After an expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) last month recommended granting permission to mix Covaxin and Covishield vaccine doses, India's Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given its approval, reports said.

India's drug regulator DCGI allows study on mixing Covaxin, Covishield vaccines

According to news agency Reuters, Google employees could face a salary cut if they decide to work from home permanently. The move could hit long commuters hard. Facebook and Twitter reportedly have cut salaries of remote employees who have moved to less expensive areas.

Pandemic effect: Google employees who work from home may suffer salary cut

According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology(INGV), Mount Etna has increased its height, reaching 3,357 metres above sea level, due to continuous volcanic activity.

'Etna has a new peak': Why Europe’s tallest active volcano keeps growing higher

US State Department said the situation in Afghanistan was "grave" and was rapidly deteriorating as the Taliban continued its sweep through the country. "The increased tempo of Taliban military engagement, resulting in civilian causalities in armed conflict between the sides, and alleged human rights atrocities are of grave concern," US State Department said.

'Grave concern': Taliban advance towards Mazar-e-Sharif after weekend blitz

Taliban continues its surge across Afghanistan with the capture of two more provincial cities with a total of eight provinces seized in the last couple of days. Amid the Taliban advance, US President Biden said he did regret his decision to pull US troops out of the region as the militants took Farah city and Pul-e-Khumri in Baghlan.

I do not regret my decision, says Biden as two more cities fall to Taliban in Afghanistan

US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford completed full ship shock trials off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida as it withstood the impact of three 40,000-pound underwater blasts meant to gauge its readiness under combat conditions.

Watch: US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford completes final shock trials

Canada reopened its border with the United States 16 months after all non-essential travel was halted as the coronavirus pandemic took hold worldwide last year. The Justin Trudeau government has removed quarantine regulation for US citizens, with only proof of vaccination required.

International travel update: Canada reopens border for fully vaccinated Americans

Taliban continued its offensive in Afghanistan after its weekend blitz led to the fall of key provincial cities with the US describing the situation as "grave". Meanwhile, Canada reopened its border with the United States for the first time in 16 months after closing it last year as the pandemic began.

Morning news brief: Taliban eye Mazar-i-Sharif, North Korea warns US, South Korea & more

Australia expanded a COVID-19 lockdown as Victorian authorities described Melbourne’s northwest as an area of concern. Victoria's COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said several new coronavirus cases were reported around the Caroline Springs Square shopping centre with half of the cases linked to the retail area.

Australia expands Covid lockdown amid surge in new virus cases

China's virologist Shi Zhengli, also known as “bat woman”, who heads the Wuhan lab has predicted that "new variants will continue to emerge" even as the world battles the deadly Delta variant of COVID-19.

Warning from Wuhan's 'bat woman': New Covid variants will continue to emerge, says Shi Zhengli

As the United States and South Korean military prepare their joint military drills, North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un said the US and South Korea "will face a more serious security threat by ignoring our repeated warnings to push ahead with the dangerous war exercises.

'Self-destructive action': North Korea warns US, South Korea over military drills

Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that's related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans.

Guinea confirms first case of Marburg disease carried by bats

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