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Vaccines ‘almost certainly less effective’ against B1.617.2 transmission, says UK expert

Under a pre-set lockdown easing roadmap, most businesses in U.K. are set to resume full activity from Monday.

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A medical worker prepares an injection with a dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, in London. File

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Build political majority vs climate change, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ambitious plan to reduce Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero’ by 2045.

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File photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Israeli strike on Gaza kills 7, unrest spreads to West Bank

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The latest outburst of violence began in Jerusalem and has spread across the region, with Jewish-Arab clashes and rioting in mixed cities of Israel.

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Palestinians gather as rescuers search for victims at the site of a destroyed house in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 15, 2021.

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Indian-American Neera Tanden appointed White House senior adviser

The Indian-American has been entrusted with two tasks – launch a review of the US Digital Service, and plan contingencies that could result from the Supreme Court's consideration of Republican lawsuits seeking to strike down the Affordable Care Act.

A medical worker prepares an injection with a dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, in London. File

Vaccines ‘almost certainly less effective’ against B1.617.2 transmission, says UK expert

File photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Build political majority vs climate change, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Palestinians gather as rescuers search for victims at the site of a destroyed house in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 15, 2021.

Israeli strike on Gaza kills 7, unrest spreads to West Bank

Indian-American Neera Tanden appointed White House senior adviser

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A warning sign is posted along the path of the Colonial Pipeline in Garnet Valley on May 10, 2021.

U.S. capital running out of gas, even as Colonial Pipeline recovers

A visitor to an exhibition on China's space programme looks at a life size model of the Chinese Mars rover Zhurong, named after the Chinese god of fire, at the National Museum in Beijing. China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space program. The official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday, May 15, that the lander had touched down, citing the China National Space Administration.

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on surface of Mars

COVID-19

A woman, wearing a protective face mask due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, wheels a cart with her purchases out of a Walmart store, in Derry, N.H. The world’s largest retailer, said Friday, May 14, 2021 that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores, unless state or local laws say otherwise.

Walmart to allow vaccinated shoppers, workers to go maskless

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.

Raw materials shortage, demand driving up prices of supplies: China

Australians arriving home from India face old mining-camp quarantine

Covid-19 | U.S. allows fully vaccinated people to forgo masks indoors

U.S. governor unrolls $1 million lottery prizes to encourage COVID-19 vaccination

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South Asia

Oli sworn in as Nepal Prime Minister again; retains previous Cabinet
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U.S. pulls out of major Kandahar base in southern Afghanistan: Afghan army
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Twelve killed in explosion at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers
Reuters

Oli reappointed as Nepal PM as Opposition fails to prove majority to form government
PTI

US

Indian-American Neera Tanden appointed White House senior adviser
PTI

Walmart to allow vaccinated shoppers, workers to go maskless

U.S. sending new aid to Palestinians as conflict intensifies
AP

U.S. capital running out of gas, even as Colonial Pipeline recovers
Reuters

China

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on surface of Mars
Reuters

Raw materials shortage, demand driving up prices of supplies: China
Ananth Krishnan

China says U.S. ignoring Palestinians' plight by blocking UN meet
AFP

US hits China and others for repressing religious freedom
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Coronavirus | Pakistan charity offers help with COVID crisis

Tokyo Olympics | International

Coronavirus | Japanese Prime Minister assures safe Olympics

Potential new malaria vaccine shows promise in Burkina Faso trial

SpaceX launches third crew to space station in under a year

4 killed, 23 hurt as fire breaks out in chemical warehouse in Bangladeshi capital

Spanish politics take nasty turn with mailed death threats

U.S. defends restrictions on export of COVID-19 vaccine raw materials amid India's request to lift ban

The suppliers of its raw materials, which is in high demand globally and sought after by major Indian manufacturers, are being forced to provide it only for domestic manufacturers in the U.S.

Evidence in Derek Chauvin case contradicted first police statement

It attributed Floyd’s death to “medical distress” and made no mention that the Black man had been pinned to the ground at the neck by Chauvin, or that he’d cried out that he couldn’t breathe.

COVID-19 | Indonesia to restrict foreign travellers coming from India

Indonesians arriving from India will be allowed to enter, however, but must follow stricter health protocols and quarantine.

Worries grow about Indonesian submarine’s crew as oxygen dwindles

The navy chief said the submarine was expected to run out of oxygen by around 3 a.m. Saturday.

Turkey probes cryptocurrency exchange for possible $2 bln fraud

Crypto exchange Thodex’s owner Faruk Fatih Ozer deactivated his social media accounts and is believed to have fled Turkey for Tirana, Albania, Turkish broadcaster Haberturk reported

Chipmaker TSMC approves $2.8 bln for capacity expansion

The company this month said that it plans to invest $100 billion over the next three years to increase capacity at its plants, days after Intel Corp announced a $20 billion plan to expand its capacity

Facebook begins testing ads in Instagram Reels

The effort is Facebook's biggest move yet to let brands advertise alongside content subjects. Advertisers typically use Facebook to target certain users by their interests.

