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Philippines government fears delta Order to suspend travel from Thailand and Malaysia.
Today (July 23) Harry Rogue Philippine presidential spokesman announced the government measures to curb travel arrivals from Thailand and Malaysia to prevent the spread of cattle bail-19. Delta species will come into effect from 25 July until 31 July.
The Philippines previously suspended travel from eight countries: Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to prevent the spread of the same delta species. This is a species that can spread quickly and violently that is a concern around the world.
It is also reported that President Rodrigo Duterte is considering closing the borders again, halting travel from all countries amid the severe domestic epidemic situation.Philippines now sees COVID-19 cases There have been 47 cases of delta strain in the country, with three deaths, while the Philippines has totalled more than 1.53 million cases and nearly 27,000 deaths, the second highest in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
By WatthanaHinnok
The United States, Japan and South Korea on July 21 reaffirmed their commitment to work together on North Korea’s denuclearisation and other regional threats but made no progress in bringing closer together the two U.S. allies.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman who held talks in Tokyo with her counterparts Japanese vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori and South Korea’s Choi Jong-kun said their alliance remains a lynchpin of peace, security and prosperity. The officials reaffirmed the importance of respecting international law, including maintaining freedom of navigation and over flight in the South China Sea, and opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and in the Taiwan Strait.
When countries take actions that run counter to the United States interests or that threatens our partners and allies we will not let those challenges go unanswered, Ms Sherman said.The United States and Japan have raised concern about China’s pressing its claims to contested areas in the South China Sea and Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands which China also claims and calls Diaoyu.
By Deng Daniel
SuhailShaheen, Taliban spokesman, has laid out the group’s stance on what Afghanistan’s future should look like. As the remaining NATO and US soldiers left Afghanistan, Taliban has been constantly capturing territories. This week itself, General Mark Milley, a top US military officer, said in a press conference in the Pentagon that a complete Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is a possibility.
Shaheen said the Taliban will stop and lay down weapons when a negotiated government acceptable to all sides in the conflict is installed in Kabul. They want Ghani’s government gone. He called Ghani a ‘warmonger’. Further, Shaheen also said, “You know, no one wants a civil war, including me.” He also denied the group being involved in killing journalists, especially of the Western origin. He said they and the civilians had nothing to fear from the Taliban. They can continue their work even in the future.
By ShreyaGautam
These protests were insighted by the people of Cuba against their government due to the poor living conditions of the citizens. The Cuban government is notorious for maintaining strict control over the civil liberties of the citizens as well as the economy. Cuba has seen it’s economy shrink by 11% in 2020 which was one of the largest declines that the country ever saw. The Cuban Government has a also been criticised for their poor management of the Covid-19 crisis as the number of cases per day touched seven thousand as of 11th July 2021. This led to thousands of people taking to the streets in protest making this one of the largest protests that Cuba has seen since the revolution in 1950.
The Cuban government responded by initiating an internet shutdown in the country. They even blocked several social media platforms. Security forces were deployed that made hundreds of arrests. This however did not stop the protests as they continue to rage on. The United States also responded by taking a stand with the citizens of Cuba and imposing sanctions against Cuban officials. However, as the protests continue only time will tell if the Cuban citizens will be able to free themselves from the oppressive rule of their leaders.
By Srishti Singh
Cyber Surveillance is the contentious challenge in the 21st century in the cybersecurity domain for all the countries. The recent Pegasus controversy has questioned the functioning of Cybersecurity tools. The data leak was sourced to the Amnesty’s Citizen Lab and Forbidden Stories. The news broke on last Sunday, with the allegations made on the software to spy on journalists, government officials, lawyers, religious figures, political leaders and activists across the world.
What is Pegasus? Pegasus is a spyware developed by Israeli technology firm namely NSO (Niv, Shalev and Omri) Group. Pegasus can infiltrate and infect user’s data to hack private data from Apple and Android devices. Reportedly, this software is only sold to vetted governments which has fuelled the fire into the ongoing Pegasus Snoopgate controversy.
The ten countries listed as NSO clients include India, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Mexico, Kazakhstan Rwanda, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, with potential hack targets across 45 countries. Among the potential targets found in the data leak include French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa. of The Moroccan intelligence services have been alleged to make the use of software to spy on French journalists. Morocco has denied the claim, stating has it has never acquired the software to infiltrate communication devices. For Indian Democracy, this matter of Pegasus scandal is of grave concern. According the report of the web portal in India, it states that India is using the software to spy on 300 Indian citizens including 40 journalists, 3 opposition leaders, 2 serving cabinet ministers, constitutional authority and other government officials. India has responded back by slamming all the preconceived conclusions in this matter. The other countries on the list including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Mexico, Kazakhstan Rwanda, Saudi Arabia and UAE have not responded back.
By PriyankaRane