Top 10 world news: CDC warns Delta variant more lethal, UK watchdog & ‘no jab, no job’ policy and more, World News

The USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns in an internal paper that the Delta variant from COVID-19 is more fatal and can also be transmitted from vaccinated people. In addition, the paper found that unvaccinated people had a greater likelihood of becoming seriously ill or die as those who were vaccinated.

In other news, as a result of apparent support from a UK government minister for “No jab, no job” guidelines, Britain’s equality watchdog Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on companies to ‘relatively’ and “non-discriminatory” and adds that they must care for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.

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Delta COVID-19 Variant Can Also Be Passed On By Vaccinated: Top US Health Agency

In an internal paper, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the Delta COVID-19 strain can also be passed on by vaccinated people and can cause more serious diseases than previous coronavirus strains.

Watchdog warns companies about no jab, no job guidelines in the UK

The UK’s equality watchdog has warned employers across the country to be “proportionate” and non-discriminatory after a government minister apparently endorsed the “no jab, no job” policy.

RSF denounces China’s “hypocritical attitude” after China called the BBC a “bad speaking broadcaster”

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has criticized Beijing for adopting a “hypocritical stance” after the Chinese government accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of spreading “fake news” about the flood in Henan, China.

Delta variant widely used in Asia; Olympic COVID number rises to 241

Biden appoints Pak-born Khizr Khan to head the Religious Freedom Commission

The US Department of Justice orders the IRS to submit Trump’s tax returns to a panel of the House of Representatives

China faces worst COVID-19 outbreak since Wuhan; Increase in the delta variant in 15 cities

According to official media on Friday, the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has caused a sudden surge in cases in China, with multiple positive cases reported in 15 cities including Beijing.

Iran blamed tanker attack on Mercer Street; Israel calls for “hard answer”

Israel’s foreign minister blamed Iran for the attack on a petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman that killed a British man and a Romanian on Thursday.

Pakistani lawmakers stand up for rights and call for rapists to be hanged in public

A majority of women MPs, both from the opposition and the treasury of the Pakistani National Assembly, unanimously called for the execution of rapists on Friday in an effort to curb the rising number of complaints about abuse of women and children.

IVF doctor who used his own sperm is said to pay victims $ 10 million

A proposed class action lawsuit for $ 13.375 million ($ 10 million) will benefit the hundreds of victims of a disgraced Canadian fertility doctor, including more than a dozen children conceived with his sperm.