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10k deaths per month; WHO warns of persistent threats from Covid
Geneva: Public health risks resulting from the COVID-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) said here. According to…
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Cold weather claims life of 36 children in Pakistan: Official
Lahore: At least 36 children have died due to pneumonia caused by cold weather in the last week in Pakistan’s Punjab province, prompting the authorities to impose a ban on holding morning…
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India, China engaging on diplomatic, military sides for resolution: MEA
New Delhi: India, while reiterating its long-standing position on China, said the two countries will continue to engage on the diplomatic and military sides for some sort of resolution. “India’s position on…
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Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to 6 months in jail
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus was sentenced on Monday, January 1, to six months in jail by a court on charges of labor law violation, a development termed “politically…
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
New Delhi: Continuing with an over-three-decade-long practice, India and Pakistan exchanged a list of their nuclear installations on Monday, January 1, under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking…
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Relationship between India and Russia much deeper: S Jaishankar
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday, December28, that the relationship between India and Russia is not just about diplomacy or economics, it is something much deeper. Jaishankar, who is…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s current economic model is not working: World Bank
Islamabad: Pakistan’s current economic model is not working, a top World Bank official has said, underscoring that the cash-strapped nation must change policies that have plagued development and benefitted only a few.…
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Pakistan court grants bail to ex-PM Imran Khan in cipher case
Islamabad: In a relief to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday approved his and close aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s bail in the cipher case related to the…
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Pakistan’s Lahore receives first artificial rain to combat smog
Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities, received its first artificial rain on Saturday, December 16, following an experiment conducted by Pakistan’s Punjab government with the help of the UAE to…
- India
India, Oman adopt vision document to expand bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday, December 16, firmed up a vision document to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and…
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PM Sunak’s officials in Delhi to discuss India-UK FTA: Report
London: Senior officials from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team are in New Delhi this week to add momentum behind the ongoing round of negotiations for an India-UK free trade agreement (FTA),…
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Bangladesh: Amid unrest 12 vehicles set ablaze in last 24 hours
Dhaka: At least 12 vehicles were set ablaze in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, allegedly by the country’s main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist party’s (BNP) supporters. Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil…
- Middle East
UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas
Tel Aviv: The military in the United Kingdom (UK) will operate surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported quoting the British Ministry of Defence. The…