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Man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci jailed for 37 months
Washington: A West Virginia man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci for his work as chief medical advisor to the US President during the Covid-19 pandemic has been sentenced to more than three…
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Pak: Oppn demands to know if airspace used for drone strike on Zawahiri
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the “question” was not about Pakistans soil being used in the US drone attack that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri, but its…
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World food prices decline after Ukraine grain exports resume: FAO
Rome: World food prices declined dramatically in July following the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine, according to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A deal to allow grain shipments from Ukraine…
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Japan marks 77th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Tokyo: Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place in the final days of the Second World War. A moment of silence was observed at…
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North Korea slams Pelosi’s visit to truce village
Seoul: North Korea on Saturday condemned US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom. In a statement, Jo Yong-sam, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s press and information…
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China sends warships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions escalate
Taipei: Taiwan’s Defence Ministry on Friday said that Chinese warships and aircraft conducted military drills in waters near the island, as tensions escalated in the region following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit…
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1 in 8 COVID-19 patients develop long-term symptoms: Lancet study
London: One in eight adults who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, according to one of the most comprehensive studies on the viral disease to date published in…
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US: Reuters journalists stage 24hr walkout over contract dispute
Over 300 journalists associated with Reuters on Thursday staged a 24-hour walkout reportedly over a contract dispute with the Thomson Reuters family. The protesting journalists have been seeking a new contract for…
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Taiwan dominates the world’s supply of computer chips no wonder the US is worried
Nottingham: One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). Pelosi’s trip coincided with…
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Pakistani journalist goes missing in Kabul
A Pakistani journalist on Thursday reportedly went missing while on an assignment in Kabul. He has not been traced yet. The missing journalist has been identified as Anas Mallick. The Pakistan embassy…
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China can not stop US officials from visiting Taiwan: Pelosi
Tokyo: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing US officials from travelling there. She made the remarks in Tokyo on the final leg of an…
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Canada Police’s most-violent gangster list features nine Indian-origin men
New Delhi: The police in Canada have issued a public warning identifying 11 men, including nine of Indian origin, linked to extreme levels of gang violence. The Indian origin criminals named in…
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‘Unacceptable’: Biden slams Russian court sentence in US basketball star case
Washington: US President Joe Biden reacted sharply to the sentencing of American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine and a half years in jail by a Moscow court Thursday, saying it is…
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Unaware of Zawahiri’s ‘arrival & stay’ in Kabul: Taliban
Kabul: The caretaker Taliban administration in Afghanistan has said that the group was uninformed of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s “arrival and stay” in Kabul, although it is uncertain whether the Taliban have explicitly acknowledged or…
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Japan: 5.6-magnitude quake strikes Fukushima, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan on Thursday, the weather agency said, although no tsunami warning has been issued. According to…
