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Hit by financial troubles, Iceland's budget airline WOW Air on Thursday, abruptly grounded its planes, leaving nearly 4000 passengers stranded across the US and Europe.

Thousands stranded after Icelandic airline goes bust

Hit by financial troubles, Iceland's budget airline WOW Air on Thursday, abruptly grounded its planes, leaving nearly 4000 passengers stranded across the US and Europe. Passengers were told there would be no further flights and were advised to check with other airlines for their jouneys. WOW Air grounded at least six planes in North America, that were set to depart from Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Detroit, New York and Baltimore.

The entry of Pakistan delegations at the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics 2020 is in news as the flag bearers of the country did not wear a Covid-19 mask whil

Entry of Pakistan&nbsp;delegations&nbsp;at the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics 2020 is in news as the flag bearers of the country were seen not wearing a Covid-19 mask at the opening parade on Friday.&nbsp;

Tokyo Olympics: Pakistan team’s flag bearer flouts Covid rules, marches maskless at opening parade

The entry of Pakistan&nbsp;delegations&nbsp;at the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics 2020 is in news for a wrong reason as some of&nbsp;the flag bearers of the country did not wear&nbsp;a Covid-19 mask while entering the stadium on Friday.
While the rest of the team had covered their faces the two athletes who held aloft their country's flag pulled down their masks as they marched, badminton player Mahoor Shahzad's mask was seen under her chin whereas shooter Khalil Akhtar's mask had covered his mouth but not his nose.
Most members of the teams of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were also seen at the ceremony with bare faces.
According to Tokyo 2020 playbooks, the organisers have taken some big measures to curb the virus outbreak. From tweaks in medal ceremonies to no group photos, the organisers have promoted the idea of masks and social distancing&nbsp;and volunteers are required to wear masks at all times.
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Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to Tibet, official media reported on Friday. The visit started from Nyingchi close to the Sino-India border in Arunachal Pradesh,

Chinese President Xi Jinping&nbsp;made an unannounced visit to Tibet, official media reported on Friday.&nbsp;The visit started from&nbsp;Nyingchi close to the Sino-India border in Arunachal Pradesh

Chinese PresidentXi Jingping makes surprise visit to Tibetan city near India border

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made an unannounced visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), official media reported on Friday. Xi last visited the region in 2011 when he was China's vice president.
The visit started from&nbsp;Nyingchi close to the Sino-India border in Arunachal Pradesh. After landing in Nyingchi on Wednesday, Xi visited Lhasa on Thursday, returning to the Tibetan capital after more than a decade.
Xi&rsquo;s visit to Nyingchi comes a month after China inaugurated its first electric train service in Tibet between the capital Lhasa and Nyingchi city
In video footage shared on Chinese social media, Communist Party of China (CPC) general secretary Xi was seen greeting residents in Nyingchi with the Tibetan expression for good luck &ldquo;Tashi Delek&rdquo;.
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Xi was also seen addressing people, telling them that not a single ethnic group should be left behind in the efforts to fully build a modern socialist China.

A Japanese dish called natto maybe effective in neutralising the SARS-Cov-2 virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study published in the journal 'Biochemical

A Japanese dish called natto&nbsp;maybe effective in neutralising the SARS-Cov-2 virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study published in the journal 'Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications'.&nbsp;
Natto, is a breakfast dish made by fermenting soybeans with Bacillus subtilis, a bacteria found in plants and in soil and the Japanse believe that it contributes to a healthier and longer life.&nbsp;
Now, researchers have found that extract made from the sticky, strong-smelling natto may inhibit the ability of the virus to infect cells.
When the extract was&nbsp;injected into lab-cultured human cells infected with Covid019, researchers found the virus lost its ability to infect cells.&nbsp;

Biotechnology company Bharat Biotech on Friday said that it has terminated the memorandum of understanding with to Precisa Medicamentos, for its Covid-19 vacc

Biotechnology company&nbsp;Bharat Biotech&nbsp;on Friday said that it has terminated the memorandum of understanding with to Precisa Medicamentos, for its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin for the Brazilian market.&nbsp;
The termination of the MoU came after the deal with the Brazilian government for supply of 20 million doses of the vaccine landed in controversy and attracted investigation by authorities in Brazil.
Precisa Medicamentos is Bharat Biotech's partner in Brazil, providing assistance, guidance and support with regulatory submissions, licenses, distribution, insurance and conduct of phase III clinical trials, among others.
The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker said it will continue to work with Brazilian healthcare regulator Anvisa to obtain all required approvals for the use of Covaxin in the country.

