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Originated from Pakistan, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport
London: Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London’s Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported. The undeclared nuclear…
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Pak rupees hit new low vs USD, slides to Rs 227.88 a dollar
Karachi: Amid the faltering economy and depreciating currency, the Pakistani rupee continued to lose its value against USD, falling to Rs 227.88 against the dollar in the interbank market, reported The Express…
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Hundreds of flights across US grounded after technical failure at FAA
Washington: Hundreds of flights across the US were grounded on Wednesday morning following a technical failure in the system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The extent of the delays was not…
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Global oil inventories expected to grow, prices to drop in next 2 yrs: EIA
Houston: Global oil inventories will increase over the next two years with more global oil production than consumption, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast. Partly as the result, crude oil…
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1 child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021: UN report
United Nations: More than 5.0 million children under age 5, including 2.3 million newborns, along with 2.1 million children and youth aged 5 to 24 years 43 per cent of whom are…
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Asia Cup hosting: PCB chief Sethi ‘wants to discuss’ issue with Jay Shah
New Delhi Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi intends to have a chat with Jay Shah regarding his country’s Asia Cup hosting rights if the BCCI secretary decides to attend the opening ceremony…
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Severe winter storms in California leave 16 dead
San Francisco: At least 16 people have died in a barrage of severe winter storms in California as the most populous state in the US braces for more floods and mudslides. The…
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Australian Cardinal convicted of child abuse dies
Canberra: Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction on child abuse charges shocked the Catholic Church before being quashed, has died of heart complications after hip surgery, officials said on Wednesday. He was 81.…
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Buildings damaged after earthquake in Indonesia
Jakarta: More than 100 houses and other buildings were destroyed after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku, an official and weather agency said. Most of the damages occurred in…
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IAEA to send monitoring missions to Ukraine’s nuclear plants
Kiev: The IAEA will send monitoring missions to nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior official. “In the near future, these missions will…
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Zimbabwe’s 2022 gold output reaches new record high
Harare: Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonne in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments, and incentives to miners. The output was 19.5 percent up from…
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Pakistan’s Election Commission issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, his aides in contempt case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top election body on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of his party in a contempt case. The case is based…
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Ukraine’s 2022 defence expenditure accounted for 32.5% of GDP
Kiev: Ukraine’s defence spending in 2022 accounted for 32.5 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product amid the ongoing war with Russia, a top official said here. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of…
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Saudi Arabia boosts investments in Pakistan to USD 10 billion
Islamabad: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has directed authorities to study augmenting the Gulf Kingdom’s investments in Pakistan to reach USD 10 billion and increasing its deposit to the cash-strapped country’s…
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Indian American space expert named NASA’s new chief technologist
Washington: An Indian American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA’s new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space…
