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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…
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Has Bangladesh spotted ‘gold mine’ in Bay of Bengal?
Dhaka: Bangladesh has all the opportunities to tap into a potential “gold mine” in the form of huge gas hydrates, and several hundred species of seaweed discovered in the Bay of Bengal,…
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Multiple studies show Omicron less severe than Delta: Fauci
Washington: Data from several countries on the Omicron severity show that even though the variant is highly transmissible, it causes less disease than the previously Delta strain which was much more lethal,…
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US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for kids aged 12-15
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children aged 12 to 15. On Monday, the FDA also shortened…
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Over 1L hospitalised with Covid in US, 1st time in 4 months
New York: More than 103,000 people are currently hospitalised with Covid-19 in the US, the first time the total has reached six figures in nearly four months, CNN on Tuesday quoted the…
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German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny
London: Germany’s antitrust watchdog paved the way Wednesday for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of paramount significance,” the first to get that label since regulators got more power…
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Kazakh president accepts government’s resignation
Nur-Sultan: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a presidential decree on Wednesday, accepting the resignation of the country’s government. “In accordance with Article 70 of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I hereby resolve to…
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China puts city of 1.1 mn under lockdown after three cases
New Delhi: China has put a second city under total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered from there, the BBC reported. Yuzhou, which has a population of 1.1 million,…
