Author: Mariangela Pinto

Friday, the Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed long queues of vehicles stretch from its petrol stations down busy streets as the crisis-hit country faces severe fuel shortages. Payment delays are also keeping urgent oil stocks on offshore tankers, meaning that many gas stations are facing critical supply shortages. However, Fadi Abu Shakra, representative of the union for fuel distributors and gas stations in Lebanon, said that the confusion and fear surrounding gas supply was “unjustified.” He…

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Eight people died and three others were injured when a toxic chemical leaked Saturday at a plant in the southwestern Chinese city of Guiyang, authorities said. The leak happened as workers were unloading a shipment of methyl formate from a vehicle at a chemical handling facility. An investigation is underway, according to the China National Emergency Broadcasting. Methyl formate is used in a variety of chemical processes and as an insecticide. It can cause skin…

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Mylab Discovery Solutions develops India’s first self-use rapid test for Covid19. In what can be a paradigm shift in the way Indians test themselves for Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a self-use rapid antigen test (RAT) kit developed by Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions. CoviSelf would be the country’s first self-use kit for testing at home that will give results in 15 minutes and would cost Rs 250. The company…

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Brisbane is set to be officially named host of the 2032 Olympics when the IOC meets in Tokyo next month. IOC president Thomas Bach said after an executive board meeting Thursday that Australia’s third-biggest city can be awarded hosting rights as the only candidate proposed at a July 21 meeting in Tokyo. The 2032 decision will be handed down by a committee of 100 IOC delegates on July 21, two days ahead of the…

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TikTok is the first digital entertainment platform to partner with the UEFA Euro 2020. As part of its partnership with the UEFA Euro 2020, TikTok has announced a series of features and events including TikTok Live sessions, AR Filters, and Hashtag Challenges, connecting the TikTok community to the game and establishing itself as the home for football fans during the tournament. Football content has had a rise on TikTok, with over 700m views on…

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Teenager Mohammed Hamayel has been killed by Israeli forces during a protest. A 15-year-old Palestinian was killed in clashes with the Israeli army near Nablus in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said on Friday. The Palestinian health ministry said six others had been wounded by live gunfire. Two weeks ago, Hamail’s relative was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes that erupted also while protesting against the outpost. …………………… FOLLOW US ON…

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Bus carrying pilgrims overturned on a sharp bend in the district of Khuzdar At least 19 people have died and 50 others were injured after a speeding bus carrying pilgrims overturned on a highway in south-western Pakistan. The accident happened in Khuzdar, a district in the Baluchistan province, local police official Hafeez Ullah Mengal said. Rescuers transported the dead and injured to a nearby hospital, he added. The pilgrims were returning to Dadu, a district…

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