Japan mudslide: Operation to search for missing

Around 700 police and Self-Defense Forces personnel, as well as firefighters, are involved in the search in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture, Kyodo News reported.

Emergency declared for South Florida as tropical

Elsa, the first hurricane of this year's Atlantic storm season, was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier in the day.

Education Ministry in Sri Lanka plans to open

According to the plan, all teachers, officials and principals will be vaccinated and it will encourage parents to send their children to school.

Saudi Arabia suspends entry from UAE, Ethiopia,

The new restrictions will enter into force on late Sunday.

India reports 44,111 new COVID-19 cases, active

With 57,477 recoveries in the last 24 hours, daily recoveries continued to outnumber the daily new cases for the 51st consecutive day.

India’s vaccination coverage crosses

In the last 24 hours, 42 Lakh vaccine doses were administered on the 167th day of the vaccination drive.

COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries,

First detected in October 2020, the Delta variant has several spike mutations that increase its transmissibility and its resistance to neutralizing antibodies and possibly even vaccines.

Over 2000 children in Delhi lost either one or

Of these, 67 children are those who have lost both their parents, whereas 651 children have lost their mothers and 1,311 their fathers due to the disease."

Number of international migrant workers rises to

The labour force participation rate of migrants at 69.0 per cent is higher than the labour force participation of non-migrants at 60.4 per cent," the report read.

India logs 48,786 new COVID-19 cases, daily

Less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported since four consecutive days, said the ministry, adding that this is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States and Union Territories.

First-ever Israeli embassy opens in UAE

The embassy was inaugurated by Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in the presence of Noura Al Kaabi, Emirati Minister of Culture and Youth in Abu Dhabi.

No request received yet for EU authorisation of

For this purpose, member states of the EU will have the option to accept also vaccinations that have been authorised by the World Health Organization , including Covishield, confirmed the EU official.