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Description: There is chaos on the streets of Sydney has flash floods and storms lashed Australia's largest city with several vehicles being trapped on the roads. More than 8000 houses are without power and with just one terminal operational at least 50 flights have been cancelled. The city is believed to have had it's average monthly rainfall within two hours on wednesday.

There is chaos on the streets of Sydney has flash floods and storms lashed Australia's largest city with several vehicles being trapped on the roads. More than 8000 hou

Storms, flash floods lash Sydney

There is chaos on the streets of Sydney has flash floods and storms lashed Australia's largest city with several vehicles being trapped on the roads. More than 8000 houses are without power and with just one terminal operational at least 50 flights have been cancelled. The city is believed to have had it's average monthly rainfall within two hours on wednesday.

US President Joe Biden met Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday afternoon at her royal residence. The Queen hosted the president and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle. Bi

US President Joe Biden met Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday afternoon at her royal residence. The Queen hosted the president and first lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle. Biden flew to London after wrapping up his participation in a three-day summit of leaders of the world's wealthy democracies in Cornwall.
At Heathrow Airport, Biden talked about the Queen with his travelling press corps, saying she was &ldquo;very gracious,&rdquo; that she asked him about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinse President Xi Jinping and that he had invited her to visit the White House.
&ldquo;I don't think she'll be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother,&rdquo; Biden said of the 95-year-old monarch before leaving for Brussels.

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim on Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis. The leaders pledged more tha

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim on Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis. The leaders pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowed to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backed a minimum tax on multinational firms.
At the group's first face-to-face meeting in two years, the leaders dangled promises of support for global health, green energy, infrastructure and education. They demonstrated that international cooperation is back after the upheavals caused by the pandemic and the unpredictability of former US President Donald Trump.
&ldquo;This isn't about imposing our values on the rest of the world,&rdquo; British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters at the end of the summit in Cornwall. &ldquo;What we as the G-7 need to do is demonstrate the benefits of democracy and freedom and human rights to the rest of the world,&rdquo; he said.
US President Joe Biden said it was an &ldquo;extraordinary, collaborative and productive meeting" that showed "America's back in the business of leading the world alongside nations who share our most deeply held values.&rdquo;

Naftali Bennett was on Sunday sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power and the political uncertainty that gripped the

Naftali Bennett was on Sunday sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power and the political uncertainty that gripped the Jewish nation for months after inconclusive elections.
Bennett, the 49-year-old leader of the right-wing Yamina party, took oath of office after the Knesset elected him as the 13th Prime Minister of Israel.
The new government - an unprecedented coalition of ideologically divergent political parties drawn from the Right, the Left and the Centre, along with an Arab party - has a razor-thin majority of 60 to 59 in a 120-member house.
Amid incessant heckling from rival bloc&rsquo;s lawmakers, Bennett said that he is proud "of the ability to sit with people of different opinions".
In his address to parliament, Netanyahu vowed to bring down this "dangerous government".
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is a natural ally for the G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is a natural ally for the G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and economic coercion.
In a virtual address at a session on &lsquo;open societies and open economies&rsquo; at the G7 summit, the prime minister highlighted India&rsquo;s civilisational commitment to democracy, freedom of thought and liberty, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Modi also highlighted the revolutionary impact of digital technologies on social inclusion and empowerment in India through application such as&nbsp;Aadhaar, Direct Benefit Transfer&nbsp;and Jan Dhan-Aadhaar.

Electronic devices may soon be used to identify the presence of infection in a crowded space using body odour profiles after scientists in the UK have tested a so-calle

Electronic devices may soon be used to identify the presence of infection in a crowded space using body odour profiles after scientists in the UK have tested a so-called "Covid alarm".
Early studies by scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Durham University show that Covid-19 infection has a distinct smell, resulting from changes in the volatile organic compounds which make up the body odour &ndash; generating an odour "fingerprint" that the sensors can detect.
The study tested devices with organic semi-conducting sensors, which could potentially be used as a Covid-19 screening tool.
The pre-print study, which is not yet peer-reviewed, used body odour samples from socks worn and donated to the team by 54 individuals &ndash; of which were 27 Covid-19 positive individuals who were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, and 27 uninfected individuals.