The death toll from the rain-triggered unprecedented floods in central China has risen to 51 with the official estimate of losses totalling about USD 10 billion. The t

The death toll from the rain-triggered unprecedented floods in central China has risen to 51 with the official estimate of losses totalling about USD 10 billion.
The torrential rains, the heaviest in 1,000 years, have affected about three million people in Henan province and a total of 376,000 local residents have been relocated to safe places. The death toll caused by downpours and floods has increased to 51 in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou.
Zhengzhou, meanwhile, downgraded its emergency response level as it continued to clean up after this week&rsquo;s devastating floods, but other parts of Henan province were bracing for more heavy rainfall, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. 
Zhengzhou&nbsp;was hit by several days of heavy rainfall, causing floods of an intensity not seen in decades.
Over 8,000 military personnel worked in 10 different danger zones around the city, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in the wake of the Pegasus spyware scandal. A government statement said that the mo

French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in the wake of the Pegasus spyware scandal.
A government statement said&nbsp;that the move is an additional security measure and "does not mean he has been spied on".
Also See |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/all-my-phones-are-tapped-rahul-gandhi-on-pegasus-snooping-row-1627026571804" target="_blank">'All my phones are tapped': Rahul Gandhi on Pegasus snooping row</a>
Reports by several media organisations that the Pegasus spyware was used in hacking smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, and government officials in several countries has created a global outcry.
Le Monde newspaper and Radio France broadcaster reported on Tuesday that Macron's phone was on a list of potential targets for surveillance by Morocco.
Morocco has rejected these allegations.
Also See |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/explained-what-is-pegasus-spyware-how-it-works-should-you-worry-1626694490805" target="_blank">Explained: What is Pegasus spyware, how it works, should you worry?</a>

France's Louvre museum and Italy's Uffizi are suing adult entertainment website Pornhub for illegally using classical masterpieces from the museum.

Adult entertainment site Pornhub is facing legal action from the&nbsp;Louvre Museum in France and the Uffizi Gallery in Italy over&nbsp;its&nbsp;new art-themed&nbsp;adult entertainment&nbsp;app&nbsp;and website.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Called &lsquo;Show Me the Nudes,&rsquo; the interactive platform reportedly features adult actors recreating&nbsp;classical works of art&nbsp;and using the masterpieces as jumping points for sexually explicit content.&nbsp;
The museums claim that this is a rights infringement&nbsp;as the adult site has no authorisation or permission to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the art.&nbsp;&lsquo;It is necessary to have the permission, which regulates the methods and sets the relative fee to be paid,&rsquo; a representative from Italy&rsquo;s Uffizi told the press.
Meanwhile,&nbsp;Asa&nbsp;Akira&nbsp;who is&nbsp;Pornhub's&nbsp;ambassador for the project asked people to&nbsp;'skip all of the boring paintings like The Mona Lisa and go straight to the pervy stuff' in an Instagram&nbsp;post promoting the 'Classic Nudes' project.&nbsp;

Amid rising Covid cases in Russia, small quantities of the Gamma variant of coronavirus has been reported in the country, according to Interfax

Amid rising Covid&nbsp;cases in Russia, small quantities&nbsp;of the Gamma variant&nbsp;of coronavirus&nbsp;has been reported in the country, according to Interfax&nbsp;news agency. The Gamma variant was&nbsp;first found in Brazil.
Reports&nbsp;cited the Vector Institute saying Russia has seen isolated cases of Gamma variant. The vector institute has developed&nbsp;EpiVacCorona, Russia's second of four vaccines to be registered. The first was <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/serum-institute-to-start-production-of-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-in-india-from-september-1626170347904" target="_blank">Sputnik V</a>.&nbsp;
Also watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/alpha-beta-gamma-delta-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-different-covid-variants-1626197176404" target="_blank">Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta...: all you need to know about the different Covid variants&nbsp;</a>
Russia is seeing&nbsp;a surge in cases with 24,471 new Covid-19 cases and 796 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The Vector institute said the Delta and Gamma variants were categorised as "causing concern" because they spread more easily and can reduce the effectiveness of antibodies.

