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With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

11:46 pm July 26, 2021

Washington: he United States will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant, according to a White House official. President Joe Biden earlier this month said that his administration was “in the process” of considering how soon the U.S. could lift the ban on European travel […]

Jaishankar holds talks with EU leader, OECD general secy, SA counterpart; discuss Covid challenge, vaccine equity

11:57 pm June 28, 2021

Rome: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and discussed the ”Covid challenge” and underlined the importance of equitable vaccine access and a fair travel regime. Jaishankar arrived in Italy from Greece on the second leg of this two-nation tour. ”A good conversation with EU Commissioner for International Partnerships @JuttaUrpilainen,” Jaishankar tweeted, sharing a photograph […]

NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge

11:33 pm June 14, 2021

Brussels: NATO leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they’re worried about how fast the Chinese are developing nuclear missiles. In a summit statement, the leaders said that China’s goals and “assertive behaviour present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant […]

Fly infertility shows we’re underestimating how badly climate change harms animals

11:29 am May 25, 2021

Canberra: Evidence of declining fertility in humans and wildlife is growing. While chemicals in our environment have been identified as a major cause, our new research shows there’s another looming threat to animal fertility: climate change. We know animals can die when temperatures rise to extremes they cannot endure. However, our research suggests males of […]

World’s biggest emitters like China, India, Russia, need to step up and lower emissions: Kerry

2:35 pm February 20, 2021

United Nations: The world’s big emitting countries, including China, India, Russia, and Japan need to “really step up” and begin to lower greenhouse gas emissions, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has said as he called on all nations to raise their ambition to fight against climate change. Kerry on Friday joined UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a special virtual event to mark the United […]

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