Amid political instability in Sri Lanka, newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for a snap parliamentary election. President M Sirisena had last we

Sri Lanka crisis: Rajapaksa calls for fresh polls

Amid political instability in Sri Lanka, newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for a snap parliamentary election. President M Sirisena had last week sacked prime Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa as new PM. The Ousted PM has refused to play ball and still insists that he is PM with majority in parliament. He has demanded an emergency session of Parliament to prove majority

An “out-of-control” giant Chinese rocket is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, the US Space Command has said. The report said th

An &ldquo;out-of-control&rdquo; giant Chinese rocket is expected to re-enter the Earth&rsquo;s atmosphere on Saturday, the US Space Command has said. The report said that "its exact entry point into the Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its re-entry".
The Chinese Long March 5B rocket will possibly splash down in the ocean. The rocket&rsquo;s design is such that it cannot be manoeuvred or controlled.
According to reports, a large part of the debris that will crash back to Earth is roughly 100 feet long and weighs over 20,000 kg, making it one of the longest debris to ever fall on the earth.
The crash is likely to happen between latitudes 41.5 degrees north, which runs through North America, Southern Europe, and China, and 41.5 degrees south, which falls in South America, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
China has maintained that the falling rocket is unlikely to cause any damage.

UK health officials on Friday labelled a coronavirus variant first found in India a “variant of concern”. The UK govt has said it appeared to spread at leas

UK health officials on Friday labelled a coronavirus variant first found in India a &ldquo;variant of concern&rdquo;. The UK govt has said it appeared to spread at least as readily as the one they found last year, which went on to trigger new waves of Covid-19 and force several countries into lockdown.
As per the latest genome sequencing data shared by Indian labs with the global repository GISAID - B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 accounted for 58% of all samples submitted in the last 30 days, the Hindustan Times has reported.
Public Health England on Friday announced it has found the Indian variant to have spread in Britain in a way similar to the early days of B.1.1.7, which is now known as the UK variant.

Over 150 Palestinians were injured after Israeli police attacked worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday night. The mosque is a major holy site scared to M

Over 150 Palestinians were injured after Israeli police attacked worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday night. The mosque is a major holy site sacred to Muslims and Jews. The incident marked an escalation of violence between the Palestinians and Israelis that has gone on for two weeks.
The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said dozens of people were wounded in clashes with police at the mosque and elsewhere in Jerusalem, including 83 who were hospitalized.
It said most were wounded in the face and eyes by rubber-coated bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades.
Israel said six police officers were wounded.

As India grapples with the deadly second wave of Covid-19, many countries have extended support. Israel has also sent oxygen concentrators and respirators. Apart from t

As India grapples with the deadly second wave of Covid-19, many countries have extended support. Israel has also sent oxygen concentrators and respirators. Apart from this, the people of Israel are sending spiritual and emotional support as well. A video of hundreds of Israelis chanting "Om Namah Shivay" to pray for India has gone viral. The video has been shared on many social media platforms. Touched by this thoughtful gesture, many Indians thanked Israel for praying for the country.

The UK govt hopes to make the country free of coronavirus by August. "Sometime in August, we will have no circulating virus in the UK," departing vaccine taskforce chie

The UK govt hopes to make the country free of coronavirus by August. "Sometime in August, we will have no circulating virus in the UK," departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the Daily Telegraph on Friday.
The government is looking at which Covid-19 vaccines would offer the best booster shot for vulnerable people later this year, Reuters has reported.
The UK has administered over 51 million vaccines and has been the second quickest country to give a first dose to at least half its adult population.
The UK has till now recorded over 44.3 lakh Covid cases and more than 1.27 lakh deaths.
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The world's largest cargo plane left Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday, carrying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators. The consignment is part of

The world's largest cargo plane left Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday, carrying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators. The consignment is part of the UK's latest response to India's Covid-19 crisis, the British government said.
The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office, which has funded to supplies, said airport staff worked through the night to load the life-saving kit aboard. The massive Antonov 124 aircraft is expected to land in Delhi on Sunday morning after which the Indian Red Cross will help transfer them to hospitals.
Each of the three oxygen generation units - the size of 40 foot freight containers - produces 500 litres of oxygen per minute, enough for 50 people to use at a time.
"The UK is sending surplus oxygen generators from Northern Ireland to India. This life-saving equipment will support the country's hospitals as they care for vulnerable Covid patients," said UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
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The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for poorer nations to get more vaccines that can help

