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US begins clinical trial evaluating 2nd Covid booster shots in adults
Washington: A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating various additional Covid-19 booster shots has begun enrolling adult participants in the US, the country’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The trial, sponsored by the…
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Why is London money laundering capital of the world?
London: An expert on corruption studies and Central Asia politics in a webinar on Wednesday talked about ‘why London is the money laundering capital of the world’ and said, “there is a…
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TTP announces fresh offensive against Pakistan during Ramadan
Islamabad: A fresh wave of terror attacks is geared up to strike Pakistani security forces with full force as the Pakistani Taliban have announced the launch of their spring offensive — ‘Al-Badr’…
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Won’t resign, will play till the last ball: Pak PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: As the Opposition continues to mount pressure on the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government ahead of voting on the no-confidence motion, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday refused to resign…
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Sanctions against Russia could undermine global dominance of US dollar: IMF
Moscow: Sanctions against Russia could undermine the global dominance of the US dollar, according to Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The dollar would remain…
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No-confidence vote: Fearing ouster, Imran Khan offers to dissolve assembly
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has reportedly offered to dissolve the assembly on the condition to withdraw the no-confidence motion against him, a local media report said on Friday. Imran Khan…
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Shanghai to screen 16 million people in 2nd phase of lockdown
Shanghai: Shanghai will launch a Covid-19 nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting from Friday amid the second phase of the city’s nine-day lockdown, an official announced on…
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Russia used cluster weapons in Ukraine at least 24 times: UN
Geneva: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine on at least 24 occasions since…
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China, Pakistan hold talk with Taliban representatives in Beijing
Beijing: The Foreign Ministers of China and Pakistan held a trilateral meeting with the acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Taliban regime Amir Khan Muttaqi in Beijing on Wednesday on the…
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Chinese shows duplicity towards Muslims in Xinjiang
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s assurance, during the OIC Conference in Islamabad recently that China would look after the interests of Muslim nations, is in total contradiction to events in his…
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US imposes sanctions against Iran ballistic missile programme
Washington: The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based person and his network of companies that Washington accused of facilitating Iran in its effort to get materials for its ballistic missile…
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Lahore man kills pregnant wife for saying ‘Mera Jism, Meri Marzi’
Lahore: A man in Lahore has been arrested after allegedly strangling his pregnant wife to death for using the Aurat March slogan, ‘Mera Jism, Meri Marzi’ (my body, my choice), Friday Times…
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Peace talks did not offer any breakthrough: Russia
London: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has played down any hopes of a breakthrough in the talks held with Ukraine in Turkey, BBC reported. On Tuesday, Russia said it intended to scale back…
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Musk cites Eminem rap song in latest response to SEC
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal skirmish with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues, with the executive invoking popular rapper Eminem in a filing submitted to a Manhattan federal…
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Study claims UV-LED lights can kill coronaviruses and HIV
Toronto: The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, claims a research. Researchers at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, Canada, killed both viruses using UV-LED lights,…
