ShareBy Aluta News July 9, 2021 At least three female workers died and dozens were injured as a juice factory in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, about 20 km from capital Dhaka, caught fire on Thursday, a senior police official said Friday. A total of 18 firefighting units managed to bring theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 8, 2021 A cargo vessel collided with a dredging ship in waters off the Philippine capital on Thursday, triggering fears of an oil spill, the coastguard said. The MV Palawan Pearl collided with the Cyprus-flagged vessel BKM 104 in Manila Bay, about 100 metres off theContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 8, 2021 UN has projected that as many as 163 million additional people could be pushed into extreme poverty through 2021 because of COVID-19. The agency said as many as 132 million additional people went hungry in 2020 because of the pandemic. Spokesperson for Secretary-General, AntonioContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 7, 2021 The U.S. President, Joe Biden, has condemned the “heinous’’ assassination of Haitian President, Jovenel Moise and offered Washington’s support to the crisis-torn Caribbean island. “We are shocked and saddened to hear of the horrific assassination of President Jovenel Moise and the attack on FirstContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 6, 2021 Iranian media reported on Tuesday that protests against the government has erupted across Iran due to frequent power shortage. The report said there were protest rallies in several cities, including the capital Tehran with people demanding the immediate resignation of the energy minister. SinceContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 6, 2021 Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the U.S. micro blogging giant has failed to comply with new IT rules. The Indian government said in a court filing on Tuesday. The statement is the first timeContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 6, 2021 An association of companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook is warning that the internet giants and their services will pull out of Hong Kong. The companies warned that their services will be pulled out if a planned tightening of data protection was implemented.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 5, 2021 South Africa has inaugurated the vaccination of police officers with J&J vaccine to protect the officers who are at the front line in enforcing regulations. The exercise started on Monday in Johannesburg with the vaccination of Police Minister, Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner,Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 5, 2021 At least 1,031 medical workers in Indonesia have died from COVID-19 since the Coronavirus was first detected in the country in March 2020 until June 2021. The Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI) said Monday. Secretary-general of the association, Lia Gardenia Partakusuma said amongst the medicalContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News July 5, 2021 No fewer than 136 students in a high school have been infected with the COVID-19 Delta variant, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. During the latest national COVID-19 update, 136 out of 550 samples taken among students in Achimota School came out positive,Continue Reading
