Israeli troops fired tear gas and live rounds at crowds of Palestinian protesters who approached the border fence in Gaza. Tens of thousands of people gathered to mark

Palestinians clash with Israeli troops at Gaza border

Israeli troops fired tear gas and live rounds at crowds of Palestinian protesters who approached the border fence in Gaza. Tens of thousands of people gathered to mark the anniversary of weekly protests at the border, unfurling Palestinian flags and throwing rocks and explosives toward Israeli soldiers. A 17-year-old protester was killed while several others were injured in the clashes. According to the UN, nearly 189 Palestinians and have died up to December 2018.

One dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines reduces the risk of death from the disease by 80%, a study done by the UK govt's health agency shows. Publi

One dose of the AstraZeneca&nbsp;Covid-19 vaccines reduces the risk of death from the disease by 80%, a study done by the&nbsp;UK govt's&nbsp;health agency shows. Public Health England has said in a statement that 'people who had a single dose of AstraZeneca vaccine were 55% protected against death, with a figure of 44% protection for a single dose of Pfizer, compared to unvaccinated people.'
The statement further added that 'combined with the protection vaccines offer against becoming a case in the first place, this is equivalent to approximately 80% protection against mortality in individuals vaccinated with a single dose of either vaccine."
It also said protection against death from the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rises from approximately 80% after one dose to 97% after two doses in its new analysis.
PHE has said that their study looked at new symptomatic cases of Covid-19 between December and April and people who died within 28 days of their positive test by vaccination status.&nbsp;

A US man, who was earlier freed on bond from a murder charge, was again taken into custody on Monday after neighbours complained of a pet tiger roaming around a neighbo

A US man, who was earlier freed on bond from a murder charge, was again taken into custody on Monday after neighbours complained of a pet tiger roaming around a neighbourhood in Houston.
The Bengal tiger was seen roaming freely in front of the houses in Houston, Texas in a 54-second video shared on social media. The Bengal tiger could be seen prowling around the front yard of a house&nbsp; with some neighbours had also started to come on the street with &ldquo;guns&rdquo;.

At least 11 people have been killed and many more wounded after one or more gunmen opened fire in a school in the Russia’s Kazan city, news agency RIA reported on

At least 11 people have been killed and many more wounded after one or more gunmen opened fire in a school in Russia&rsquo;s Kazan city, news agency RIA reported on Tuesday, citing the emergency services ministry. A video filmed by an onlooker was circulated by RIA. In the video two children can be seen leaping from the third floor of the four-storey building as gunshots were heard. Emergency service vehicles are seen parked outside the school, with people running towards the building. The news agency further reported one 19-year-old gunman has been detained. Footage posted on social media showed a young man being pinned to the ground outside the school building by a police officer.&nbsp;

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against the use of 'ivermectin' for treating Covid-19 patients. 'Ivermectin' is an orally-administered drug used to trea

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against the use of 'ivermectin' for treating Covid-19 patients. 'Ivermectin' is an orally-administered drug used to treat parasitic infections.
"Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. WHO recommends against use of 'ivermectin' for Covid-19 except within clinical trials," Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief scientist, tweeted.
This is the second WHO warning against 'ivermectin' in the past two months.
The WHO warning comes a day after Goa approved use of 'ivermectin' as preventive treatment for all adults infected with Covid-19.

The World Health Organisation has come out strongly in support of patent waiver on Covid vaccines. The WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday told ANI that th

The World Health Organisation has come out strongly in support of patent waiver on Covid vaccines. The WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday told ANI that the world body strongly believes that the patents waiver proposed by India and South Africa should be done.
"This is not the time to worry about patents and profits amid the pandemic,"she stated.
As trade experts have warned that WTO negotiation of waiver of intellectual property rights could take months, Swaminathan said that the body would like to see that happening "very quickly" at the WTO.
In October last year, India and South Africa, alongwith 57 members of WTO, had proposed a patents waiver on Covid-19 vaccine to widen their access. The US has supported the move, while Germany has opposed it.

China's population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, the government announced on Tuesday. Beijing said that its population has passed 1.4

China's population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, the government announced on Tuesday. Beijing said that its population has passed 1.4 billion, as it unveiled its once-in-a-decade census.
The population rose by 72 million over the past decade to 1.411 billion in 2020, the govt said adding that the annual growth averaged 0.53%, decelerating from the previous decade.
Beijing changed family planning rules in 2016 to allow families to have two children as fears grew about China's fast-ageing population and shrinking workforce.

Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say a total of 20 people, including nine children, have been killed in fighting with Israel. The death toll made it one

Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say a total of 20 people, including nine children, have been killed in fighting with Israel.
The death toll made it one of the bloodiest days of fighting in several years.
The Health Ministry did not provide a breakdown on the cause of deaths. At least seven members of one family, including three children, were killed in an explosion in northern Gaza whose origins were unknown.
The Israeli military said it struck a number of Hamas targets in response to continued rocket fire out of Gaza. It said eight militants were struck.

Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandem

Microblogging giant Twitter has donated USD 15 million to help address the Covid-19 crisis in India which is battling the unprecedented second wave of the deadly pandemic.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday tweeted that the amount has been donated to three non-governmental organisations &ndash; Care, Aid India and Sewa International USA.
While CARE has been given USD 10 million, Aid India and Sewa International USA have received USD 2.5 million each.
India has been reeling under the shortage of health workers, vaccines, oxygen, drugs and beds as a ferocious second wave of Covid-19 has ravaged the health infrastructure.

Covid-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids. the US regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12. The US is racing to protect middl

Covid-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids. the US regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12. The US is racing to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.
&ldquo;This is a watershed moment in our ability to fight back the Covid-19 pandemic,&rdquo; Dr. Bill Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice president, told The Associated Press.
Most Covid-19 vaccines rolling out worldwide have been authorized for adults. Pfizer's vaccine is being used in multiple countries for teens as young as 16, and Canada recently became the first to expand use to 12 and up.
The US Food and Drug Administration declared the Pfizer vaccine is safe and offers strong protection for younger teens based on testing of more than 2,000 US volunteers aged 12 to 15.

A Romanian castle said to be the home of Dracula is offering free Covid-19 jabs to visitors as part of a vaccination drive. A Covid-19 vaccin

A&nbsp;Romanian castle&nbsp;said to be the home of Dracula is offering free&nbsp;Covid-19 jabs&nbsp;to visitors as part of a vaccination drive.&nbsp;
The Covid-19 vaccination center on the periphery of Romania's Bran Castle, purported to be the inspiration behind Dracula&rsquo;s home in Bram Stoker&rsquo;s 19th-century gothic novel 'Dracula'.
Every weekend through May 'vaccination marathons' will be held just outside the storied 14th-century hilltop castle, where no appointment is needed, in an attempt to encourage people to protect themselves against Covid-19.

The World Health Organziation said on Monday that the B.1.617 or the Indian coronavirus variant was being classified as a variant of global concern. WHO's technic

The World Health Organziation said on Monday that the B.1.617 or the Indian coronavirus variant&nbsp;was being classified as a variant of global concern.
WHO's technical lead on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove,&nbsp; said there&nbsp;is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility&nbsp;and also possibly some increased resistance to vaccine protections&nbsp;in the cases of variant first found in India. Despite the precautions, however, South Africa, on Monday reported four cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus.

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Monday, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city.This after hundreds of Palestinians were hur

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Monday, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city. This after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city. The Israeli Army said there was an initial burst of seven rockets, one was intercepted, and rocket fire was continuing.
The early-evening attack drastically escalated what already are heightened tensions throughout the region following weeks of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.&nbsp;

The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that there is no need to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines because manufacturers will be able to prod

The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that there is no need to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines because manufacturers will be able to produce enough shots to supply the world over the coming year.
Ugur Sahin, the chief executive of BioNTech, rejected the US-backed proposal to temporarily lift some intellectual property rights for vaccines.
In a call with investors announcing the company's first-quarter net profit of USD 1.37 billion, Sahin said BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer had already delivered vaccines to more than 90 countries and more than doubled its forecast production capacity for the year.

In a fresh setback to the embattled premier seeking to tighten his grip on power, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives

In a fresh setback to the embattled premier seeking to tighten his grip on power, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives on Monday. Oli secured 93 votes in the lower house of parliament during a special session convened on the directives of President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Oli&nbsp;required at least 136 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives to win the confidence motion. A total of 124 members voted against the confidence motion while 15 members stayed neutral.

Rubbishing the reports that its military scientists investigated weaponising coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, China on Monday termed

Rubbishing the reports that its military scientists investigated weaponising coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak,&nbsp;China on Monday termed them as "outright lies". Beijing said it is an attempt by the US to smear the country.
Quoting 'The Australian', UK-based The Sun newspaper reported that Chinese scientists described SARS coronaviruses -- of which Covid is one example -- as presenting a "new era of genetic weapons".
China referred to a report published by state-run Global Times, which stated that what the US State Department referred to is not an internal document of the PLA but a publicly issued academic book.

