World
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Chinese city claims to test 12.6 mn people for COVID-19 in 6 hrs
New Delhi: Zhengzhou city, the capital of China’s Henan province, has claimed to have completed the COVID-19 testing of 12.6 million residents in just six hours or 2.1 million people per hour…
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New algorithm can predict COVID-19 complication risk
London: An algorithm that can accurately predict the risk of developing severe complications due to COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death, has been developed by Dutch researchers. The algorithm can be applied to identify…
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Intelligence reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot
Washington: Intelligence reports compiled by the US Capitol Police in the days before last year’s insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments warned that crowds…
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Third Covid dose may prevent hospitalisation in elderly: Study
London: Three doses of the Covid vaccine can give high levels of protection against hospitalisation with the Omicron variant, according to a new study. Early evidence has shown that two-doses of Covid vaccines…
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How fake news headlines trigger emotions, explores new research
Washington: How people’s emotions are sparked by false political headlines, and how their reactions determine whether they share those stories with others, was explored during a new study. The research has been…
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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…