Apple plans to expand ads business

The report comes as Apple plans to send prompts to iPhone users to allow apps to use their data for personalised advertising

U.S. Senate approves bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a

Flight reschedules, cancellations galore as UAE India travel ban nears implementation

The UAE has banned travel from India for 10 days from Sunday.

Americans advised to avoid all travels to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Maldives

The authorities also urged Americans to reconsider travel to China and Nepal.

U.S. applauds India for stepping up its climate change commitment

The two countries’ partnership will proceed along two main tracks — the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership and the Climate Action

Iraqi military: 3 rockets strike close to Baghdad airport

According to military, a total of eight missiles were fired and three landed near the airport complex late Thursday.

U.S. general concerned about Afghan security forces after troop withdrawal

President Joe Biden announced last week that the United States will withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

Coronavirus | Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan

Separately, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said the ban on flights would last for 30 days.

A smile ‘worth a million dollars’: Daunte Wright laid to rest after Minnesota police shooting

Wright, 20, who was shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on April 11, is being laid to rest two days after a Minneapolis jury found a white police officer guilty of murdering George Floyd last May.

Biden to propose raising taxes on wealthy and on capital gains to fund childcare

Any such hike would need to go through Congress, where Biden’s Democratic Party holds narrow majorities and is unlikely to win support from Republicans.

Russia orders troops back after massive drills near Ukraine

Amid rising tension, units told to return to bases

Navalny praises protests, which aides say produced results

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Navalny called people who turned out to protest in his support “the salvation of Russia.”

‘Time to do the right thing’ on climate, Greta Thunberg tells U.S. Congress

“I don’t believe for a second that you will actually do this,” she lectured the lawmakers of the House Oversight Committee’s environmental subcommittee.

U.K. apologizes for racism in memorials to WWI dead

An investigation found that African and Indian service members were either not commemorated by name or weren’t commemorated at all, according to a report commissioned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

U.K. parliament declares genocide in China’s Xinjiang, raises pressure on Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government again steered clear of declaring genocide over what it says are “industrial-scale” human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang.

U.S. House passes bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state

By a vote of 216-208, the Democratic-controlled House approved the initiative with no Republican support.

China will phase down coal consumption over 2026-2030: Xi Jinping

We will strictly control coal-fired power generation projects, says the Chinese President

Joe Biden tells world leaders U.S. will cut emissions by up to 52% by 2030

U.S. President tells world leaders that there is ‘an extraordinary engine’ of job creation in the climate response

Coronavirus | UAE bans travel from India

The travel ban will come into effect from 11.59 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, and is subject to review after 10 days, the Gulf News reported.

Coronavirus | China says ‘ready to provide India with assistance’ amid supplies shortage

We stand ready to provide India with necessary support and assistance to get the epidemic under control, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin

Commonwealth report finds racism against Indian WWI martyrs, U.K. govt offers apology

The report found that an estimated 45,000-54,000 casualties, predominantly Indian, East African, West African, Egyptian and Somali personnel, were commemorated unequally

Chinese Defence Minister to visit Sri Lanka

The visit follows that of a high-powered delegation, led by senior Chinese leader and top foreign policy official Yang Jiechi, in October 2020.

Encrypted chat app Signal alleges flaws in Cellebrite equipment

Signal's allegations come as Cellebrite prepares to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm, valuing the equity of the combined company at around $2.4 billion.

Bilateral ties, Afghan withdrawal to come up during Biden’s talks with NATO leaders

The meeting will be a face-to-face opportunity for Mr. Biden to rebuild relations with leaders from Europe and Canada that became strained under former Mr. Trump.

Hong Kong journalist convicted for accessing public records

Choy Yuk-ling was arrested in November on charges of falsely declaring why she was obtaining license plate information from a publicly accessible database.

Coronavirus | Nepali migrant labourers in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh leave for home fearing lockdown like last year

We do not want to face the same situation again this time going without food or shelter for weeks in the absence of a job, says a migrant labourer from Nepal

Offered not-for-profit price for COVID vax; to supply through government contracts in India, says Pfizer

The company, however, did not reveal the ‘not-for-profit’ price that it has suggested to the government.

Australia to reduce flights from India

Australia will reduce the number of flights arriving from India due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases in the world’s second-most populous

Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan

“The significance of the material is huge,” Roya Rahmani, the country’s ambassador to the U.S., said.

Jill Biden to visit Navajo Nation, once floored by COVID-19

She’s expected to meet Navajo officials in the tribal capital of Window Rock, named for an opening in a red sandstone arch and where the tribe established a veterans memorial.

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes

The world's biggest social media company has been at loggerheads with Apple's 'App Tracking Transparency' feature.

Indonesia looking for submarine that may be too deep to help

Indonesia’s navy said it believes the submarine sank to a depth of 600-700 meters.

German woman convicted over her time with Islamic State in Syria

35-year-old Nurten was convicted of participating in a foreign terrorist organisation, neglecting her duties of care toward a minor and war crimes against property

U.S. Senate confirms Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney-General

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski broke away from her party colleagues to support 46-year-old Ms. Gupta, that gave the Democrats 51 votes to see her through the historic confirmation.

Britain’s Heathrow Airport turns down airline requests for extra flights from India

The move by Britain comes after it detected more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India.

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