Italian city of Venice has managed to save itself from being put on the list of world heritage sites that are considered to be in danger by UNESCO. After be

Italian city of Venice has managed to save itself from being put on the list of world heritage sites that are considered to be in&nbsp;danger by UNESCO.&nbsp;
After being warned by the UN body that Venice, which was declared a world heritage site in 1987,&nbsp;needs more sustainable tourism&nbsp;management to avoid being put on the endangered list, Italy <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/italy-bans-cruise-ships-into-venice-after-years-of-protests-on-threat-to-marine-life-1626322119071">banned entry of large cruise ships</a> into the city's fragile waterways a few days ago.
For years, campaigners have been calling for an end to cruise ships sailing past St Mark's Square.They say the giant floating hotels cause large waves that undermine the city's foundations and harm the fragile ecosystem of its lagoon.
UNESCO&nbsp;has given Italy time till December to submit a report on efforts taken to preserve the city's ecosystem and heritage.

Israel’s government has set up a task force to examine claims that NSO-made spyware Pegasus has been misused to spy on people worldwide. Israeli govt task f

Israel&rsquo;s government has set up a task force to examine claims that NSO-made spyware&nbsp;Pegasus has been misused to spy on people worldwide.
Israeli govt task force will probe the Pegasus project revelations, about the use of spying tools sold to 'authoritarian' governments by the NSO Group.
Reports say the team is headed by Israel's National Security Council, which reports to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and has broader areas of expertise than the nation's Defence Ministry, which oversees exports of NSO Group's Pegasus software.
The reports come as diplomatic pressure mounts on Israel over concerns that the government has enabled abuse by repressive states around the world, by granting NSO export licences for the spyware.
A global investigation, in collaboration with several media houses, published on Sunday alleged that governments&nbsp;around the world had used hacking spyware Pegasus&nbsp;to target human rights activists, journalists and lawyers.

Do you think technology has revolutionised? Well, this will definitely make you believe so. Scientists in the United Arab Emirates are work

Do you think technology is making the impossible possible? Well, this will&nbsp;definitely make you believe&nbsp;so.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Scientists in the United Arab Emirates are working towards new methods of weather manipulation in an attempt to get some respite from the heat and&nbsp;bring increased rainfall to the desert country &mdash;and so far, it appears the efforts have been successful.
The&nbsp;UAE's National Center of Meteorology&nbsp;recently published&nbsp;a series of videos on Instagram of heavy rain in Dubai. Trees swayed in the wind, and&nbsp;cars drove on rain-soaked roads bringing much relief to the city that was at one point sweltering at 50 degrees C. The videos were accompanied by radar images of clouds with "#cloudseeding."
The cloud seeding method employed in Dubai relies on drone technology. The drones are sent into the clouds where they release electric charges to produce precipitation that ultimately leads to rain.
Dubai receives an average rainfall of just 4 inches in a year

Human rights group Amnesty International has claimed that they never said that the leaked list of phone numbers that were found on a database in connection with the Peg

Human rights group Amnesty International has claimed that they never said that the leaked list of phone numbers that were found on a database in connection with the Pegasus project, was specifically a list of numbers targeted by the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
According to cybersecurity journalist Kim Jetter, Amnesty International, in a new statement, has said the list of numbers was indicative of the interests of the company's clients.
The statement adds, investigative journalists and media outlets have made clear from the outset, in very clear language, that this is a list of numbers marked as numbers of interest to NSO customers, meaning they are the kind of people NSO clients might like to spy on.
The statement went on to say that the list contains the kind of people NSO's clients would ordinarily be interested in spying on, but the list isn't specifically a list of people who were being actually spied on.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/ruckus-in-rajya-sabha-and-lok-sabha-over-pegasus-row-both-houses-adjourned-1626943649702" target="_blank">Pegasus makers say they will probe any credible proof of misuse of their software: reports</a>
The list of numbers is at the heart of the Pegasus project, an investigation conducted by Paris-based organisation Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, that found that more than 50,000 phone numbers, including those of politicians, journalists and activists, who were believed to have been potential targets of surveillance.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/pegasus-makers-say-they-will-probe-any-credible-proof-of-misuse-of-their-software-reports-1626885349821" target="_blank">Ruckus in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha over Pegasus row, both houses adjourned</a>

