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July 16-31, 2022 - Vol 3, Issue 1
4th Covid dose approved for more Australians vaccine dose for people aged 50 and above, while those aged 30-49 can also choose to have it. Previously only the over-65s, those with a disability, aged care residents and immunocompromised people were eligible for a second booster shot, reports Xinhua news agency. Canberra, July 7 (IANS): The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) on July 7 announced it has recommended a fourth Covid-19
Health Minister Mark Butler said 7.4 million more Australians would now be able to receive the fourth dose, offering extra protection ahead of a projected winter surge in the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.
"This will help provide additional protection from severe disease against the emerging surge of Omicron sub-variant infections and reduce the burden on Australian hospitals and the health care system in coming months," he said in a statement. "ATAGI did not support making the fourth dose available to healthy adults under the age of 30 years as it was not clear whether the benefits outweighed the risks in this population group." ATAGI noted that the number of people ill with Covid-19 has Continued on Page 3
Sri Lanka’s Parliament to elect a new President on July 20 Colombo, July 11 (IANS): Sri Lanka, which is completely bankrupt and embroiled in a political crisis virtually with no leader, has decided to elect a new President from the Parliament on July 20.
next steps to appoint an all-party government. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was also at the meeting.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena made the announcement after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa informed him officially that he would resign on July 13, as he promised earlier.
"It was decided to summon the Parliament on July 15 and an announcement is to be made with regard to the vacancy for the post of Presidency that needs to be filled. On July 19, nominations would be called to appoint a new President through an election in the Parliament on July 20.
The Speaker had summoned more than 35 political party leaders from both government and the opposition to decide the
"According to the Constitution when the post of President is vacated, Parliament should be summoned within three days Continued on Page 3
India to surpass China as world’s most populous country in 2023: UN ranking by size.
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS): India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, according to a UN report. More than half of the projected increase in global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries: Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. Disparate growth rates among the world's largest countries will reorder their
In 2022, the two most populous regions are both in Asia: Eastern and South-Eastern Asia with 2.3 billion people (29 per cent of the global population), and Central and Southern Asia with 2.1 billion (26 per cent). China and India, with more than 1.4 billion each, accounted for most of the population in these two regions. The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022. The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. Continued on Page 3
Quad leaders mourn assassination of co-founder Abe group.
New York, July 9 (IANS): The leaders of the Quad have mourned the assassination of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose vision led to the founding of the Indo-Pacific
In a joint message on July 8, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Anthony Albanese of Australia, and US President Joe Biden said the former Japanese Prime Minister "played a formative role in the founding of the Quad partnership, and worked tirelessly to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific". They said that they were "shocked Continued on Page 3
