Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who rose to become the first Black U.S. secretary of state and top military officer and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died of COVID – 19 complications after receiving two shots against the virus. He was waiting to get his booster shot when he got sick.
Alberta’s two major cities have made history by electing two Mayor of Indian. Jyoti Gondek became Calgary’s first female mayor and Edmonton have elected the city’s first person of colour as mayor.
Kabul – Former Jihadi leader, Abdulrabb Rasul Sayyaf, in response to the suicide attacks on worshipers in Kandahar has put into controversy the recent statements of the Taliban regarding the IS-KP attacks.
Kabul – Following the second attack on Shia worshipers in a week in Afghanistan, the United Nations in response, says that terrorism is still active in Afghanistan.
Fiji will ease Covid-19 restrictions and announce its reopening for international travel after the country hit a vaccination milestone as it celebrates Independence Day. Changes to the country’s virus restrictions would be announced on Sunday afternoon after 80 percent of the adult population received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 was awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
“Good Morning Kandahar,” is a documentary film by Ariel Nasr ia featured in this year’s second annual Shakti film festival, that follows young Afghan-Canadians torn between a deep desire to help Afghanistan and a fear that things will never change.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of global supply chains, while many countries across the globe have implemented unprecedented travel-related measures,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General in his speech at the WTO 2021 Public Forum.
Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting Amarjit Sekhon, a 48-year-old mother of two sons, was the breadwinner of her family and one of many members of Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community employed at a FedEx warehouse on the city’s southwest side.
Copyright © 2024 | WordPress Theme by Duniya Journal
