A medical source reported that the two mucormycosis (Black Fungus) death had been registered in Dhi Qar southern Iraq. The source said that the disease was discovered by coincidence upon the death of the first patient. “The man’s initial death document stated that he died from a fungus in the …
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Climate change responsible for about a third of heat deaths, study says
Heat-related deaths are a serious problem in a warming world Heat is a killer — and climate change is driving up its body count. On average, about 37 percent of heat deaths can be tied back to human-caused climate change, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change. The …
Read More »Covid: WHO renames UK and other variants with Greek letters
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19. From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa, and India. The UK variant for instance is labelled as Alpha, the South …
Read More »Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort US bomber – reports
The Russian military scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet to accompany a U.S. B-52H bomber over the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies reported, citing the military. They said the bomber has not violated the Russian airspace.
Read More »At least 55 killed in eastern Congo massacres, UN says
At least 55 people were killed overnight in two attacks on villages in eastern Congo, the United Nations said on Monday, in potentially the worst night of violence the area has seen in at least four years. The army and a local civil rights group blamed the Allied Democratic Forces …
Read More »Iraq | Three explosive devices seized near an oil field in Salah al-Din
Iraqi Intelligence Agency announced the seizure of three explosive devices near an oil field in Salah al-Din. The agency said in a statement received by the Alghadeer News that through the receipt of intelligence information and continuous field follow-up, the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency’s detachments in the Ministry of …
Read More »Acute malnutrition surging among Haitian children, UNICEF warns
Cases of life-threatening malnutrition are expected to more than double among young Haitian children this year, due to COVID-19, gang violence, and extreme weather associated with climate change, the U.N. children’s fund UNICEF said on Monday. Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has long had one of the world’s …
Read More »Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open
The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner took a stand about mandatory appearances at news conferences. She wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018. Naomi Osaka dropped out of the French Open one day after officials threatened to expel her from the season’s second Grand …
Read More »Iran’s top negotiator: I’m not sure this is last round of Vienna talks
Iran’s top negotiator to Vienna talks on the revival of the landmark nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers says despite intense efforts made by all involved parties to reach a conclusion in the ongoing fifth round of talks, he is not sure that this will be the …
Read More »A car bomb explodes opposite police HQ in Afghan Baghlan province
A car bombing targeted a district police headquarters in the northern province of Baghlan, inflicting casualties on the security forces and civilians, officials said Monday. Provincial Police Spokesman Javed Basharat said that the attack took place on Monday evening in Baghlan-e-Markazi-e-Jadid district. He said security forces have identified and shot …
Read More »France and Germany ‘seeking full clarity’ from US and Denmark on spying report
France and Germany are “seeking full clarity” on a report claiming that one of Denmark’s intelligence agencies helped the United States spy on several senior European officials, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. “If the information is true,” Macron said during a statement to the …
Read More »Iraqi CTS arrests three terrorists in separate operations
Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) on Monday arrested three members from the remnants of the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar and Baghdad. The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major-General Yahya Rasool, said in a statement today that the Counter-Terrorism-Services multiple operations in al-Anbar and Baghdad, which resulted …
Read More »Oil Minister: Iraq seeks to provide new investment opportunities in gas and clean energy sectors
Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail confirmed Iraq’s efforts to provide new investment opportunities in the gas and clean energy sectors. The media office of the Ministry of Oil said in a statement received by the Alghadeer News, that the Minister of Oil received the first vice manager of Exxon Mobil, …
Read More »Copa America: Brazil to host after Argentina, Colombia stripped
The 2021 Copa America will be hosted by Brazil after Argentina was stripped of the tournament just two weeks before it starts. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina was removed as host because of the “present circumstances”. The country is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases. Later …
Read More »UK to speed up relocation of Afghan staff amid safety concerns
More than 1,400 Afghans have moved to Britain under a resettlement scheme, with another 3,000 expected to move under new rules. Britain will make it easier for Afghans who worked with British troops to settle in the United Kingdom, amid rising fears for their safety as foreign forces leave Afghanistan, …
Read More »Ethereum extends gains to rise 8%; bitcoin firms
Cryptocurrency Ethereum extended gains to rise more than 8% on Monday to $2,587 but remained 40% below a record high of above $4,300 hit earlier this month. At 1153 GMT, it was trading up 7.4% at $2,565.69. Larger rival Bitcoin also gained in its wake with the world’s biggest and …
Read More »Israeli demolition of Palestinian structures in West Bank soared by 90% y/y in April: UN
The United Nations says Israel’s demolition campaign against Palestinian homes and structures across the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds soared dramatically in April compared to the similar month last year, marking a 90 percent increase in the number of structures targeted across the occupied territories. Israeli authorities demolished, forced …
Read More »NATO restricts Belarusian access to HQ
Personnel at Belarus’ diplomatic mission to NATO will have their access restricted at the alliance’s headquarters, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, following the forced landing of a passenger plane by Minsk. Belarus is not a member of NATO but has had ties with the military alliance since 1992 following …
Read More »Morocco’s action in migrant crisis was unacceptable: Spanish PM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described Morocco’s actions during a crisis two weeks ago when thousands of would-be migrants crossed into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta as unacceptable and an assault on national borders. Asked at a news conference on Monday about comments by the Moroccan foreign minister, who …
Read More »Iraqi Security Forces thwarted Rocket attack on Al-Harir base in Erbil: report
Iraqi sources reported that security forces thwarted the operation of an armed group that intended to target the Al-Harir base in Erbil with a rocket. Security and military forces on Monday thwarted an armed group rocket attack on the Al-Harir base in Erbil province in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Security sources …
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