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REUTERS: A police officer was hurt and vehicles were torched as protests turned violent in Bristol, England on Sunday. Thousands of demonstrators had converged on the city centre, ignoring COVID-19 restrictions, to protest against a…
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REUTERS: Many Asian countries are accelerating the rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after confidence in its safety was hit, following reports that the shot was linked to rare blood clots in Europe earlier this month. After briefly…
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ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Sunday recommended the price of the Sputnik V Russian vaccine imported by a Pakistani private company. The decision was taken by DRAP after it convened an emergency meeting…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Sunday announced that education ministers of all provinces will sit with him to discuss the issue of reopening of schools and educational institutions. This was said by the…
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REUTERS: Germany and France will resume the AstraZeneca vaccine shots after health regulators in various countries and the World Health Organisation (WHO) backed the vaccine. Reports of rare brain blood clots had prompted more than a dozen…
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KARACHI: A man stabbed a fashion designer and his two sons over a parking dispute on Thursday night in the city. According to video clips of the incident which have gone viral on social media, a man who has been identified as Ibrahim…
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REUTERS: India reported its highest number of coronavirus infections over the past three months, as 39,726 new infections were reported in the country on Friday. The tally of infections stands at 11.51 million, the highest after the…
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has summoned its important meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) on April 4. This decision was taken during a meeting presided over by PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The party…
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Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Wednesday recommended a change in the coronavirus slogan, according to a notification released by the government. The federal cabinet approved removal of the slogan 'Corona Say Darna Nahin…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) head Asad Umar on Thursday warned the masses that if the coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) were not followed strictly, the government would enforce "stronger…
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KARACHI: Pakistan received its first tranche of the Russian vaccine, the Gam=COVID Vac or the Sputnik V, on Wednesday night as it arrived at the Jinnah International Airport. As per the Pakistani authorities, 50,000 doses of the Sputnik…
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REUTERS: The Atlanta-area shooting has sown fresh fear among Asian-Americans of violence after eight people were murdered in cold blood on Wednesday during a shootout. Across the United States, many Asian-Americans reeled at the news of a…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported a huge jump in the coronavirus figures over the past 24 hours, with 3,495 people testing positive for the virus on Wednesday. The number of people who passed away from the disease numbered to 61, with 57 of…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host its first ever security dialogue today with an aim to define its strategic direction, according to local media. PM Khan will inaugurate the two-day conference today (Wednesday) in Islamabad. It is called…
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Opinion polls showed German chancellor Angela Merkel losing popularity for the way it handled the coronavirus pandemic, as analysts predict her party is headed for a drubbing in the polls. Facing a federal election in September without…
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