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Russia-Ukraine war could last for years
"We must prepare for the fact that it could take years," Nato's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild on Sunday. "We must not let up in supporting Ukraine." The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, echoed Stoltenberg's comments. "I am afraid that we need to steel ourselves for a long war," he said, adding that it was necessary "to enlist time on Ukraine's side," The Guardian reported.
Nepal debates shifting of Everest base camp to safer site
But officials said that no decision has been made so far. Tourism Department Director Surya Prasad Upadhyaya said that the issue of relocation of Everest base camp is under discussion but no decision has taken so far. "There was some buzz about it but no decision has been taken and it is under consideration," Upadhyay told IANS.
Bangladesh suffers worst-ever floods in century
Md Kamrul Hasan, secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, told Xinhua news agency Saturday that tens of thousands of policemen, Bangladesh Army personnel and emergency service staff members have been deployed in parts of the country to assist search and rescue efforts.
Sri Lanka reaches out to Russian companies for crude oil
Wijesekera said that they are trying to obtain Russian crude oil on credit to keep the country's only oil refinery running, reports Xinhua news agency. The Minister said that Sri Lanka's oil bill has risen to $550 million a month by June 2022. He added that Sri Lanka now owes oil firms $730 million for oil imported on credit, and these companies will now only supply fuel after upfront payments or deposits.
Long Covid: 10K UK healthcare workers sick for over 3 months
Long Covid has affected more than 10,000 staffers of the UK's National Health Service (NHS), making them sick for 12 weeks or more since February 2020, the media reported. However, these healthcare workers have found least support from their bosses and have also faced bullying and punishments by their employers, when taking time off, the Independent reported citing an investigation published in The Pharmaceutical Journal.
Guterres warns against stigma, discrimination fueled by Internet, social media
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the stigma and discrimination fanned by the Internet and social media. "The internet and social media have turbocharged hate speech, enabling it to spread like wildfire across borders," the UN chief said in his message for the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which was marked the first time since the General Assembly adopted a related resolution last year.
US NSA Jake Sullivan tests Covid positive
Sullivan, 45, is "asymptomatic" and has not been in close contact with Biden, Xinhua news agency quoted Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, as saying late Saturday. The NSA's positive result came just days after Anthony Fauci, the US' top infectious disease expert, had tested positive for Covid-19 on a rapid antigen test.
Bangladesh refutes 'misleading' Chinese media claims on Padma Bridge
In a statement on Saturday, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said: "Some quarters are trying to portray that the Padma Multipurpose Bridge which is scheduled to be inaugurated on June 25 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been constructed with the assistance of foreign funds and is a part of (China's) Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)".
'Imran had fascist plans to extend his rule for 15 yrs'
Dastagir said he had the information that Khan had decided to get all the opposition leaders, right from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and incumbent premier Shehbaz Sharif to Ahsan Iqbal, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and all others, disqualified by the end of this year, Dawn news reported. In this scenario, it was visible that the former premier with the connivance of powers that be wanted to clean sweep the entire opposition leadership, he alleged.
West moving towards war in space: Russia space agency
In an interview with Russia 24, Roscosmos Director Dmitry Rogozin claimed that private American companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, and others are now tasked with "one specific goal, to ensure the collection of information in real time, both visual, through infrared radar devices, and through conventional surveillance", RT reported. This data is collected for the Ukrainian forces to use "for ballistic missile guidance or multiple launch rocket system operation", he was quoted as saying.
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