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India’s Covid crisis is out of control—but the Modi government won’t let you tweet about it. As India’s Covid-19 crisis becomes insurmountable, the Narendra Modi government has been widely criticised for trying to filter what the world hears about the worst pandemic outbreak anywhere on the planet. https://ift.tt/2RcnW7B https://ift.tt/2R73Iw2 https://ift.tt/2R73Iw2 https://ift.tt/2QJRlpS

https://ift.tt/2R73Iw2 Submitted April 30, 2021 at 07:50PM by fastclickertoggle https://ift.tt/2QJRlpS fastclickertoggle

Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome days ahead when the Southern Hemisphere enters winter https://ift.tt/3t2LgBR https://ift.tt/3u5EVHk https://ift.tt/3u5EVHk https://ift.tt/3xwK7Gi

https://ift.tt/3u5EVHk Submitted April 29, 2021 at 05:22PM by Illustrious_Welder94 https://ift.tt/3xwK7Gi Illustrious_Welder94

Rape victims in south Asia still face vaginal tests, report finds. The test involves a medical practitioner inserting two fingers into the vagina of a rape survivor in an attempt to determine if the hymen is broken, as well as to test laxity in the vagina. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3tb4ghW https://ift.tt/3tb4ghW https://ift.tt/3xAxeeo

https://ift.tt/3tb4ghW Submitted April 29, 2021 at 05:36PM by MistWeaver80 https://ift.tt/3xAxeeo MistWeaver80

India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material, saying the country has a "robust system" to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. https://ift.tt/3gMyt4g https://ift.tt/3aLKfYL https://ift.tt/3aLKfYL https://ift.tt/32WUWDv

https://ift.tt/3aLKfYL Submitted April 28, 2021 at 05:01PM by eldarandia https://ift.tt/32WUWDv eldarandia

A study of more than 2,100 pregnant women across 18 countries worldwide has revealed that COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of severe maternal and newborn complications than previously recognised. https://ift.tt/3sRWvNJ https://ift.tt/32JVJYa https://ift.tt/32JVJYa https://ift.tt/3tSJogs

https://ift.tt/32JVJYa Submitted April 26, 2021 at 12:01AM by MistWeaver80 https://ift.tt/3tSJogs MistWeaver80

EU, U.S. Officials Announce Aid For India, Where New COVID-19 Cases Hit 330,000 A Day. European Union and U.S. officials said they will send oxygen, medicine and other supplies to help India fight a coronavirus spike that is overwhelming hospitals. https://ift.tt/3sW7UvD https://ift.tt/3gF45c2 https://ift.tt/3gF45c2 https://ift.tt/3aWwref

https://ift.tt/3gF45c2 Submitted April 25, 2021 at 10:07PM by Witty_Operation2486 https://ift.tt/3aWwref Witty_Operation2486

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis: UN | 2020 one of the hottest years on record -WMO believes there is at least a one in five chance of the average global temperature temporarily exceeding the 1.5 C mark by 2024 https://ift.tt/3xe7FiV https://ift.tt/32vS8Nv https://ift.tt/32vS8Nv https://ift.tt/3dFxUHr

https://ift.tt/32vS8Nv Submitted April 21, 2021 at 06:43PM by down-with-stonks https://ift.tt/3dFxUHr down-with-stonks

Childish 'mentality' - Philippines can't just 'fold up' in the face of Chinese incursions: Getting a UN resolution in your country's favor is already a huge victory because that means the world community is behind your country. https://ift.tt/3n2QIDC https://ift.tt/3ehSX1P https://ift.tt/3ehSX1P https://ift.tt/3en5QI3

https://ift.tt/3ehSX1P Submitted April 20, 2021 at 09:57PM by tanginangbuhay0927 https://ift.tt/3en5QI3 tanginangbuhay0927

Eleven Pakistani police officers seized by supporters of a radical Islamist group as part of their campaign to get the French ambassador expelled have been released. The officers were grabbed as hostages Sunday by supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan during violent protests https://ift.tt/3x6a92X https://ift.tt/32rvh5O https://ift.tt/32rvh5O https://ift.tt/3dqBWmW

https://ift.tt/32rvh5O Submitted April 18, 2021 at 11:18PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3dqBWmW DoremusJessup

Philippine military deny 'fake news' on troops withdrawing support from Duterte: The Armed Forces denies online posts claiming that President Rodrigo Duterte is losing the support of military officers over his pacifist approach toward the Chinese militarization of the West Philippine Sea. https://ift.tt/3duvQli https://ift.tt/3ebgly7 https://ift.tt/3ebgly7 https://ift.tt/3tvDWQj

https://ift.tt/3ebgly7 Submitted April 18, 2021 at 05:02AM by tanginangbuhay0927 https://ift.tt/3tvDWQj tanginangbuhay0927

