shows the piglet running around the train coach as amused commuters watch. While the train staff attempted to catch the pig, it soon boarded another train. ultimately, the train had to be diverted to a depot where the officials managed to capture the animal.
The video triggered a barrage of reactions online. While some were amused, others were concerned about the safety of the animal.

American authorities took down a range of Iran's state-linked news websites under unclear circumstances on Tuesday, news agency AP has reported. The crackdown on Irania

American authorities took down a range of Iran's state-linked news websites under unclear circumstances on Tuesday, news agency AP has reported. The crackdown on Iranian media may have far-reaching impact amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
Both the US and Iran officials have unofficially confirmed the take-down without giving any details.
The US seized roughly three dozen websites, the majority of which are linked to Iranian disinformation efforts, a US govt official told AP.
Iranian state-run news agency IRNA announced the US government seizures of the websites, without providing further information.
The takedowns come as world powers scramble to resurrect Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal and just days after the election victory of Iran's hard-line judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi.

Observing that the domestically manufactured vaccines would be the backbone of vaccinating the Indian people, US Pharma giant Pfizer CEO Dr Albert Bourla has said

Observing that the domestically manufactured vaccines would be the backbone of vaccinating the Indian people, US Pharma giant Pfizer CEO Dr Albert Bourla&nbsp;has said that his firm is in the final stages of an agreement with India to supply anti-Covid-19 vaccines.
Addressing the 15th edition of the India-US Bio Pharma &amp; Healthcare Summit, Dr Bourla also said that Pfizer has made a specific plan that the mid and low-income countries, which includes India, will receive at least two billion of such doses.
The Pfizer CEO said that a significant local manufacturing of vaccines that is happening at the Serum Institute of India will provide the &ldquo;backbone of vaccinating&rdquo; the Indian people.

Unesco has recommended that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be listed 'in danger'. The proposal to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status has irk

UNESCO has recommended that Australia&rsquo;s Great Barrier Reef be listed 'in danger'. The proposal to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status has irked Australia, which said the recommendation was politically motivated.
The UN World Heritage Committee on Monday said in a draft report that &ldquo;there is no possible doubt&rdquo; that the network of colourful corals off Australia's northeast coast was &ldquo;facing ascertained danger".
Scientists say that the coral reef ecosystem has suffered three major bleaching events since 2015 due to severe marine heatwaves.
The Great Barrier Reef losing its World Heritage Site status list could potentially reduce its attraction to tourists.
Australian environment minister told reporters that the government has expressed &ldquo;strong disappointment&rdquo; and &ldquo;bewilderment&rdquo; at the proposal and added that the country will oppose the listing.

Dating app, Bumble has closed its doors for a week to give its employees a "much-needed" break to destress, "as a way to thank our team for their hard work '' it said.

Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move, has closed its doors for a week to give its employees a "much-needed" break to de-stress.&nbsp; Bumble which has staff of over 700 people worldwide has announced the entire&nbsp;the week of June 21 off, "as a way to thank our team for their hard work and resilience," company said.&nbsp;&nbsp; In a tweet that is now unavailable, a <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/bumble-is-opening-its-first-ever-cafe-1559814783990" target="_blank">Bumble</a> staffer in New York said that the paid time off was a result of CEO&nbsp;Whitney Wolfe Herd&nbsp;picking up on "our collective burnout."
Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/bumble-ceo-whitney-wolfe-herd-becomes-youngest-self-made-woman-billionaire-1613129628522" target="_blank">Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd becomes youngest self-made woman billionaire</a>

Finland, the happiest nation on the planet according to the by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, should ideally be flooded by people wanting

Finland, the happiest nation on the planet according to the by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, should ideally be flooded by people wanting to relocate, but the truth is, the country faces an acute workforce shortage.
Finland scores high when it comes to global comparisons for quality of life, freedom and gender equality, with little corruption, crime and pollution. However, the anti-immigrant sentiment and a reluctance to employ outsiders are also widespread in the country.
Recruiters&nbsp;in Finland say, workers are needed "to help cover the cost of the greying generation". With&nbsp;about 39 people over the age of 65 per 100 working-age people, Finland is second only to Japan in its ageing population, according to the UN. The UN forecasts that by 2030 the "old age dependency ratio" in Finland will rise to 47.5.

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