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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter
The resignation letter of the President was signed and handed over to a senior government official who will hand it over to the Parliament Speaker. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena who has been informed of the letter will then make a public announcement on Wednesday ending Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidency, the Daily Mirror reported.
I2U2: India, Israel, UAE, US leaders' virtual summit on July 14
The summit aims to encourage joint investments in six mutually identified areas -- water, energy, transportation, space, health, and food security. It also intends to mobilise private sector capital and expertise to help modernise the infrastructure, low carbon development pathways for our industries, improve public health, and promote the development of critical emerging and green technologies.
US lawmakers ask Facebook, Instagram why they removed abortion posts
Both Facebook and Instagram reportedly removed numerous users' posts about abortion services. Reports show that many posts providing information about access to legal abortion services were removed from the platforms, often minutes after they were posted, and other posts mentioning abortion were taken down or tagged with "sensitivity screens" and warnings.
2 killed, 3 injured in shootings at 4 US California 7-Eleven stores
A shooting occurred at a 7-Eleven store in Brea, a city in northern Orange County, at about 4:18 a.m. on Monday, leaving a man dead, according to the Brea Police Department. "Our preliminary investigation suggests that the clerk was killed during a robbery. We later learned that a similar incident took place at a 7-Eleven at La Habra," the Department tweeted.
'Incredibly proud of my older brother', says Elon Musk's sister
Tosca Musk is the CEO and founder of Passionflix, which is a premium streaming service focusing on romance. It focuses on bringing romance novels to life on the screen. Tosca said she is proud of her older brother and that his goals to help humanity are beyond what anyone can imagine, citing her interview with The Sunday Times, Teslarati reported.
New Omicron subvariants become health threat in US summer Covid-19 surge
BA.5 became the dominant variant in the US, making up about 54 per cent of new cases in the week ending July 2, according to data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Another highly transmissible subvariant, BA.4, made up about 17 per cent more, Xinhua news agency reported.
UN expert speculates if becoming most populous nation strengthens India's claim to UNSC
According to the World Population Prospects report, India's population is projected to be 1.429 billion next year when China's would be 1.426 billion. Wilmoth was asked about the significance of the change in global population rankings that he said would happen next year four years sooner than earlier projections.
US: Wildfires in Utah scorching tens of thousands acres of land
According to InciWeb, an interagency all-risk incident information management system in the US, the Halfway Hill Fire, first reported in the Fishlake National Forest on Friday, had burned down 10,417 acres (42.2 sq km) of land as of Sunday night, Xinhua news agency reported. Four people were arrested and accused of starting the Halfway Hill fire, the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper reported Monday, adding that a probable cause statement showed the four started a fire at a campsite, which investigators determined was where the wildfire began, then "left abruptly".
Capitol riots hearing to focus on extremism; star witnesses to testify
In a surprise move, another star witness Stephen Bannon, White House strategist, media executive and banker, has come forward to testify if Trump waived his executive privilege, which, surprisingly, the ex-President has done to tell what happened. Bannon had earlier defended Trump citing EP but after being criminally charged to stand trial on July 18 offered a deal to testify apparently to save himself.
Sri Lanka's Parliament to elect a new President on July 20
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena made the announcement after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa informed him officially that he would resign on July 13, as he promised earlier. The Speaker had summoned more than 35 political party leaders from both government and the opposition to decide the next steps to appoint an all-party government. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was also at the meeting.
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