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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,…
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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
Seoul: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, its first public weapons launch in about two months and a signal…
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CDC: Omicron accounts for 95% of new cases in USA
New York: The omicron variant accounted for 95% of new coronavirus infections last week, according to US health officials’ latest estimates. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates…
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Global Covid caseload tops 295 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 295 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.45 million and vaccinations to over 9.24 billion, according…
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US-based Muslim civil liberties organization urges Tesla to close showroom in Xinjiang
Washington: A major Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States has called on Tesla motors CEO Elon Musk to close a recently-opened showroom in China’s Xinjiang region, saying no American corporation…
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US reports 1 mn COVID-19 cases, breaks previous records
Washington: Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection…
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Australia’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations’ hit new records
Sydney: New virus cases in Australia surged to record levels on Tuesday, increasing the strain on hospitals and testing centres across the country. In New South Wales, Australia’s most-populous state, 23,131 new…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with intestinal obstruction
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement. The hospital where he…
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France detects new Covid variant, 12 infected
Paris: French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as ‘IHU’. The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have…
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Biden conferring with Ukraine’s leader over Russian buildup
Wilmington: President Joe Biden is resuming his telephone diplomacy over the Russian troop buildup near its border with Ukraine, coordinating with Ukraine’s leader on strategy to de-escalate a crisis that Moscow says…
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Imran Khan says graft, sex crimes main evils confronting Muslim world
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that rising corruption and sex crimes were the two main evils confronting the Muslim world. He said this during an interactive dialogue on Riyasat-i-Madina:…
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South Korea reports 2 Omicron-linked deaths
Seoul: Two deaths in connection with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were reported in South Korea on Monday, according to health officials. These are reportedly the first deaths in the country linked to…
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China claims to have beaten US to develop next gen hypersonic missiles
New Delhi: China claims it has beaten the US to developing heat-seeking hypersonic missiles that could home in on targets including aircraft carriers and moving vehicles, Daily Mail reported. The development, which…
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Pak: Locals block roads, protest against power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Scores of local men and women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday blocked the road leading to the Torkham border and protested against prolonged power outages in the area. Traffic on…
