The new mechanism comes amid growing alarm about the slow pace of vaccinations in low-income countries.

The western states of Maharashtra and Goa, as well as Karnataka and Telangana in the south are the most affected by heavy rains that have flooded croplands over thousands of hectares.

The major worry about the Delta variant, first identified in India, is not that it makes people sicker, but that it spreads far more easily from person to person, increasing infections and hospitalizations among the unvaccinated.

In a surprise twist, Nishiya’s Japanese teammate, Aori Nishimura, 19, struggled after repeatedly stumbling in the finals and coming last.

The signs were posted by a nearby school in an area that has wide avenues and brick sidewalks.

The Delta variant, which was first found in India, is driving up infections in the United States.

Hafnaoui was the slowest qualifier but, from lane eight, held off fancied Australian Jack McLoughlin and American Kieran Smith for a huge upset.

Crowds of people quickly flooded the capital and other cities to support Saied, cheering and honking car horns in scenes that recalled the revolution, which triggered the Arab Spring protests that convulsed the Middle East.

A cornerstone of the trial has been the prosecution's argument that slogan ‘connotes Hong Kong independence’—a position unacceptable to China, which considers the financial hub an ‘inalienable’ part of its territory.

The silver went to Russian shooter Anastasiia Galashina and the bronze medal to Switzerland’s Nina Christen.

Vaccinating children has been considered important for reaching herd immunity and in light of the highly contagious Delta variant. Moderna in May said its vaccine was found to be safe and effective in teenagers.

Olympics-related cases rose by 19, bringing the total number of disclosed cases to 106.

Japan's Naomi Osaka is considered a favourite for gold as she makes her Olympic debut while Serbia's Novak Djokovic will be searching for his maiden Olympic singles gold medal, a prize still missing from his impressive collection.

The Taliban's swift territorial gains are rattling Afghans just as the United States withdraws from a war that succeeded in punishing al Qaeda following its September 11, 2001 attacks but failed to deliver anything close to peace for Afghanistan.

As the atmosphere warms with climate change, it also holds more moisture, which means that when rainclouds break, more rain is released. By the end of the century, such storms could be 14 times more frequent.