Massive blast in Beirut, at least 10 dead
The blast occurred in the city’s port area, where there were warehouses housing explosives, Lebanon’s state news agency NNA and two security sources said. Israel
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Six years after genocide, Yazidi community still waiting for justice
Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary.
Covid-19 pandemic creating largest disruption in education, UN warns
The UN estimates that the pandemic has affected more than one billion students worldwide.
India reiterates support to Afghanistan
New Delhi has gifted Afghanistan with consignments of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol tablets to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Afghanistan: UN urges parties to prioritize protection of civilians and start talks
Women and children continue to be disproportionately affected by the direct and indirect impacts of the armed conflict, comprising more than 40 per cent of the total civilian casualties. During the first six months of the year, the armed conflict caused 397 women casualties and 1,067 child casualties.
AIIB disburses $6 billion of promised $10 billion for Covid-19 treatment
AIIB’s special program “Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis” has a budget of $10 billion
Rothschild bullish on India, expects to close more deals in second half of 2020
According to Aalok Shah, managing director of Rothschild & Co in India, the bank had a reasonably good first half as it completed three large deals — the USD 490-million Piramal-Carlyle deal, USD 900-million Edelwiess-Engie deal, and TVS’ buyout of British bike company Norton Motorcycles.
Tajikistan refuses posting Russian border guards
The Russian military used to patrol along the sensitive Tajik-Afghan border but pulled out in 2005.
Russia preparing mass vaccination against coronavirus for October
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the Gamaleya Institute, a state research facility in Moscow, had completed clinical trials of the vaccine and paperwork is being prepared to register it
Israel, India conducting trials for 4 technologies with potential to detect Covid in about 30 seconds
These trials are a part of a multi-pronged mission visiting India from Israel to cooperate on COVID-19 research and development, further cementing the strategic relationship between the two nations, the statement said.