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Iran President calls 60% enrichment an answer to ‘evilness’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said damaged first-generation IR-1 centrifuges at Natanz would be replaced by advanced IR-6 centrifuges that enrich uranium much faster

LDCs support request made by India, South Africa for waiving COVID-19 vaccine-related IPR

India and South Africa have called for the WTO to suspend Intellectual Property Rights related to COVID-19 for a limited period of time

U.K. expands COVID-19 mix and match vaccine trial

The Com-Cov study, led by the University of Oxford, has been investigating the immune responses of volunteers given a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine followed by the Pfizer jab, and vice-versa, since February.

Queen returns to royal duties after husband Prince Philip’s death

Prince Andrew – the Queen’s son, said his father’s death had left a “huge void” in his mother’s life.

We hope India will reassess stand on trade pacts, says Singapore Foreign Minister

Vivian Balakrishnan also praised India’s strong support to global vaccine cooperation,

Watch | Deadly algae kill 4,200 tonnes of salmon in Chile

A video on the death of 4,200 tonnes of Chilean salmon due to a deadly algae

‘The Simpsons’ actor Hank Azaria feels he needs to apologise to every Indian for voicing ‘Apu’

Mr. Azaria told podcast hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman that he took time to learn more about what people were feeling.

Japan’s Toshiba president steps down amid acquisition talks

Nobuaki Kurumatani will be replaced as chief executive and president by his predecessor, Satoshi Tsunakawa, who remained on the board, first as COO and currently chairman.

Coronavirus claims 135 more lives in Pakistan

The highest deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic was recorded on June 20 when 153 people died due to coronavirus.

South Korea seeks international litigation over Japan’s Fukushima water decision

Japan unveiled plans on April 13 to release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea from the plant crippled by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

U.S. recommends ‘pause’ for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over clot reports

U.S. federal distribution channels, including mass vaccination sites, will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson shot, and states and other providers are expected to follow

Google, Instagram lack effective policies against self-sabotaging behaviour: report

Stanford researchers ranked 39 online platforms including social networks, search engines and gaming platforms to identify the clarity in public-facing policies relating to self-harming behaviour

U.K. variant more transmissible, but does not increase COVID-19 severity: Lancet

A separate observational study using data logged by 37,000 U.K. users of a self-reporting COVID-19 symptom app found no evidence that the B.1.1.7. variant altered symptoms or likelihood of experiencing long COVID.

Coronavirus | U.K. expands COVID-19 vaccine programme to all above 45 years of age

The NHS confirmed that nearly 40 million vaccine doses had now been administered across the U.K.

Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober resigns, saying he’s overworked

Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said he had “clearly overworked” and hadn’t felt “completely fit” for several weeks

Top Republican Senator urges Biden admin to give CAATSA waiver to India

CAATSA is a tough U.S. law which authorises the administration to impose sanctions on countries that purchase major defence hardware from Russia

Oscars 2021 | Brad Pitt, Bong Joon Ho, Halle Berry and more part of ensemble cast of presenters

Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh have unveiled the “stellar” cast of stars to present at the upcoming ceremony

COVID-19 pandemic a long way from over, says WHO chief

He voiced concern that confusion, complacency and inconsistency in public health measures.

Watch | South Africa's theft ridden avocado industry

A video on the 'superfood' avocado that has been subject to thefts in South Africa.

2008 Mumbai terror attack case: U.S. backs India's request for Rana’s extradition

The Biden administration has argued in court that the 26/11 terror attack mastermind meets all the criteria warranting certification of his extradition to India.

U.S. President Joe Biden greets Muslims on Ramzan

Muslim Americans have enriched the country since its founding, he says

India’s China policy needs new thinking, say experts

‘A deep engagement with globalisation is good for India's strength,’ say the authors of a paper published by the Pune International Centre.

Japan to release over one million tonnes contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., says its storage capacity will be full in the fall of 2022.

Air Canada, Canadian government agree on pandemic bailout

In return for the aid, the carrier is offering refunds to customers who bought non-refundable fares but did not travel due to the pandemic since February 2020.

Officer wounded, 1 dead in Tennessee school shooting: police

The Knoxville Police Department posted on Facebook that officers responded to reports of a male subject who was possibly armed at the school around around 3:15 p.m

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