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21 people die trapped in vehicles after heavy snowfall in Pakistan’s Murree

Lahore: Pakistan’s popular hill station Murree was declared a calamity-hit area on Saturday after at least 21 people, including nine children, froze to death...

Former anti-terror chief arrested over Kazakhstan protests

MOSCOW: The former head of Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency has been arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent...

Biden blames Trump, his supporters for holding ‘dagger at the throat of democracy’

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a "dagger at the throat of democracy" with election lies...

Decision on extension for Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa can wait: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he has not yet thought about an extension to Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Qamar...

Pakistan PM Imran to visit China for bilateral talks, investments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan plans to visit China early next month to further strengthen the all-weather bilateral ties and seek more investments...

Covid vaccine does not increase preterm birth risk: Study

Washington: COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not associated with complications such as preterm birth or smaller than normal weight of babies, according to a...

Omicron: Hong Kong bans flights from India, 7 other countries until Jan 21

BEIJING: Hong Kong on Wednesday reimposed some of its toughest COVID-19 restrictions, banning flights from eight countries including India until January 21, in a...

China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an

BEIJING: China on Wednesday reported a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi’an, which has been under a tight...

Bangladesh police registers complaints over alleged desecration of three temples

DHAKA: Police have registered complaints over alleged desecration of three temples in Bangladesh as the members of the minority Hindu community staged protests demanding...

22 injured after 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles China’s Yunnan province

Beijing: At least 22 people were injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Sunday,...

Taiwan leader urges China to curb ‘military adventurism’

TAIPEI: Taiwan's president on Saturday urged China to curb its "military adventurism", with tensions between the two sides at their highest level in years. Beijing...

Omicron variant resistant to antibodies, two vaccine doses: Study

The Omicron variant of coronavirus is largely resistant to antibodies from people who recover from COVID-19 infection, and those vaccinated with two doses of...

US woman tests positive for COVID-19 mid-flight, isolates for 5 hours in bathroom

A US woman was quarantined in an aeroplane bathroom for three hours after testing positive for COVID-19 halfway through a flight from Chicago to...

Israel approves measures for Palestinians after leaders meet

JERUSALEM: Israel's defence minister approved a raft of measures aimed at improving relations with the Palestinians on Wednesday following a rare meeting with Palestinian...

China reports sudden spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Winter Olympics

BEIJING: China has reported 206 new COVID-19 cases, including 158 domestically transmitted ones, in a sudden spike ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics which...

Taliban banning transport for solo woman travellers is ‘retrogressive’: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday lashed out at the Taliban regime in Afghanistan for its latest "retrogressive" move of banning women...

Burnt remains of 30 found in Myanmar

BANGKOK: The charred remains of more than 30 people, including women and children, were found in burnt-out vehicles in Myanmar on Saturday, a rebel...

Truck crashes into bus in Iran, killing 10

TEHRAN: A road accident in southwestern Iran killed at least 10 people on Saturday, Iranian media reported. The official IRNA news agency said the accident...

US authorises Merck anti-COVID pill

US health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections. The Food...

40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry in Bangladesh

DHAKA: At least 40 people died and over 150 others were injured early Friday after a packed three-storey ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught...

Pfizer pill Paxlovid becomes 1st US-authorised home COVID treatment

US health regulators on Wednesday authorised the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to...

Sputnik V, Sputnik Light booster effective against Omicron: study

Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine and its one-shot version Sputnik Light booster demonstrates high virus-neutralising activity (VNA) against the highly-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, providing a...

Pakistan, Turkey & Malaysia to launch TV channel

Islamabad: Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia will set up a joint television channel to promote media links among them, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad...

Moderna: Initial booster data shows good results on Omicron

Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Moderna said lab tests showed...

Himalayan glaciers melting at ‘exceptional rate’ due to warming: Study

London: Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an “exceptional” rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in...

Pakistan to rally Muslim countries to help Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster while also cajoling the neighboring country's new Taliban...

Pfizer study tests extra Covid vaccine dose for kids under 5

Pfizer said Friday it was changing plans and testing three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in babies and preschoolers instead of the usual two. The...

Taliban prepares new Afghan budget without foreign aid

KABUL: Afghanistan's finance ministry under the new Taliban government has prepared a draft national budget that, for the first time in two decades, is...

Bangladesh to import defence items from India under USD 500 mn Line of Credit

Dhaka: Bangladesh will soon import defence related items from India under the USD 500 million Line of Credit provided by New Delhi as several...

Biden’s nominee for envoy to India says human rights to be core issue

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's nominee for next envoy to New Delhi has declared human rights would be a core issue for him when...

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