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Iran announced Thursday it has carried out a new space launch, in a move likely to irk Western powers amid tough talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran successfully put its first military satellite into orbit in April 2020,…
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The world began ushering in 2022 on Friday after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead. The past 12 months saw a new US president…
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Sumit Gupta has had a big year -- turning 30, getting married and seeing his startup become one of India's newest tech unicorns. Hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and too busy expanding and getting funding for his cryptocurrency…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday launched the distribution of Naya Pakistan National Sehat Card in Punjab, a move which would enable every family to avail medical treatment of up to Rs1 million a year at both government and…
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Quetta: At least four people died and more than a dozen were wounded in a roadside blast in Quetta. The explosion took place near the Science College at Jinnah Road. The injured were city's Civil Hospital, the police added, while three…
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A Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once again. Governments are walking a tightrope between…
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Jasprit Bumrah was hailed by Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour after making two late breakthroughs on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday. South Africa, needing 305 to win, were 94 for four at the close,…
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England's beleaguered Ashes tour went from bad to worse Thursday with under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood to miss the fourth Test in Sydney after a family member tested positive for the coronavirus. Silverwood and his family have to…
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A court in Los Angeles has made Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's divorce official 10 years after they separated following the actor-turned-politician's infidelity, US media reported Wednesday. Celebrity news site TMZ said the…
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said the federal government would bear all the financial burden of Reko Diq for the progress and prosperity of Balochistan and the people of province. In a tweet, the prime minister…
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 29: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called for holding Pakistan’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in a befitting manner to highlight the country’s distinctive identity, culture and unique location. “On the occasion of…
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday said that Pakistan’s foreign policy must respond adequately to the shifting trends and must navigate through this external environment to ensure the security of Pakistan’s…
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Egypt has "digitally unwrapped" the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask. Thanks to the advanced digital 3D imagery, researchers…
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ISLAMABAD: The federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved the controversial State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Bill, which has proposed to curtail the government's borrowing from the central bank, The news pmc reported. The…
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The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high", the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19 case numbers shot up by 11 percent globally last week. Omicron is behind rapid virus spikes in several countries,…
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