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Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
Games personnel in protective equipment watch a women's ice hockey game between Canada and Switzerland (PMC/Anne-Christine POUJOULAT)
Anne-Christine POUJOULAT
A Winter…
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Rotterdam says no decision on dismantling bridge for Bezos superyacht
The Dutch port city of Rotterdam has not received a request for a permit to temporarily dismantle an historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass, local media reported Thursday.
The city's mayor…
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Meta’s profit slips as Facebook loses users
CFO Dave Weiner told analysts that user growth was impacted by "headwinds" including disproportionate growth in the Asia-Pacific during the pandemic that has slowed and an increase in mobile data prices in India.
"In addition to these…
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US Army to discharge soldiers who refuse Covid vaccine
The US Army announced Wednesday it will begin discharging soldiers who refuse to comply with a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination rule.
"Unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness," Secretary of the Army…
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Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5
Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they are seeking emergency authorization from US health regulators for use of their Covid vaccine for children aged over six months and under five years.
If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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The race is on to translate viral app Wordle
Wordle, the simple word game that has taken the English-speaking world by storm, is sparking spontaneous efforts to develop similar games for other languages.
The English-language app poses a simple puzzle: it thinks of a five-letter…
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Multan Sultans beat Islamabad United by 20 runs!
Match 8 – Multan Sultans beat Islamabad United by 20 runs
Player of the match – Tim David
Wednesday’s fixture – Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars
The official nomenclature of the tournament is HBL PSL. Media houses are instructed to use…
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Swedish film festival puts audiences under hypnosis
To add another dimension to the cinematic experience, Scandinavia's largest film festival introduced 20 minutes of hypnosis ahead of the featured movies.
"We have built this hypnotic cinema to experiment with the film experience, to…
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New York Times buys ‘Wordle’
The New York Times announced Monday it had bought Wordle, a phenomenon played by millions just four months after the game burst onto the Internet, for an "undisclosed price in the low seven figures."
Created by engineer Josh Wardle, the…
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PM rejects summary for petrol price hike by Rs 10
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 : Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday rejected a summary to increase the petrol price by Rs 10 per liter and diesel by Rs 14, in the national interest.
The prime minister said that government would bear the burden of the…
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PPP’s top leadership should have resigned instead of Gilani: Fawad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday took PPP leadership to the task and said their top leaders should have owned the fiasco in the upper house during major legislation.
“Yousuf…
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Engro CEO Ghias Khan becomes OICCI president
Engro Corporation Limited CEO Ghias Khan has become President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) for the 2022 term.
“We are pleased to announce that Ghias Khan, President & CEO of Engro Corporation…
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Murder of Christian pastor in Peshawar act of wanton violence
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the murder of Pastor William Siraj, who was shot dead in Peshawar on Sunday on his way home from church. Reverend Patrick Naeem was also injured in the attack.
HRCP sees…
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Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss border issues
Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf, who also heads Afghanistan Inter-Ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC), visited Kabul on 29-30 January 2022.
The objective of the visit was to discuss with Afghan leadership the…
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Sindh announces Kashmir Day holiday
The Sindh government has announced a public holiday in the province on February 5 on account of Kashmir Day.
According to a notification issued by the provincial government, Sindh will observe Kashmir Solidarity Day on Saturday (February…
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