Countries should not be ordering booster shots for their vaccinated populations while other countries have yet to receive COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said deaths were again rising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the infectious Delta variant was becoming dominant, and many countries had yet to receive […]
Day: July 12, 2021
Messi dominates, Brazil struggles as hosts of a truly unique competition
The Copa America ended on Saturday night with glory for Lionel Messi and Argentina, after the legendary forward finally won his first major title at the senior level after nine losing efforts. What will we take away from South America’s flagship tournament after so much turmoil and uncertainty around who would host? (Brazil stepped in […]
PM must level up the North at pace, say Tory MPs
It is calling for automatic grants to help deprived areas outside London, the formation of a northern growth board and – as part of a plan for better transport – the abolition of road tax and fuel duty, to be replaced with a system under which revenue raised would be kept in the North. Source […]
Latin America Unrest Forces Biden to Confront Challenges to Democracy Close to Home
Venezuela, once one of South America’s most prosperous countries, is now one of its poorest, gutted by corruption and sanctions that caused its lucrative oil industry to decay. Mr. Maduro remains in power, with the help of Russian and Cuban backing. An estimated four million refugees have fled Venezuela since then, creating one of the […]
Edwin Edwards: Ex-Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards dies at 93 | World News
NEW ORLEANS: Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living, quick-witted four-term governor who reshaped Louisiana’s oil revenues and dominated the state’s politics for decades, a run all but overshadowed by scandal and eight years in federal prison, died Monday. He was 93. Edwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends by his bedside, family spokesman Leo […]
Looking back at the NFL moving the Super Bowl from Arizona due to Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
PHOENIX — When Vada Manager heard the news in April that Major League Baseball was moving its All-Star Game from Truist Park in Atlanta to Coors Field in Denver he was quickly taken back to 1990. He was a young press secretary for Gov. Rose Mofford — the first and only Black gubernatorial press secretary […]
A lockdown in Sydney, Australia, looks likely to be extended.
Officials in Sydney, Australia, warned on Monday that the city’s lockdown could be extended as an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus showed no signs of slowing down. The city, Australia’s most populous, entered lockdown more than two weeks ago after an airport limousine driver contracted the virus, which then spread […]
Dow Hits 35,000 Points As US Stocks End At Records
The investors are geared up for a heady earnings season. New York, United States: The Dow flirted with its first-ever close above 35,000 points Monday as US stocks turned in another record-filled session ahead of a heavy schedule of earnings releases and economic reports. The blue-chip index finished at 34,996.18, a gain of 0.4 percent. […]
Best Laptops Under Rs 50000 to Buy in India in July 2021
There’s a high demand for laptops as office goers and students around the country have moved to work-from-home or study-from-home environments owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, good, affordable laptops aren’t a dream anymore, thanks to constant advances in technology. In case you’re looking for a portable PC for running applications like Skype or Google […]
Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate with second boat parade in 10 months
TAMPA, Fla. — Captain Steven Stamkos wore a T-shirt bearing the message “BACK TO BOAT,” setting the tone for another signature “Champa Bay” celebration. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning were toasted with a boat parade on the Hillsborough River on Monday for the second time in 10 months, with thousands of fans […]