Washington [US] July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): As Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors are set to gather later this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called for urgent action to address a worsening "two-track" recovery.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 7 (ANI): Two Maldivian women, who were arrested and later acquitted in the ISRO espionage case opposed the bail plea of former Kerala DGP Sibi Mathews.
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): American tech giant Microsoft started testing its new Office design today. Office Insiders can now access the new UI for testing before it's available to all Microsoft 365 users later this year.
Christchurch [New Zealand], July 7 (ANI): New Zealand's squad will carry their ICC World Test Championship trophy, the Mace, on a week-long, nationwide tour later this month, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced on Wednesday.
Jerusalem (Israel) July 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel has signed a deal with South Korea to ship 7,00,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that are soon to expire to get the same amount of shots back later in the fall, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday.
Cape Town [South Africa], July 4 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's Constitutional Court agreed to review former President Jacob Zuma's 15-month sentence at a new hearing later this month, Jeune Afrique reported.
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 4 (ANI): Only Chief Minister-designate Pushkar Singh Dhami will take the oath of office on Sunday, informed BJP MLA Dhan Singh Rawat.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 3 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday arrived in Dehradun to attend the legislature party meeting scheduled to be later today after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat from his chief ministerial post.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Police in Pakistan's capital Islamabad resorted to using force to disperse a protest against holding in-person examinations for classes 9 to 12 scheduled to begin later this month amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A dozen students were temporarily detained.
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study has found that children in the United States with greater screen time usage at ages 9-10 were more likely to gain weight one year later.