The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for poorer nations to get more vaccines that can help tackle the pandemic.
Sinopharm's vaccine is also the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO's approval. The UN health agency signed off on the two-dose vaccine, which is already being deployed in dozens of countries around the world. Besides China, it is being used in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Peru, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia and Seychelles, among others.
An emergency use approval by the WHO means the vaccine can be included in Covax, the World Health Organization&rsquo;s global initiative that is designed to promote equitable vaccine distribution around the world.
Though the Sinopharm vaccine is already in widespread use around the world with an estimated 65 million doses administered, its developers have released only limited information about the vaccine&rsquo;s efficiency and side effects.

In UK, most adults under the age of 40 will be given an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due to a link with rare blood clots. The country’s

In UK, most adults under the age of 40 will be given an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due to a link with rare blood clots. The country&rsquo;s medicines safety regulator said there have been 242 clotting cases and 49 deaths, with 28.5 million doses of the vaccine administered.
However, the risk is slightly higher in younger age groups. The risk of a clot is roughly one in 100,000 for people in their 40s, but rises to one in 60,000 for people in their 30s. Two in a million people in their 40s died rising to four per million people in their 30s.
The supply of alternative vaccines, including Pfizer and Moderna, has made the decision possible.

An expert panel of the government is considering increasing the gap between 2 doses of the Covishield vaccine, according to a report by News 18. The report quoted

An expert panel of the government is considering increasing the gap between 2 doses of the Covishield&nbsp;vaccine, according to a report by News 18. The report quoted sources as saying that the panel is reviewing new evidence from international studies that suggest the vaccine&rsquo;s efficacy improves&nbsp;if the interval between the two doses is longer. A decision is likely to be taken next week.&nbsp;
The re-think comes as India's plan to ramp up vaccinations and cover as many people as possible has hit a roadblock due to shortage of vaccines. Experts believe increasing the gap will decrease the pressure on the supply chain.&nbsp;
In April, the Centre had extended the gap between 2 doses of Covishield&nbsp;from 4-6 weeks to 6-8 weeks.&nbsp;

The German government on Thursday stressed the importance of keeping patent protections intact, after the United States voiced backing for a waiver for Covid-19 vaccine

The German government on Thursday stressed the importance of keeping patent protections intact, after the United States voiced backing for a waiver for Covid-19 vaccines.
"The US suggestion for the lifting of patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines has significant implications for vaccine production as a whole," said a government spokeswoman. The German govt has stressed that "the protection of intellectual property is a source of innovation and must remain so in the future".
India and South Africa have been pushing for patent waiver on Covid vaccines at the WTO.

A top American civil rights leader has urged President Joe Biden to release 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses for India. The AstraZeneca vaccine has not been approve

A top American civil rights leader has urged President Joe Biden to release 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses for India. The AstraZeneca vaccine has not been approved by the US and is unlikely to be used by the Biden administration.
Joe Biden had recently said that he intended to give AstraZeneca vaccines to other countries. India is currently battling a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
At a news conference in Chicago, American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson said he would speak to Biden to immediately release 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India.

It can't get wilder than this! A California governor candidate actually brought a bear to his election campaign. A 500-kg bear named Tag roamed unleashed behind Republi

It can't get wilder than this! A California governor candidate actually brought a bear to his election campaign. A 500-kg bear named Tag roamed unleashed behind Republican John Cox as he made his campaign speech. Cox has been positioning himself as a beast against the current Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who he calls "a pretty boy". Cox is campaigning on the theme of "beauty and the beast". "The beautiful politicians have failed California. We need big, beastly changes to save it," Cox said at a rally. Animal rights groups have slammed Cox for using a bear for political and publicity purposes.

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was injured in a bomb blast on Thursday. Officials said that the pro-democracy leader was about to get into his car in the cap

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was injured in a bomb blast on Thursday. Officials said that the pro-democracy leader was about to get into his car in the capital Male when a bomb planted in a motorcycle went off. "Nasheed escaped an assassination attempt, He is injured, but his condition is stable," a Maldivian government official told AFP. Nasheed became the country's first democratically elected president in the first multi-party elections in 2008. He is currently parliament speaker, the nation's second most powerful position.

