Israel began the most recent bout of violence against the Palestinians after its courts ruled that Palestinian civilians should be forcibly expelled from their homes in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in order to increase the Jewish presence in the occupied city. Palestinian Christians and Muslims protesting against the imminent evictions were last month attacked
Vaccine passports may have their time but this isn’t it
Ranvir S. Nayar
A COVID-19 passport issued by Denmark. (Reuters)
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The European Commission on Tuesday announced that a unified platform allowing member states to issue a common health certificate, or digital pass, had gone live. The idea is to offer a single system for verification of EU residents’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) status including a vaccination update, a recent negative test or a proof of recovery from the virus as they cross borders within the bloc to help facilitate safer travel.
The commission said that seven countries had already joined the platform and could begin issuing the documents immediately. A total of 10 of the EU’s 27 member countries have so far agreed to join the scheme, which is expected to be fully effective from July 1, just in time for the summer vacation season as EU member states try to revive their moribund tourism industries.
LONDON: At least 474 Indian journalists have died after contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with most cases job related, figures have revealed. The number of reporters’ deaths recorded up to May 31 mainly involved writers on assignments in rural areas of India offering little or no access to COVID-19 vaccines or emergency medical care. In one case, journalist
Author: Adeeb Khalid Central Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-18th century