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Free, inclusive Indo-Pacific region a shared goal of Quad: Modi in Tokyo
Noting that the Quad has gained world prominence in a short span of time, PM Modi said that despite the adverse situation created by Covid-19, the coordination was increased for vaccine delivery, climate action, supply chain resilience, disaster response, economic cooperation and other areas. It has resulted in peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Load shedding lasting as long as 10 hours in some parts of Pakistan
Sources in the power division said that at the moment, state-owned and private facilities were generating around 20,229 MWs. However, with the temperature sweltering in many parts of the country, it had pushed demand up to 25,500 MWs. Consequently, there was a shortfall of around 5,271 MWs, Samaa TV reported.
Erdogan says Turkey to launch new military operation in Syria
"As soon as the Turkish armed forces complete its intelligence and security preparations, these operations will begin," Erdogan said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting. The operation will target the regions in northern Syria where the Turkish military does not have control and are "centers of attacks to our country and our safe zones," he was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
Covid-19 pandemic 'far from over': WHO chief
"... the pandemic is far from over. And even as we continue to fight it, we face the task of restoring essential health services, with 90 per cent of member states reporting disruption to one or more essential health services," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
New York City declares state of emergency amid infant formula shortage
Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency executive order empowering the city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to prevent price gouging for infant formula, reports Xinhua news agency. The emergency executive order will help authorities to crack down on any retailer looking to capitalize on this formula supply crisis by jacking up prices on this essential good, said Adams.
India proposes UNSC counter-terror panel meet on misuse of new technologies
Announcing the proposal on Monday at the Council, India's Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti, who is the chair of the CTC, said: "The need for member states to comprehensively address and tackle the implications of terrorist exploitation of the digital technologies more strategically has never been more dire."
Death toll from Canada's storm hits 10
Tens of thousands of people were without power after gusting winds of 120 km/h knocked down trees and hydro wires in Ontario, the most populous province of Canada, and the national capital region on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing CTV news. Hydro One, a Canadian electricity transmission and distribution service provider, reported that about 185,000 customers were without power as of mid-afternoon Monday, though service had been restored to more than 380,000 customers.
In a first, women-only crew operates flight in Saudi Arabia
Officials said that Saudi Arabia's first such flight was operated last week, completing a short domestic journey and crossing a milestone for women's empowerment. The flight was operated by flyadeal Airlines, a budget subsidiary of Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. "For the first time in Saudi aviation history, #flyadeal operated the first flight with an all-female crew, most of whom were Saudis, by the latest A320 aircraft. Flight 117 took off from Riyadh and flew to Jeddah," the airline tweeted.
Two IPCC climate scientists in TIME's 2022 100 Most Influential persons list
To which, Masson-Delmotte replied with joy and humility as she marked an emoji of Namaste before her tweet. "I am very glad that Panmao and I, together, can give a face to the extraordinary work to assess and communicate the state of knowledge for our changing climate, related risks, and options for action."
Europe's red alert for monkeypox as nations told to prepare vaccination strategies
EU authorities are set to publish a risk assessment, which will advise all member states to draw up an inoculation strategy to control the spread of the tropical virus, Daily Mail reported. No monkeypox-specific vaccine exists � but smallpox jabs � which were routinely offered to Brits until the virus was eradicated four decades ago, is 85 per cent effective, Daily Mail reported.
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