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Islamabad: Four women were shot dead by terrorists in Pakistan's North Waziristan district, police said on Monday. The North Waziristan police said in a statement that unidentified gunmen fired at a vehicle carrying the women near Mir…
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Tokyo: Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has ordered domestic carriers to halt flights of Boeing 777s after an incident involving the aircraft sparked concern, local media reported Monday. The transport…
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Canberra: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become one of the first Australians to receive a coronavirus vaccine. Morrison on Sunday morning received his first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine alongside Chief Medical Officer Paul…
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Moscow: Russia has confirmed the first case of human infection with the avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday. Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this bird flu virus in…
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London: All adults in the UK will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged. More than 17 million people have been given a jab since the UK's Covid-19 vaccine rollout…
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Singapore:  A work pass holder who arrived from India is among 14 new Covid-19 cases announced on Friday despite having previously tested negative twice. The 48-year-old came to Singapore on December 30 and was on stay-home notice (SHN)…
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Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said the US is returning to the transatlantic partnership and will address global challenges like climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. "I'm sending a clear message to the world:…
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Washington: NASAs Perseverance rover has sent some stunning photos of the Red Planet, including a high-resolution colour selfie taken during its landing. The selfie is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA's Perseverance rover…
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Bhubaneswar: Young Odia writer Sagar Pradhan, who has earned much applause thanks to his books- Internet of Things, Basic Java Book and A cup of Tea with Life has added another feather to his hat of success. The United Nations lately has…
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England: A father-of-two ran off with his girlfriend's mother just days after the daughter gave birth to his baby son in  Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire in England. Ryan Shelton, 29, betrayed his pregnant partner Jess Aldridge 24,…
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Houston: As many in the US state of Texas experience power outage, the state is now running out of food with the disruption of supply chain, local media has reported. The Texas Tribune published a story on Wednesday saying that across…
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Washington: The American space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet Mars' equator called Jezero. Engineers at NASA's mission control…
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Canberra:  Social media giant Facebook has blocked Australians from sharing or accessing news on the platform. As of Thursday the Facebook accounts of Australian publishers ranging from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to…
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Washington: Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have confirmed that the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is healthy and on target to touch down in Jezero Crater at around 3.55 p.m. EST on February 18. "Perseverance is NASA's most…
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Kabul: Three people were killed and two others wounded in two security-related incidents here over the past 24 hours, sources said on Wednesday. In the first incident on Tuesday night, one person was killed and two others injured in a…
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