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Over 410,000 Americans may die from Covid-19 by Jan 1: IHME
The updated projection of a key COVID-19 model shows that 410,000 Americans may die from the novel coronavirus by January 1 next year.
'Inclusion is key' for virus vaccine: UN Assembly chief
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, the president of the U.N. General Assembly, has warned that a vaccine for COVID-19 must be made available to everyone who needs, reports AP.
Indian, Chinese defence ministers meet amid border tensions
Defence ministers of India and China have met in the Russian capital to try to solve rising tensions along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region, reports AP.
7,000 health workers die from Covid-19: AI
At least 7,000 health workers have died around the world after contracting COVID-19, said a new analysis by Amnesty International.
UN Chief terms Covid-19 ‘Game-changer for international peace and security’
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said the Covid-19 pandemic has become a game-changer for international peace and security.
Genocide: Canada, Netherlands urge State Parties to support Gambia in ICJ
The Netherlands and Canada have said States parties to the Genocide Convention must resolve to prevent genocide but also, critically, to hold perpetrators in Myanmar to account.
Covid-19 pandemic likely to push 47 mn more women and girls into poverty
The Covid-9 pandemic will push 47 million more women and girls below the poverty line, reversing decades of progress to eradicate extreme poverty, according to new data of UN Women and UNDP.
ICC condemns US economic sanctions
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned the economic sanctions imposed by the US on the Court’s Prosecutor and a member of her Office.
CDC asks US states to keep vaccine sites ready for distribution by Nov 1
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked states to be prepared to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine by November 1, according to US media reports on Wednesday.
Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer dies at 77
Kaing Guek Eav, the Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, who had been serving a life prison term for war crimes and crimes against humanity died at a hospital in Cambodia on Wednesday. He was 77.