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Joe Biden, America's President, vowed to return to the campaign trail next week after self-isulating

with COVID.

Meanwhile, more Democrats called on him to abandon his re-election bid. Mark Takano, a congressman from California, joined a number

of other lawmakers in calling on Mr. Biden to pass the torch to Kamla Harris, the Vice President.

More than 30 Democratic members of Congress have now called on Mr Biden to step aside.

Israel said that it carried out an air strike on military targets in and around the Al-Hudeda

port in Yemen. The strike was directed at the Hutis, an Iran-backed militia that previously

claimed responsibility for a drone strike

which killed one person and injured as many as ten others in Tel Aviv on Friday.

Israel's army said the strikes had been carried out in response to hundreds of attacks by the Hooties on Israel in recent months.

HDFC Bank, India's largest private sector bank, posted strong financial results for the most

recent quarter. The firm's net income rose by 35% to 161..7 billion, $1.9 billion, from March 31st to June 30th, compared to the same period

one year ago. The bank's performance, which many analysts view as an indicator

for the health of India's finance sector, was boosted by growth in both loans and deposits.

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