96% efficacy, that's the word coming in from Moderna on Thursday it declared the results of its first clinical trials of it's Covid-19 vaccine among yout

96% efficacy, that's the word coming in from&nbsp;Moderna&nbsp;on Thursday it declared the results of its first clinical trials of it's&nbsp;Covid-19 vaccine among youths aged 12 to 17. With a trial pool of&nbsp;3,235 participants in the United States, it detected only 12 cases of coronavirus 14 days after the first shot. For these intermediate results, participants were followed up on average 35 days after the second injection. Moderna&nbsp;also claimed that any side effects had been "mild or moderate in severity," most commonly pain at the injection site.
Pfizer has already applied for authorization of their own vaccine for 12-15 year olds in the United States and Europe. On Wednesday, Canada became the first country to authorize the Pfizer shot for this age group.
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United Kingdom’s navy has partnered with jet suit developer Gravity Industries to test the company’s latest product. The company has developed new-age jet s

United Kingdom&rsquo;s navy has partnered with jet suit developer Gravity Industries to test the company&rsquo;s latest product. The company has developed new-age jet suits to improve movement between two moving vessels and provide an alternative approach for boarding on vessels via helicopter fast-roping.
42 Commando Royal Marines tested the new merchandise off the south coast of UK, and a&nbsp;video of the exercise has now gone viral. Netizens are impressed with the innovative design, and the game-changing technology is being compared with Iron Man&rsquo;s armour and James Bond&rsquo;s tech-savvy gadgets.

Moderna CEO on Thursday said new coronavirus strains are likely to emerge and countries will be required to get booster shots of the two-dose covid-19 vaccine as the so

Moderna CEO on Thursday said new coronavirus strains are likely to emerge and countries will be required to get booster shots of the two-dose covid-19 vaccine as the southern hemisphere heads toward winter months from June.
Speaking on a panel on CNBC, Stephane Bancel said, that over the next six months, as the Southern Hemisphere enters the fall and winter, we could see more variants of concern emerge, adding that booster shots will be needed as the virus is not going anywhere.
The comment comes a day after Moderna announced that a third dose of either its current COVID-19 shot or an experimental new vaccine candidate increases immunity against variants of COVID-19, first found in Brazil and South Africa.

The Pentagon said it expects a tumbling Chinese rocket to fall out of orbit and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, amid concerns it could cause damage on re-e

The Pentagon said it expects a tumbling Chinese rocket to fall out of orbit and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, amid concerns it could cause damage on re-entry. Some analysts think the Chinese rocket carrying the space station module that went into orbit is now tumbling. While the rocket is being monitored by US Space Command, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said there's little the military can do about it at this point.
The Long March 5B blasted off from Hainan island on April 29 carrying the &ldquo;Tianhe&rdquo; module. When quizzed about the rocket, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said China is ready to work with other countries on safety issues related to space
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Health officials in Russia authorised the one-shot Sputnik Light version of its coronavirus vaccine for use, the developers said on Thursday. The Russian Direct Investm

Health officials in Russia authorised the one-shot Sputnik Light version of its coronavirus vaccine for use, the developers said on Thursday. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement that Sputnik Light "demonstrated 79.4 percent efficacy" compared to 91.6 percent for the two-shot Sputnik V. The vaccine has proven effective against all new strains of coronavirus, the statement added. The results were drawn from &lsquo;data taken from 28 days after the injection was administered as part of Russia's mass vaccination program between 5 December 2020 and 15 April 2021&rsquo;.
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With an acute surge in coronavirus cases in India, Sri Lanka bans travelling from India with immediate effect. The Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority said that travelle

Amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases in India, Sri Lanka banned travellers from India with immediate effect. The Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority said that travellers from India will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka.
The decision comes as Sri Lanka steps up measures to control the spread of the infection.
Setting a new grim record, India on Thursday reported over 4.12 lakh fresh cases and nearly 4,000 deaths in 24 hours.

China has confirmed at least 18 cases of the “double mutant” coronavirus variant circulating in India. The infected include three Chinese nationals who work

China has confirmed at least 18 cases of the &ldquo;double mutant&rdquo; coronavirus variant circulating in India. The infected include three Chinese nationals who worked near New Delhi and returned home last month. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told state media that more Covid-19 cases imported from India were feared to be found in China. Officials, however, say they were unlikely to trigger cluster infections because of the country&rsquo;s strict entry and screening rules. Many Chinese social media users have called for stricter tracking and quarantining for those coming to China from India.

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