As Nepal is battering the second wave of the novel coronavirus, the country has asked climbers on Mount Everest to bring back their empties instead of abandon

As the second wave of the&nbsp;novel coronavirus&nbsp;batters Nepal, the country&nbsp;has asked climbers on Mount Everest to bring back their empty oxygen tanks instead of abandoning them on mountain slopes.
Nepal issued climbing permits to more than 700 climbers for the April-May climbing season to revive the Covid&nbsp;hit mountaineering&nbsp;and tourism industry.
The Mountaineering Association has asked the climbers to help Nepal deal with a surge in Covid-19 cases that has brought the country's fragile healthcare system to breaking point.
On Sunday, Nepal reported a daily increase of 8,777 infections, 30 times the number recorded on April 9.&nbsp;

Close to 200 Palestinians have been injured in fresh action by Israeli police on protesters in Jerusalem on Monday. The police action is the latest in a series of confr

Close to 200 Palestinians have been injured in fresh action by Israeli police on protesters in Jerusalem on Monday. The police action is the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the city to the brink of eruption.
Palestinian medics said at least 180 Palestinians were hurt in the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including 80 who were hospitalized.
Videos from the site showed police firing tear gas and stun grenades, some of them landing inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam&rsquo;s third holiest site.
Police said protesters hurled stones at officers and onto an adjoining roadway near the Western Wall, where thousands of Israeli Jews had gathered to pray.

Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current Covid-19 crisis in India, America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday. Th

Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current Covid-19 crisis in India, America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday. The Chief Medical Adviser to US President Joe Biden called for scaling up manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines both domestically and globally to fight the deadly pandemic.
"The endgame of this all...is going to be to get people vaccinated...India is the largest vaccine-producing country in the world. They've got to get their resources, not only from within, but also from without," Dr Fauci told the ABC News in an interview.
Responding to a question, Dr Fauci said that India needs to immediately build makeshift field hospitals like what China did a year ago.
"You can't have people out in the street not having a hospital bed. To have people not have oxygen is really tragic, what's going on over there," he said.
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A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in US city of Colorado, killing six adults before shooting himself on Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after mi

A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in US city of Colorado, killing six adults before shooting himself on Sunday, police said.
The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park, police said.
Officers arrived at a trailer to find six dead adults and a man with serious injuries who died later at a hospital, local media reported.
The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. He walked inside and opened fire before shooting himself, police said.

A new document has come to light that has revealed that Chinese military scientists were discussing the weaponisation of SARS coronaviruses five years before the Covid-

A new document has come to light that has revealed that Chinese military scientists were discussing the weaponisation of SARS coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Weekend Australian has&nbsp;reported that a document written by Chinese scientists and health officials before the pandemic in 2015 states that SARS coronaviruses were a "new era of genetic weapons". it added that the coronavirus that could be "artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponised and unleashed".
The paper titled "The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons" suggested that World War Three would be fought with biological weapons.
Peter Jennings, the executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), told news.com.au that the document is as close to a "smoking gun" as we've got.

Palestinians clash with Israeli troops at Gaza border

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Day after Goa nod, WHO warns against using 'ivermectin' for Covid treatment

WHO strongly supports patent waiver on Covid vaccine: chief scientist

China's population crosses 1.4 bn, growth closer to zero in 2020

20 Palestinians, including 9 kids, killed in Israeli air raids

Twitter donates $15 million for Covid relief in India

US expands Pfizer Covid-19 shot to children as young as 12

Dracula's castle in Romania offers free Covid-19 vaccinations

Coronavirus strain in India a 'variant of concern at global level': WHO

Hamas fires rockets deep into Israel, amid Al Aqsa tensions

Vaccine maker BioNTech says no need to waive patents

Nepal Prime Minister Oli loses vote of confidence

'Outright lies': China on reports that it probed weaponising coronaviruses

Covid-19: Nepal urges Everest climbers to bring back empty oxygen tanks

Nearly 200 Palestinians hurt in fresh Israeli attack at Al-Aqsa

Vaccination only solution to India's Covid crisis: Dr Fauci

US: Man kills 6, self at Colorado birthday party shooting

In 2015, Chinese scientists discussed weaponising coronavirus: report

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