Quotes of the Day from Xinhua World News, June 22



Quotes of the Day from Xinhua World News, June 22

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose risks to the U.S. economic outlook as the pace of vaccinations has slowed.

"Progress on vaccinations has limited the spread of COVID-19 and will likely continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy," Powell said in written testimony released Monday afternoon on the Fed's website.

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TRIPOLI -- Nearly 1,600 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Monday.

"In the period of 13-19 June, 1,594 migrants were rescued/intercepted at sea and returned to Libya," the organization said.

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NEW DELHI -- India has battled twice with the COVID-19 pandemic in the past one and a half years. The second wave hit this Asian nation in April-May when the daily new cases rose to over 400,000 and deaths over 4,000 per day.

Now, hopes are high about achieving anytime soon the target of administering 10 million vaccination doses in a day. "Today's record-breaking vaccination numbers are gladdening. The vaccine remains our strongest weapon to fight COVID-19," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

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YAOUNDE -- Cameroon on Monday launched a UN-backed initiative, dubbed Education Plus, to reduce HIV infections and empower adolescent girls and young women.

"This official launching ceremony of the Education Plus initiative provides an opportunity for the government to reaffirm its willingness to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential," the country's Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said during the launching ceremony.

Quotes of the Day from Xinhua World News, June 22

Quotes of the Day from Xinhua World News, June 22

Xinhua
22nd June 2021, 22:44 GMT+10

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose risks to the U.S. economic outlook as the pace of vaccinations has slowed.

"Progress on vaccinations has limited the spread of COVID-19 and will likely continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy," Powell said in written testimony released Monday afternoon on the Fed's website.

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TRIPOLI -- Nearly 1,600 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Monday.

"In the period of 13-19 June, 1,594 migrants were rescued/intercepted at sea and returned to Libya," the organization said.

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NEW DELHI -- India has battled twice with the COVID-19 pandemic in the past one and a half years. The second wave hit this Asian nation in April-May when the daily new cases rose to over 400,000 and deaths over 4,000 per day.

Now, hopes are high about achieving anytime soon the target of administering 10 million vaccination doses in a day. "Today's record-breaking vaccination numbers are gladdening. The vaccine remains our strongest weapon to fight COVID-19," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

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YAOUNDE -- Cameroon on Monday launched a UN-backed initiative, dubbed Education Plus, to reduce HIV infections and empower adolescent girls and young women.

"This official launching ceremony of the Education Plus initiative provides an opportunity for the government to reaffirm its willingness to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential," the country's Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said during the launching ceremony.