Daily Archives: July 8, 2022

Union minister Rijiju hits out at Congress over ‘troll army’ allegation

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) A day after Congress accused BJP of "unleasing a troll army" on Supreme Court judges for observations on Nupur...

Assam logs 196 new COVID-19 cases

Guwahati, Jul 7 (PTI) Assam has recorded 196 fresh COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 7,25,677, the National Health Mission (NHM) said in...

Nagaland logs 6 new COVID-19 cases

Kohima, Jul 7 (PTI) Nagaland on Thursday reported six new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 35,534, a health department official said. Five cases were...

Johnson resigns, remains UK prime minister for now

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, acknowledging that it was “clearly the will” of his party that he should go. He...

8 killed, 44 injured in car crash in southern Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — Eight people were killed and 44 injured in a car crash on Thursday near Egypt’s southern province of Aswan, the state-run...

Sri Lanka’s central bank raises key rates to curb inflation

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has raised its key interest rates to their highest levels in more than 20 years...

Monkeypox cases rise 77% in UN agency’s latest weekly count

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than...

Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food...

Russia’s war in Ukraine to overshadow G-20 talks in Bali

Jakarta (Indonesia), Jul 7 (AP) Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of...

China lashes out at US, British intelligence services

Beijing, Jul 7 (AP) The United States is "the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development," China said on Thursday, continuing its sharp...

Police officer killed, four injured in grenade attack on police outpost in Pakistan

Peshawar, Jul 7 (PTI) A police officer was killed and four others were injured when unknown assailants hurled a hand grenade at a police...