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Renowned educationist Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra passes away
Lahore: Renowned Pakistani educationist, scholar and human rights advocate Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra passed away in Lahore on Monday, November 10. She was 88. According to a statement issued by her family,…
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Video: Ms Rachel wears Gaza children’s art at Glamour Awards
New York: Popular children’s educator and YouTube star Rachel Accurso, widely known as Ms Rachel, paid an emotional tribute to the children of Gaza during her acceptance speech at the Glamour Women…
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Senate takes first step toward ending government shutdown
Washington: The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering…
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Over 2000 flights cancelled across US as govt shutdown enters day 40
Washington: As the US federal government shutdown entered its 40th day, more than 2,000 flights were cancelled and over 8,000 delayed nationwide, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Since the Federal Aviation…
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Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines after killing 2, displacing 1mn
Manila: Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced more than a…
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Pakistan: Over 1.6 mn children engaged in child labour in Sindh
Karachi: Over 1.6 million children are engaged in child labour in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a senior official said on Sunday, citing a recent survey. Child labour remains a major menace in the…
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Ukrainian strikes disrupt power, heating to 2 major cities in Russia
Kyiv: Ukrainian strikes disrupted power and heating to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border, local Russian officials reported Sunday. The report comes as Russia and Ukraine have traded almost daily…
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Traders urge Pakistan govt to act as Afghan-truck gridlock hits border trade
Peshawar: With commercial cargo trucks, some with perishable goods, stranded at the Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since October 11, two top trade bodies on Sunday urged the Pakistan government to…
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Pakistan says ‘committed’ to dialogue with Afghan to resolve differences
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Sunday that it was committed to dialogue to resolve differences with the Afghan Taliban but demanded that Kabul must address concerns regarding the use of its territory by…
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Strong quake strikes northern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
Tokyo: A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of…
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Over 1 million evacuated as Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears landfall in Philippines
Manila: Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, November 9, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation…
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Al-Sharaa to become first Syrian President to visit White House
Beirut: Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a US-run detention centre in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there. Few would have predicted that he would go…
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US airlines again cancel more than 1000 flights
Washington: US airlines again cancelled more than 1,000 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown. So far, the…
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PM Modi to visit Bhutan next week
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on Tuesday on a two-day visit to further strengthen bilateral ties and inaugurate a mega hydroelectric project jointly developed by the two…
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Nepal: Flight ops suspended due to electric problem at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: Flight operations were suspended at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after problems occurred in the runway’s lighting system on Saturday. Take offs and landings for both domestic and international flights were affected…
