ShareBy Aluta News July 23, 2021 The number of people with COVID-19 continued to rise across the United Kingdom, with about one in 75 people in England infected, new figures have shown. Data from the office for National Statistics showed that nearly three-quarters of a million people in private householdsContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 23, 2021 As many as 36 people were killed in three landslides in the Raigad region in India’s western state of Maharashtra, local administration said on Friday. “The 36 people lost their lives in three landslides in the Raigad region of Maharashtra,’’ the administration said. OverContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 23, 2021 In Italy, opponents of the so-called “green pass” have protested against stricter rules for entering restaurants and bars imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. About 2,000 protesters gathered for a rally in the northern city of Turin late on Thursday night, according toContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 22, 2021 Indian farmers, protesting against new agriculture laws they say threaten their livelihoods, started a sit-in on Thursday near parliament in the capital, renewing a push for repeal of the laws. In the longest-running growers’ protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, tens of thousandsContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 22, 2021 European Central Bank chief, Christine Lagarde, is expected to spell out details on Thursday of the ECB’s new monetary strategy after this week’s meeting. This was overshadowed by concerns of the rise in new coronavirus cases around the world. Analysts expected the ECB toContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 22, 2021 Historic docklands and buildings in the UK city of Liverpool have been removed from the UN cultural body UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites, it announced on Wednesday. UNESCO in a statement said the World Heritage Committee, holding its 44th hybrid session in Fuzhou,Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 22, 2021 Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate change continues to ravage the region, Amnesty International has warned. The organization highlighted how the creation of commercial cattle ranches on community land has driven pastoralist communities fromContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 22, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African countries to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination as the squeeze on vaccine shipments eases. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, made the call on Thursday during an online news briefing on COVID-19 in Africa.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 22, 2021 Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Tanzanian authorities to stop targeting the opposition and immediately release all opposition members arrested in a swoop on Wednesday. “Tanzanian authorities must end escalating crackdown on opposition party and leaders. Unless the authorities have clear legalContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 21, 2021 Dubai makes its own rain to tackle 50C heat using drones The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 50 degrees Celsius heat, the Daily Mail of UK hasContinue Reading
