Month : July 2022

Health

Within 24 hours, there were 3,398 COVID-19 cases in Russia, 39 deaths

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Russia has registered 3,398 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours, marking a drop in infections, the COVID-19 response headquarters said recently. A statement carried by Interfax news agency said that, with the newly reported cases and fatalities, Russia’s caseload now stands at 18,462,211, with the......
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Exit polls predict ruling party will win parliamentary elections in Japan

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Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), to which the slain former prime minister Shinzo Abe also belonged, is expected to dominate today’s legislative elections. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination two days ago has overshadowed the parliamentary election. In many ways, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his party,......
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Ghana reports first-ever cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease

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World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the preliminary discovery of two cases of highly contagious Marburg virus disease in Ghana, the first such case in the country if confirmed. In the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. Two patients......
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Disgraced Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down

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Disgraced Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will resign July 13 after protesters stormed his residence and set the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s house on fire. Rajapaksa’s decision to resign on July 13, was revealed by Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. There were fireworks displays in Colombo in......