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02.08.2022 / 01:23

World is one step from 'nuclear annihilation,' U.N. chief warns

A mushroom cloud during the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, July 1946. (Image via Library of Congress) UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that "humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation," citing the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East and many other factors.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave the dire warning at the opening of the long-delayed high-level meeting to review the landmark 50-year-old treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and eventually achieving a nuclear-free world.The danger of increasing nuclear threats and a nuclear catastrophe was also raised by the United States, Japan, Germany, the U.N.

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UNHRC: Resolution on Sri Lanka adopted – Voting Results

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Core Group resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council was adopted on Thursday (6).Votes In Favor: 20 Votes Against: 07 Abstentions: 20 Sri Lanka has categorically rejected the resolution. #lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #UNHRC #HumanRights Voted in Favor:1. Argentina 2.

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Test results confirm further COVID-19 cases aboard quarantined container ship

A total of nine crew members onboard the Mattina container ship, currently in quarantine in Bluff, have now tested positive for COVID-19.

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India a major player at home and world in covid vaccination drive

vaccine makers finding it difficult to meet rising demand as countries race to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus, India has managed to steadily ramp up production of these shots and step up exports.As per a list drawn up by the Centre, seen by Mint, there are 24 countries to which New Delhi is either supplying or plans to supply vaccines in the coming days.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Program Operational Guidance

The interim playbook serves as an interim playbook for state, territorial (including the US-affiliated Pacific Islands [USAPI] of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau), tribal, and local public health programs and their partners on how to plan and operationalize a vaccination response to COVID-19 within their jurisdictions. The document’s sections cover specific areas of COVID-19 vaccination program planning and implementation and provide key guidance documents and links to resources to assist those efforts.

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Samoa uses community strength, local knowledge and collective memory to prepare for COVID-19

In Samoa, memory of the tragic measles outbreak in late 2019 has galvanized communities’ commitment to keep themselves safe from COVID-19, using traditional resources and a holistic approach.

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Defending the Pacific

There are only a handful of places that have not reported cases of COVID-19. Many of them are in the Pacific. American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna are still virus-free.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0