First COVID case detected at Tokyo Paralympics Village

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Tokyo 2020: First Covid case detected at Paralympic village

A Covid case has been detected in the Tokyo Paralympics village, just days before the Games are due to start, organisers said on Thursday. The person who tested positive for the virus is not an athlete and is not a resident of Japan, they added. ..
With unruly passenger incidents on the rise, flight attendants turn to self-defense training

With unruly passenger incidents on the rise, flight attendants turn to self-defense training The "friendly skies" are becoming almost unrecognizable, with record numbers of flight attendants being verbally and physically attacked on flig..
Younger children more likely to spread COVID-19, study finds

Young children may be more likely to transmit the virus that causes COVID-19 within households compared with older children, a new study has found. Specifically, children 3 or younger were more likely to spread the virus to household members compa..
U.S. ships nearly 500k COVID vaccine doses to Rwanda

REUTERS The United States is sending nearly half a million doses of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine to Rwanda, including the first doses from the Biden administration's 500 mi...
Delta surging in areas of low COVID-19 vaccine coverage - WHO

REUTERS Circulation of the Delta variant in areas of low vaccination is driving transmission of COVID-19 around the world, World Health Organization officials said on Wednesday. "Many of the places around the world where Delta is surging -..
U.S. to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September

REUTERS COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be made widely available to Americans starting on Sept. 20, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday, citing data showing diminishing protection from the initial vaccinations as infections rise from the D..
Exiled Ghani says he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed, did not take money

REUTERS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking from exile in the United Arab Emirates, said on Wednesday that he had left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money with him as he departed the presidential palace. ..
Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines require COVID-19 vaccines for crew

REUTERS Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) and Malaysia Airlines said they had mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for pilots and cabin crew, joining a growing number of airlines around the worl...
Qatar University Maintains Its Rank among Best 700 Universities Worldwide

QNA Qatar University has maintained its spot among the best universities worldwide in the 2021 edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Qatar University ranked 601-700 in the ran..

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