US shoots down Palestine’s bid for full UN membership
An isolated US has shot down Palestine's bid to get full UN membership using its veto at the Security Council undermining the keystone of a two-nation solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
An isolated US has shot down Palestine's bid to get full UN membership using its veto at the Security Council undermining the keystone of a two-nation solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed that military chief Francis Ogolla was among 10 senior commanders killed in a helicopter crash in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday.
US officials have met Israeli leaders to discuss the situation in the embattled city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has confirmed.
According to Iranian newsy agency Mehr, a loud sound of explosions was heard in the northern and eastern regions of Isfahan.
Violence erupted again at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district on Wednesday evening, injuring around 20 people.
In a series of tweets, Bill Gates said he has cancelled most of his holiday plans after his close friends have been infected with the Omicron variant.
The nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Mexico (297,863), Russia (292,331), Peru (202,225), the UK (147,722), Indonesia (144,013), Italy (135,778), Iran (131,124), Colombia (129,487), France (122,702), Argentina (116,930) and Germany (108,484).
Leaders will also on Wednesday discuss whether Australians will require a third booster shot to be considered fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Ronapreve is a monoclonal antibody drug that mimics the body's natural defenses for fighting disease, Chris James, group manager at the Health Ministry's medicine regulatory arm Medsafe, said in a statement.
The findings suggest that booster programmes are needed to help maintain protection from severe disease, said a team of researchers led by University of Edinburgh.
