Top 10 world news: WHO warns of third wave of COVID-19, Afghan govt takes back control of Pakistani border and more

After a sudden rise in the number of reported deaths due to coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world might be in the early stages of the third wave of the pandemic. Expressing concern over the Delta variant, he said that the strain might soon become the main COVID-19 strain circulating the world.

In other news, according to a senior official, the Afghan government has regained control of the Spin Boldak-Chaman border, a Pakistani border crossing, from the Taliban. However, the claim was dismissed by the Taliban.

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COVID-19: WHO warns 'early stages' of third wave is here, amid Delta variant surge

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Thursday that we have entered the early stages of a third wave of COVID.

Afghan government says it has retaken Pakistan border crossing from Taliban

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EU launches legal action against Hungary, Poland over LGBTQ rights

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ISRO moves one step ahead in converting ‘cargo-carrier’ GSLV rocket into human-carrier

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