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Over 40 killed, many displaced as heavy rains, snowfall hit Pakistan
Islamabad: As Pakistan is currently witnessing its first spell of heavy rainfall and snow of the new year, the country has reported more than 40 deaths with hundreds of people displaced and…
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Nearly 20,000 flights cancelled in US since Christmas Eve
Washington: Nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in the US since Christmas Eve till this week, a media report said. Among them were 1,760 flight cancellations within, in or out of the…
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Pakistan issues notice to cryptocurrency exchange in $100mn scam
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that it had issued a notice to Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, during the investigation of an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving around $100 million. The notice…
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US labour market added 199,000 jobs in December
Washington: US employers added 199,000 jobs in December 2021, with the unemployment rate falling by 0.3 percentage point to 3.9 per cent, the Labour Department reported. The job growth is far below…
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Turkey’s flag carrier to evacuate personnel from Kazakhstan
Ankara: Turkish Airlines will evacuate 75 flight personnel from Kazakhstan’s Almaty city amid the ongoing unrest, the flag carrier announced. The carrier said in a statement that a special flight would bring…
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Top Taliban official urges world to help Afghanistan
Kabul: A top official of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has urged the world to help the war-torn country amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis without considering the nation’s political issues, the media reported.…
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Japan approves new restrictions for areas hard hit by COVID-19
Tokyo: Japan approved new restrictions on Friday to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the three most affected southwestern regions of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Given the sudden surge in…
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Justice Ayesha Malik to be Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court judge
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday moved closer to appointing the first woman judge of the Supreme Court after a high-power panel approved the elevation of Lahore High Court judge Ayesha Malik to the…
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Russia-led alliance sending peacekeepers to Kazakhstan
Moscow: A Russia-led military alliance said Thursday that it will dispatch peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan after the country’s president asked for help in controlling protests that escalated into violence, including the seizure…
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Global Covid caseload tops 300 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed the grim milestone of 300 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million and vaccinations to…
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Omicron not mild, hospitalising and killing people: WHO chief
Geneva: While Omicron does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorised as ‘mild’ as just like previous variants, Omicron…
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Biden and Congress mark a year since violent insurrection
Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about…
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Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests
Moscow: Dozens of protesters and 12 police died during extraordinarily violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan that saw government buildings stormed and set ablaze, authorities said Thursday. One police officer was found beheaded in…
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China expresses hopes for early restoration of public order in Kazakhstan
Beijing: China has expressed hopes restoration of the public order and prompt stabilisation in rising unrest in Kazakhstan as the Central Asian nation witnessed massive unrest on Wednesday leading to the resignation…
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Spain to allow pet custody to couples in case of divorce
Madrid: Spain has passed a law that grants the right, in the event of a divorce, to take care of domestic animals alternately, as they are now classified as living creatures that…
