Day: June 27, 2021

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel tested positive for COVID-19, an EU official announced on Sunday.

“We have been informed that the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel tested positive for COVID19 today after experiencing mild symptoms this morning,” Barend Leyts, spokesman for the European Council head Charles Michel, said on Twitter.

Bettel, who attended the EU leaders’ summit held in Brussels on June 24-25, was not in close contact with the leaders of the EU countries before showing the symptoms, according to Leyts.

A statement from Bettel’s office said that the prime minister showed symptoms such as headache and mild fever. Bettel will stay at home for 10 days and work remotely.

The premier announced on May 6 that he received the first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Source: Anadolu Agency

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has flown from Saudi Arabia to the United States to conduct medical check-ups, according to the state news agency SABA on Sunday.

The agency described the checkup as “routine”, without giving any further details.

Hadi, 76, is currently residing in Saudi Arabia since he was forced to flee Yemen after Iran-aligned Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including the capital, Sanaa.

In 2011, the Yemeni leader, who assumed power in February 2012, suffered heart problems and has since conducted periodic medical checkups in the US.

Source: Anadolu Agency

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 84-80 to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Western Conference finals on Saturday.

Devin Booker was the highest scorer of the game with 25 points at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.

Bahamian guard Deandre Ayton posted a double-double with 22 rebounds and 19 points while Chris Paul scored 18 points and seven assists.

For the LA Clippers, Paul George, and Ivica Zubac posted a double-double in the loss to the Suns.

George produced 23 points and 16 rebounds as Croatian center Zubac scored 13 points and 14 rebounds.

Reggie Jackson also helped his team with 20 points.

Source: Anadolu Agency

Firefighters are battling to contain forest fires that erupted on Sunday in Turkey’s southwestern Mugla province.

For reasons unknown, fires broke out in forestland close to hotels and settlements in Icmeler in the Marmaris district of the coastal province.

Many forest workers and firefighters as well as six helicopters, sprinklers, bulldozers, and water tankers are battling flames that the wind helped quickly spread over the region.

There have been no reports of casualties from the fires.

Orhan Tavli, the province’s governor, told Anadolu Agency that the wind in the region is complicating firefighting efforts.

“The teams are working according in line with how the wind changes direction,” he said, adding that many reinforcements from surrounding areas came to aid efforts.

Source: Anadolu Agency