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Wall Street giant to bar unvaccinated staff
BBC
LOWER MANHATTAN, New York, USA - Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley's staff and clients will be barred from entering its New York offices if they are not fully vaccinated against Covid.
US seizes three dozen websites used for ‘Iranian disinformation’
ALJAZEERA
WASHINGTON, USA - The US Justice Department and Commerce Department have seized about three dozen websites, many of them linked to Iranian disinformation activities, US government sources told Reuters and The Associated Press news agencies on Tuesday. An official US government announcement is expected later.
Biden & Putin to face off at meeting in Geneva
CNN
GENEVA, Switzerland - US President Joe Biden convenes the highest-stakes talks of his long career Wednesday when he joins Russia's Vladimir Putin for a summit, an encounter set to test his decades of experience on the world stage and lay down an early marker of his diplomatic skills.
South Africa returns to tighter COVID restrictions as cases surge
ALJAZEERA
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions on public gatherings and liquor sales as the country sees a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations.
Netanyahu Out! Bennett In! as Prime Minister of Israel
JERUSALEM- Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year run as Israel's prime minister ended on Sunday, June 13, 2021, with parliament approving a new "government of change" led by nationalist Naftali Bennett.
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
ALJAZEERA
JIANGSU, China - A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3, Beijing’s National Health Commission (NHC) has said.
World's largest meat supplier hit by cyber-attack
BBC
GREELEY, Colorado, USA - The world's largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked, causing some operations in Australia, Canada, and the US to temporarily shut down, affecting thousands of workers.
World leaders call for furure pandemic treaty
BBC
LONDON, UK - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global settlement to help the world prepare for future pandemics.
Canada halts AstraZeneca shots for under 55 on clot concerns
BLOOMBERG
OTTAWA, CANADA - Health officials in Canada are suspending plans to give AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine to younger people over concerns it could lead to blood clots in rare circumstances.
Coronavirus: EU plans tougher controls on vaccine exports
BBC
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has proposed tougher controls on Covid vaccine exports after it accused UK-Swedish firm AstraZeneca of failing to honour its contract to supply EU countries.
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