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Beijing remains COVID-19 free for 10th day
BEIJING: The Chinese capital has recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for the 10th day in a row.
The total number of cases stands at 335 since a cluster outbreak was discovered at Xinfadi market on June 11, the…
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Bilawal slams PTI government as ‘Pakistan’s most corrupt govt ever’
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday lashed out at the PTI government, calling it the "most corrupt government ever in Pakistan's history", slamming the prime minister for being a 'danger' to the economy.
Bilawal was…
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Pakistan strongly condemns attack on Saudi oil facility
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the Houthi attack on a Saudi oil facility, according to a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Pakistan strongly condemns missile and UAV attacks towards Saudi Arabia aiming to…
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5 killed in attack on South African church
One potential motive for the attack is a power struggle at the church between rival factions, local media reported.
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Adviser to KP CM on information Ajmal Wazir resigns after audio leak
PESHAWAR: KP adviser to the chief minister on information, Ajmal Wazir Khan, resigned on Saturday, a day after an alleged conversation involving the adviser leaked to the internet in which it seemed as if he was accepting a commission from…
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Erdogan declares Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque again
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque on Friday after a top court ruled that the ancient building’s conversion to a museum by modern Turkey’s founding statesman was illegal.
Erdogan…
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COVID-19: Another 1.3mn Americans file for jobless benefits
More than 60,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported on Wednesday and U.S. deaths rose by more than 900 for the second straight day, the highest since early June
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‘Govt to reopen educational institutions from Sept 15’
ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for education announced on Thursday that the government had taken the decision to reopen schools across the country from September 15, 2020 if health conditions improve.
Minister for Education Shafqat…
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SBP revises bank timings to 9AM-5:30PM
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced Thursday that it was revising banks' timings to 9AM-5:30PM, revising the timings due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
“Effective from July 13. 2020, the banks/MFBs shall observe…
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International pilots association writes to PM Imran, expresses ‘deep concern’ over…
ISLAMABAD: The President of the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Association (IFALPA) wrote a letter to PM Imran in which it criticised the statement made by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan that as many as 40% of the…
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Harvard, MIT move court to ban govt order revoking visas for foreign students
A US government order directed revocation of student visas for all students whose entire classes have shifted online
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Shehbaz writes to NA Speaker, demands formation of committee to probe atrocities against media
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday wrote to the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, urging him to form a committee to probe the atrocities against media.
In a letter that he penned to…
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Tik Tok closes operations in Hong Kong
REUTERS: Chinese social media app Tik Tok has revealed on Tuesday that it is stopping operations in Hong Kong owing to a new security law in the region, as other technology companies stop processing government requests for user data in…
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COVID-19: WHO chief recognises ‘positive trend in disease curtailment’ in Pakistan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom spoke to Prime Minister Imran Khan and recognised the "positive trend in disease curtailment" in Pakistan.
This was revealed by Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar on…
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At least 44 die in Japan as rain wreaks havoc in country
REUTERS: Torrential rain hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday, with at least one more river bursting its banks, as the death toll from three days of floods and mudslides rose to 44, including 14 at an old people’s home.…
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