Environment activists staged a protest in the harbour of the coastal city of Falmouth in England to highlight the lack of climate change action from world lea

Environment activists staged a protest in the harbour of the coastal city of Falmouth&nbsp;in&nbsp;England to highlight the lack of climate change action from world leaders attending the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall.
Campaigners accused the G-7 governments of spending money on conferences and summits, but not doing enough to protect the environment, and in particular the oceans.
The activists projected their slogans on the bow of the "Silja Europa" ship, a cruise ferry currently docked in Falmouth port and hosting about 1,000 police officers tasked with the summit security.
The boat sailed from Estonia to Cornwall for that purpose.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has said in its affidavit filed in Dominica’s high court of justice that Mehul Choksi is a fugitive from justice, the chi

The Central Bureau of Investigation has said in its affidavit filed in Dominica&rsquo;s high court of justice that&nbsp;Mehul Choksi is a fugitive from justice, the chief conspirator and main beneficiary of the Punjab National Bank scam, and is yet to join investigations despite repeated summons. The central probe agency called Choksi&rsquo;s&nbsp;'gratuitous offer' of being interviewed at the place of his choice outside India meaningless, citing large evidence with which he needs to be confronted. The Hindustan Times reported that affidavit accuses Choksi of misleading courts in Dominica by claiming there are no proceedings against him in India. He is fully aware of proceedings in India and has even appointed lawyers there, says the affidavit.

At least 11 people were killed and 37 others seriously injured in a huge gas explosion in central China’s Hubei Province on Sunday, official media reported. Acco

At least 11 people were killed and 37 others seriously injured in a huge gas explosion in central China&rsquo;s Hubei Province on Sunday, official media reported.
According to Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post the explosion took place at the Yanhu market in Shiyan city when many residents were having breakfast or buying vegetables in the market. The city&rsquo;s municipal office initially said &ldquo;many&rdquo; people were trapped after the incident.
Images and videos circulating on social media platform Weibo showed rescue workers working through the wreckage of flattened houses. The cause of the accident is being investigated.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday expressed "serious concern" about rising infections of the Delta variant of coronavirus. He looks set to delay li

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday expressed "serious concern" about rising infections of the Delta variant of coronavirus. &nbsp;He looks set to delay lifting England's last remaining lockdown curbs. Johnson is due to announce on Monday whether the planned lifting of restrictions can go ahead on June 21 as set out under a planned 'roadmap'.
The government had hoped that the success of one of the world's fastest rollouts of the vaccines would end the restrictions, but the rapid spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant, first detected in India, has jeopardized those plans.
A four-week delay would push back the easing of restrictions to July 19.

While there is a huge outcry about investigating the relation between origin of the Covid-19 and China, the Chinese researchers have said that they have found a batch o

Amid a huge outcry demanding probe&nbsp;into the origin of Covid-19, the Chinese researchers have said that they have found batch of new&nbsp;coronaviruses&nbsp;in bats. These&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;that has been discovered in southwestern&nbsp;China, is the genetically 2nd closest to the Covid-19 that has caused the ongoing pandemic, researchers said. As per the report by the Chinese researchers published in the Journal Cell,&nbsp;SARS-CoV-2 like viruses, continue to circulate in bat population and in some regions might occur at a relatively higher frequency.&nbsp; The samples from the bats were collected from May 2019 to Nov 2020 and in total the researchers gathered 24 novel Coronavirus genomes from different bat species, including the SARS&nbsp;Cov-2 like virus.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

United Nations chief joined campaigners to criticise the G7 for their vaccine plan. Antonio Guterres warned that if people in developing countries were not inoculated

United Nations chief joined campaigners to criticise the G7 for their vaccine plan.
Antonio Guterres warned that if people in developing countries were not inoculated quickly, the virus could mutate further and become resistant to the new vaccines. He said more is needed to be done.
The G7 countries&rsquo; plan to donate 1 billion vaccine doses to poorer countries is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not yet on top of tackling the worst public health crisis in a century, campaigners said on Friday
Guterres &nbsp;stressed on the need for a &lsquo;global vaccination plan&rsquo; and to &lsquo;act with a logic, with a sense of urgency, and with the priorities of a war economy&rsquo;

At least 2 people were killed and 34 injured in 4 different incidents that occurred in the United States between Friday and Saturday. While no arrests have been made so

Two people were killed and over 30 were wounded in mass shootings overnight in three US states, authorities said on Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in gun violence could continue into summer as Covid-19 restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize.
In Chicago, a woman was killed and nine other people were wounded when two men opened fire on a group standing on a sidewalk. In the Georgia city of Savannah, police said one man was killed and seven other people were wounded. Among the 14 injured in Austin, two are critically ill.
No arrests have been made so far.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for following a "one earth, one health" approach to effectively deal with the Covid pandemic globally. He also called fo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for following a "one earth, one health" approach to effectively deal with the Covid pandemic globally. He also called for global unity, leadership and solidarity, while emphasising on the special responsibility of democratic and transparent societies to prevent future pandemics.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) mentioned that while addressing the first outreach session of the G7 summit through virtual mode, PM Modi expressed appreciation for the support extended by the G7 members and other countries during the second wave of Covid-19 in India.
&nbsp;He sought the support of the G7 grouping to lift patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, during a virtual address at an outreach session of a summit of the bloc.

Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the seaside in Cornwall on Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international med

Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the seaside in Cornwall on&nbsp; Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international media outlets that have descended on southwest England for the G7 summit.
Some protesters paddled out to sea, while others sunbathed on the beach wearing masks of leaders' faces.
Leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the United States are meeting near the town of St. Ives for talks focusing on the pandemic and climate change.

Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state S

Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. This year&rsquo;s Haj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 vaccinated&nbsp;residents of the kingdom.&nbsp;Only people aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated and are free of chronic diseases will be able to take part, the ministry that manages the pilgrimage to Mecca said in a statement.&nbsp; Last year, Saudi Arabia&nbsp;ran an incredibly pared-down pilgrimage last year over the virus.&nbsp;

Without naming The Economist, which claimed that "the government's numbers represent a disturbingly small fraction of the real figure", the union health ministry o

Without naming&nbsp;The Economist, which claimed that "the government's numbers represent a disturbingly small fraction of the real figure", the union health ministry on Saturday said the analysis is not sound. The ministry said India's mechanism to monitor Covid-19 death is robust and there is no question of "five to seven times excess deaths" than the official number of Covid-19 fatalities, as claimed by an international magazine. The ministry said the article has taken data from studies that were not done by validated tools. The overall Covid-19 toll in India shot up after the Bihar government revised its toll saying the government got to know from various sources that the number of Covid-19 deaths is more than what has been reported as many deaths in private hospitals, homes went unaccounted.

Russia's national coronavirus taskforce on Saturday reported that the country's tally of daily new infections has risen by nearly 50 per cent over the past week and mor

Russia's national coronavirus taskforce on Saturday reported that the country's tally of daily new infections has risen by nearly 50 per cent over the past week and more than doubled in Moscow.
It said there were 13,510 infections recorded on Friday, sharply higher than the 9,163 reported on June 6. Nearly half the new cases were in Moscow &mdash; 6,701 compared with 2,936 a week ago.
Faced with the spiking figures, Moscow authorities said enforcement of mask- and glove-wearing on mass transit, in stores and in other public places would be strengthened and that violators could face fines of up to USD 70.
For the entire pandemic period, the task force has reported nearly 5.2 million infections in the country of about 146 million people, and 126,000 deaths.
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India remains the world's largest democracy with a strong rule of law but some of the Indian government's actions are inconsistent with the country's democratic values,

India remains the world's largest democracy with a strong rule of law but some of the Indian government's actions are inconsistent with the country's democratic values, a top US official has told lawmakers.
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Dean Thompson expressed concerns over restrictions on freedom of expression during a Congressional hearing.
"This includes the detention of human rights activists and journalists," he said.
Thompson said the US regularly engages in and on these issues, including the important work of civil society.
India has previously rejected criticism by foreign governments and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country.
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The Dominican High Court on Saturday denied bail to the fugitive diamantaire, Mehul Choksi. The court said that Choksi has no ties with Dominica and

The Dominican High Court on Saturday&nbsp;denied bail to the fugitive diamantaire,&nbsp;Mehul&nbsp;Choksi. Deeming Choksi&nbsp;as flight risk, the court said he&nbsp;has no ties with Dominica and the court cannot impose any conditions which will assure it that he would not abscond. The court highlighted&nbsp;that Choksi&nbsp;wants to live with his brother&nbsp;in a hotel, which is not a fixed residence, and added that the trial has not started yet.&nbsp; While Choksi's&nbsp;lawyer argued for bail on medical grounds, the court said that he did not provide any strong surety and is a flight risk as well.&nbsp; Choksi&nbsp;who is one of the main accused in the ₹14,000 crore&nbsp;PNB&nbsp;scam, has got interim relief from immediate repatriation to India by the Dominican Court.&nbsp;

The World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 every year to highlight the barbaric practice of child labour.

The World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 every year to highlight the barbaric practice of child labour. The day not only focuses on the suitable environment required for the children to grow and prosper but also provides an opportunity to gain support from governments, civil society and media to participate in the campaign against child labour.
Poverty is one of the main reasons for child labour because of which children are forced to leave&nbsp;their schools and opt for minimal jobs to support their parents for their livelihood. Moreover, some are forced into child labour by organised crime rackets. The theme of World Against Child Labour 2021 is 'Act now, end <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/starbucks-faces-child-labour-allegations-1583144913267" target="_blank">child labour</a>!'
Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/govt-s-new-labour-code-may-allow-4-day-week-but-longer-hours-reports-1612860393035" target="_blank">Govt's new labour code may allow 4-day week, but longer hours: Reports</a>
The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched World Day Against Child Labour in 2002, after which the day has been annually celebrated to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide and steps one can take to eradicate this social evil.
According to the ILO, there are about 152 million children globally who are engaged in child <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/labour-income-declined-by-10-due-to-covid-ilo-1600940978599" target="_blank">labour</a>, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work.

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Chinese researchers find batch of new coronaviruses in bats

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Some Indian govt actions inconsistent with democracy: US official

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