Super Typhoon Surigae continues to strengthen and could move dangerously close to the Philippines: Surigae is now the strongest typhoon on record for the month of April, surpassing Typhoon Maysak in 2015, among others which had maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (278 kph), according to the NOAA https://ift.tt/3e4VHQ4 https://ift.tt/3mWXzOJ https://ift.tt/3mWXzOJ https://ift.tt/3amVHdf

https://ift.tt/3mWXzOJ Submitted April 17, 2021 at 10:27PM by tanginangbuhay0927 https://ift.tt/3amVHdf tanginangbuhay0927

Opponents of Myanmar's junta announced a National Unity Government on Friday including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorities, saying their aim was to end military rule and restore democracy https://ift.tt/3mTY3W0 https://ift.tt/3mUhhLc https://ift.tt/3mUhhLc https://ift.tt/3alC7hh

https://ift.tt/3mUhhLc Submitted April 17, 2021 at 10:41PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3alC7hh DoremusJessup

Belarus: Two men accused of planning coup arrested in Moscow. The Russian government said it had arrested two men who were planning to attempt a coup in Belarus and intended to assassinate President Alexander Lukashenko https://ift.tt/2Qxn39x https://ift.tt/3dpxHb5 https://ift.tt/3dpxHb5 https://ift.tt/3eaJJnV

https://ift.tt/3dpxHb5 Submitted April 17, 2021 at 10:50PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3eaJJnV DoremusJessup

Mexico moves to require biometric data from cellphone users: Mexico’s Senate passed legislation to require cellphone companies to gather customers’ identification and biometric data, like fingerprints or eye scans. https://ift.tt/3tolucn https://ift.tt/3tpucqQ https://ift.tt/3tpucqQ https://ift.tt/3gcCQoI

https://ift.tt/3tpucqQ Submitted April 14, 2021 at 09:55PM by Naive_Ad6154 https://ift.tt/3gcCQoI Naive_Ad6154

Philippine Business Groups Ask China to Withdraw Ships From Reef: Business groups in the Philippines called on China to withdraw its ships from a disputed reef as tensions rise in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. https://ift.tt/309lwHh https://ift.tt/3uPHKw7 https://ift.tt/3uPHKw7 https://ift.tt/3tqoDso

https://ift.tt/3uPHKw7 Submitted April 14, 2021 at 08:26PM by AngelofDeath2020 https://ift.tt/3tqoDso AngelofDeath2020

WHO says more than 87% of the world's Covid vaccine supply has gone to higher-income countries. On average, 1 in 4 people in high-income countries have received a coronavirus vaccine, compared with just 1 in more than 500 in low-income countries. https://ift.tt/3tcjDas https://ift.tt/3wPu4mG https://ift.tt/3wPu4mG https://ift.tt/3ddxGY0

https://ift.tt/3wPu4mG Submitted April 12, 2021 at 07:14PM by mauigaia https://ift.tt/3ddxGY0 mauigaia

A joint investigation by 60 Minutes and The Age has literally dug up photos of Australian soldiers allegedly committing heinous war crimes in Afghanistan - Hundreds of photos on several USB sticks were buried in a child’s lunchbox by Australia’s most decorated former SAS soldier https://ift.tt/3dXBX0D https://ift.tt/3d9D2TQ https://ift.tt/3d9D2TQ https://ift.tt/3uNID8C

https://ift.tt/3d9D2TQ Submitted April 12, 2021 at 07:01PM by mdni007 https://ift.tt/3uNID8C mdni007

Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries - nearly all deliveries through the global program intended to help them are blocked until as late as June - The vaccine shortage stems mostly from India’s decision to stop exporting vaccines from its Serum Institute factory https://ift.tt/2PRdsKC https://ift.tt/3t9gdFk https://ift.tt/3t9gdFk https://ift.tt/3d4O78B

https://ift.tt/3t9gdFk Submitted April 10, 2021 at 08:01AM by signed7 https://ift.tt/3d4O78B signed7

Ecuador weighs two very different economic visions in election. Voters head to the polls Sunday for the run-off election between presidential candidates Andres Arauz, a left-wing economist, and Guillermo Lasso, a ring-wing banker. The winner will inherit a divided nation and bleak economic outlook. https://ift.tt/2OzikmS https://ift.tt/3dPAF7R https://ift.tt/3dPAF7R https://ift.tt/3wLpdD8

https://ift.tt/3dPAF7R Submitted April 09, 2021 at 12:25PM by throwawayAcc16777216 https://ift.tt/3wLpdD8 throwawayAcc16777216