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Russia reports 7,096 new Covid-19 cases

Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS) Russia has registered 7,096 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,665,152, the official monitoring and response center said. The nationwide death…
1 killed, 10 injured in van-trailer collision in Pakistan

Islamabad: At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in a collision between a van and a trailer in Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, rescue workers reported.…

2 killed after hit by train in Indonesia’s West Java

Jakarta: Two people died and one was seriously injured after being allegedly hit by a train in Cirebon Regency in West Java province, railway authorities said. A spokesperson for PT Kereta Api…
Canada’s immigration backlog shrinks to 2.2 mn: IRCC

Toronto: Canada’s immigration backlog came down to just over 2.2 million from last month’s 2.4 million, according to new data revealed by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). With this, the…
New Zealand Govt introduces new measures against Iran

Auckland: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced New Zealand will impose travel bans on members of the Iranian security forces connected to the death of 22-year-old Iranian woman…
New York City, Singapore declared most expensive cities in world

Singapore: The latest Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) Index released earlier this month declared Singapore and New York City (US) as joint “most expensive cities in the world”.…
Russia offers to help India overcome crude price cap: Reports

New Delhi: Russia is said to have offered to help India overcome the oil price cap, which has been imposed by Western nations on the world’s largest country. “In order not to…

China’s PC shipments fall 13% over weakening commercial demand

Bengaluru: The shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations in China fell by 13 per cent in Q3 2022, while tablets were down 3 per cent (year-on-year), a new report has shown. According…
Shehbaz Sharif’s son Suleman returns to Pakistan after four years of self-exile

Lahore: Suleman Shehbaz, the absconding son of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, returned to the country in the early hours of Sunday after four years of self-exile in London, according to the…
Huge human toll is feared as zero-Covid controls dismantled in China

London: Beijing’s abrupt dismantling of zero-Covid controls has been welcomed by economists, even as the country braces itself for the human impact of letting the disease spread through a vulnerable population, media…
Five killed as Afghan forces fire on Pakistani civilians near Chaman border

Balochistan: At least five people were killed and 16 people were left injured on Sunday after the Afghan security forces opened fire on the Pakistani civilians near Pak-Afghan Border in Chaman, Balochistan,…
Indian ‘plogger’ on mission to clean 30 UK cities

London: An Indian environmentalist, who founded the world’s first community-led plogging campaign — an eco-movement where people pick up street litter as they jog — is on a mission to clean up…
Mothers of Moroccan players steal spotlight in World Cup Qatar 2022

Doha: The mothers of the Moroccan national team grabbed the spotlight as a group of pictures of the players kissing their mothers’ heads widely circulated on social media and their eagerness to…
Vax efficacy waning as more vaccinated people now die from COVID-19

New Delhi: The Covid virus has changed and immunity from previous COVID-19 vaccination has waned, putting the health of even the double-vaccinated people at great risk. There are several factors, including waning…
New Zealand: The National Party has won the Hamilton West byelection

Auckland: Tama Potaka of The National Party won by a 2285 vote majority over Labour’s Georgie Dansey. With 100 percent of the vote counted, Potaka led the way with 6629, well ahead…