NASA’s Earth imaging camera set in the space agency's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has captured a stunning image of the Earth during the annular solar

NASA&rsquo;s Earth imaging camera set in the space agency's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has captured a stunning image of the Earth during the annular solar eclipse that was seen over the northern hemisphere on June 10.
Also watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/nasa-releases-stunning-new-pic-of-milky-way-s-downtown-1622276640145" target="_blank">NASA</a><a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/nasa-releases-stunning-new-pic-of-milky-way-s-downtown-1622276640145" target="_blank"> releases stunning new pic of Milky Way&rsquo;s &lsquo;downtown&rsquo;</a>
In the photo shared by NASA,&nbsp;the shadow cast by the moon shows up as an odd and unsettling blurry brown spot over the north polar region.&nbsp;The image was taken from nearly a million miles away from Earth, where the satellite hangs.
While science tells us that the Moon blocks the Sun during a solar eclipse, and casts a shadow on the Earth, some of these shadows can look fascinating from Space.&nbsp;
Scientists at NASA&nbsp;say, taking images of the sunlit half of Earth from a distance four times further than the Moon&rsquo;s orbit never ceases to amaze.

Nestle is doing some damage control in Chile, after it faced flak online over the name of a popular chocolate cookie in the country, with people calling it culturally "

Nestle is doing some damage control in Chile, after it faced flak online over the name of a popular chocolate cookie in the country, with people calling it culturally "inappropriate."
The multinational food and beverage conglomerate is now changing the name of the cookie that been sold in Chile for over 60 years, from "Negrita" to "Chokita".
Nestle says the name change is in line with a &ldquo;culture of respect and non-discrimination."
The &ldquo;Negrita" is a vanilla cookie smothered in chocolate. But the word literally translates to &ldquo;little black person" .
The male version &ldquo;Negrito," got Uruguayan football star Edison Cavani fined for racism recently despite protests from Spanish authorities.
Terms "negrito/negrita", or &ldquo;gordo/gorda", which are used for the obese, are widely used as endearments in some Latin American countries, even for those who are not black or overweight.
Interestingly, the packaging of the Nestle cookie, earlier featured the face of a black woman. A model who appeared in an advert for the cookie in the 1990s later said she had to darken her skin for the publicity campaign. Nestle is changing the packaging as well.

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi cited increased “risk" of depression that may lead to suicide in his fresh appeal against extradition to India

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi on Wednesday cited increased &ldquo;risk" of depression that may lead to suicide in his fresh appeal against extradition in the UK. Modi&rsquo;s lawyer argued that <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/london-wanted-diamond-merchant-nirav-modi-loses-first-stage-of-extradition-appeal-1624450121373" target="_blank">extradition to India</a> can trigger grave depression, which could lead to self-harm and hence must be refused.
Modi&rsquo;s lawyer said understaffing of doctors and overcrowding lead to delays in getting prisoners to hospitals when in need as he cited his suicidal tendencies from the time his mother died by suicide when he was eight years old.
Also Read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/nirav-modi-s-sister-purvi-who-turned-approver-in-pnb-scam-pays-17-crore-to-indian-govt-1625157357070" target="_blank">Nirav Modi's sister Purvi, who turned approver in PNB scam, pays ₹17 crore to Indian Govt</a>
Acknowledging his right to have consultations with a psychiatrist of his choice in Indian prisons, Modi argued that approval for a visit would have to be taken from a judge based on their whims.
Nirav Modi has been accused in $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud case.

Israel's NSO, the makers of Pegasus, also said that they will no longer respond to media inquiries about the snooping scandal that emerged after an expose by Amnesty In

The developers of Pegasus, the spyware that was allegedly used by several countries to spy on&nbsp;politicians, judiciary, officials, activists and journalists have said that they will thoroughly&nbsp;investigate any credible proof of misuse of its technologies and will shut down the system where necessary, according to a news report by NDTV.&nbsp;
Israel's NSO, the makers of Pegasus, also said that they will no longer respond to media inquiries about the snooping scandal that emerged after an expose by&nbsp;Amnesty International and French news non-profit Forbidden Stories.&nbsp;
A report published by The Wire&nbsp;based on a leaked list revealed that the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/pegasus-spyware-france-probes-spying-charge-on-morocco-intelligence-1626780391278" target="_blank">Pegasus spyware</a>&nbsp;allegedly&nbsp;targeted at least 40 Indian journalists<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/israeli-spyware-pegasus-reportedly-used-to-snoop-on-indian-journalists-govt-rubbishes-report-1626633216923">.</a> NSO&nbsp;has repeatedly denied having any connection with any of the lists leaked by Amnesty and Forbidden&nbsp;Stories.
Also Watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/explained-what-is-pegasus-spyware-how-it-works-should-you-worry-1626694490805" target="_blank">Explained: What is Pegasus spyware, how it works, should you worry?</a>

Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in parts of central China, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people from their homes. More than 10,000 people in Henan p

Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in parts of central China, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people from their homes. More than 10,000 people in Henan province have been evacuated to shelters following the record rainfall.
More than a dozen cities have been affected with main roads forced to close and flights cancelled. Images on social media showed entire streets submerged, with cars and debris left drifting in the fast-moving floodwaters. Videos showed passengers in flooded subway carriages with water reaching their shoulders.
At least 12 people have died in the city of Zhengzhou since the flooding began, according to authorities. There are fears that a dam in Henan province could collapse after a 65ft breach has emerged. Soldiers have been deployed to the area and locals have been warned to leave the area.
Rescue operations are underway in worst-affected areas but it is not yet known how many people - if any - are still trapped. Also read&nbsp;<a title="Mumbai rain: at least 32 dead, orange alert sounded for a week" href="https://www.editorji.com/story/mumbai-rain-at-least-32-dead-orange-alert-sounded-for-a-week-1626662305976">Mumbai rain: at least 32 dead, orange alert sounded for a week</a>

Jeff Bezos has flown to the edge of space in his space company's first crewed flight. The founder of Blue Origin as well as Amazon will become the seco

Jeff Bezos&nbsp;has completed a historic&nbsp;flight to&nbsp;the edge of&nbsp;space in his space company's first crewed flight.&nbsp;
The Blue Origin and Amazon founder&nbsp;was accompanied by his brother Mark, Oliver Daemen,&nbsp;an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and Wally Funk, an 82-year-old female aviation pioneer from Texas.
The space capsule&nbsp;flew beyond Karmen&nbsp;Line, the&nbsp;internationally recognised boundary of space which is 100 km above ground before returning to Earth. The crew experienced a few minutes of weightlessness during their flight
The 4-member crew was greeted with loud cheers and hugs on their triumphant return to Earth. Bezos&nbsp;has&nbsp;become the second billionaire to ride his own rocket to space after Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/meet-sanjal-gavande-the-engineer-from-india-part-of-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-team-1626689980099">Meet Sanjal Gavande, the engineer from India, part of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin team</a>
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Russia's military held a test shooting of a new air missile system on Tuesday. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the S-500 system successfully hit a fast-movi

Russia's military held a test shooting of a new air missile system on Tuesday.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the S-500 system successfully hit a fast-moving ballistic target.
After completing a full cycle of tests this year, the air missile system will be deployed at an Air Defense unit in Moscow region.
The Ministry said in the statement that the S-500 will be "capable of hitting any existing means of air-space offensive at any range and speed."
The declared shooting range of the missile system is 600 km.
The Kremlin has made modernising the country's arsenals a top priority amid the tensions with the West that followed Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

The Paris prosecutor’s office opened a probe on Tuesday into allegations by investigative news website Mediapart and two of its journalists that they had been spi

The Paris prosecutor&rsquo;s office opened a probe on Tuesday into allegations by investigative news website Mediapart and two of its journalists who were allegedly&nbsp;spied on using Pegasus spyware.
The investigation will examine 10 different charges, including whether there was a breach of personal privacy, fraudulent access to personal electronic devices, and criminal association.
Investigative website&nbsp;Mediapart said in a series of tweets that Morocco&rsquo;s secret services had used Pegasus to spy on the mobile phones of two of its reporters.
Morocco has published an official statement rejecting what it called &ldquo;unfounded and false allegations&rdquo;.
Pegasus maker Israeli company&nbsp;NSO said its product was intended only for use by vetted government intelligence and law enforcement agencies to fight terrorism and crime.

Thousands stranded after Icelandic airline goes bust

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