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Bilawal for implementation of NAP to control locust attack

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday asked the federal government to immediately implement the National Action Plan formulated to control the ensuing locust attack in the...

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Traders reject govt lockdown easing plan

ISLAMABAD: The traders community of the country has rejected government's plans to ease lockdown in the country saying the Prime Minister's announcements have created further confusion."Instead of...

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UK Labour leader faces stiff opposition from 50 MPs over IOK statement

LONDON: Fifty Labour Party parliamentarians have told the new Labour leader Keir Starmer that his recent statement on Indian Occupied Kashmir after a meeting with Labour Friends of India is...

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Pakistan to make own ventilators in two months: Asad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms, and Special Initiatives Asad Umer Friday said Pakistan would be manufacturing its own ventilators in next two months.Talking in a...

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Isolation ward handed over to Drosh hospital

CHITRAL: An isolation ward set up by Aga Khan Health Service at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Drosh, was handed over to the Health Department on Friday.District Health Officer Dr Shahzada Haiderul...

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Bilawal for implementation of NAP to control locust attack

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday asked the federal government to immediately implement the National Action Plan formulated to control the ensuing locust attack in the...

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IIUI rector faces controversy of receiving dual salary

ISLAMABAD: Rector International Islamic University Islamabad Dr Masoom Yasinzai is in the middle of a controversy for allegedly receiving dual salary without the notice and prior approval of Board of...

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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for implementation of NAP to control locust attack

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday asked the federal government to immediately implement the National Action Plan formulated to control the ensuing locust attack in the...

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Cholistan land probe: NAB sends questionnaires to Shahbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah, Balighur Rehman

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Multan has sent a questionnaire to Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif, ex-minister of state Balighur Rehman,...

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Formula to promote students

LAHORE: A formula has been devised in Punjab to promote students of matric and Inter to the next classes. New suggestions have been prepared after cancellation of examinations in the wake of the...

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Pakistan to record 5m births in nine months since Covid-19 declared as pandemic

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is projected to record five million births in the nine months since the COVID-19 was declared pandemic in March and these births expected to take place between March and December,...

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UK Labour leader faces stiff opposition from 50 MPs over IOK statement

LONDON: Fifty Labour Party parliamentarians have told the new Labour leader Keir Starmer that his recent statement on Indian Occupied Kashmir after a meeting with Labour Friends of India is...

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Milan Fashion Week goes digital in July amid virus pandemic

Coronavirus emergency erupted in Italy in late February, during Milan's Fashion Week, causing some designers to present their runway shows without audiences.




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Russell Crowe reveals his Hollywood friend told him 'Gladiator' was going to fail at box office

Russell Crowe reveals his Hollywood friend told him 'Gladiator' was going to fail at box office




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US Space Force chief explains why he didn't want Steve Carell to play him on Netflix film

US Space Force chief explains why he didn't want Steve Carell to play him on Netflix film




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Deadpool 2: Ryan Reynolds' starrer slapped with fine over stuntwoman's death

The stuntwoman died while filming a scene for an actress




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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie plan 'separate parties' for daughter Shiloh's 14th birthday

Shiloh will have a separate celebration at her mom Angelina Jolie's home, but Brad Pitt would be delighted to have all his kids over for the party




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Adele's trainer lashes out at trolls questioning her weight loss: 'Appreciate the hard work'

Adele got accused of getting her weight reduced cosmetically




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Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani buy stunning $13 million mansion in Los Angeles

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are taking the next step in their relationship




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Gigi Hadid flaunts her culinary skills under lockdown

Gigi and her sister Bella have been spending more time in the kitchen under quarantine





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India's lavish weddings go online in lockdown

NEW DELHI: Under lockdown and far apart, Sushen Dang and Keerti Narang went online to say their marriage vows -- and pulled off a spectacular Indian wedding complete with thousands of guests and raucous Bollywood dancing.In a country famous for lavish weddings that last for days, the young couple...




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Austrian ski resort covers glacier after virus cuts season

STUBAI GLACIER, Austria: With its season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austria’s most popular glacial ski resorts covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual this year to help preserve it for a still uncertain reopening, foreign media reported.In a normal...




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Father, son charged with killing black man Ahmaud Arbery

SAVANNAH, Ga: More than two months after a black man was shot to death while jogging on a Sunday afternoon, Georgia investigators conceded that the facts show enough evidence to jail a white father and son on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault, a UK based news agency reported.The...




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N Korea lashes out at South Korean military drills, greets China

SEOUL: North Korea lashed out at South Korea over recent military drills, while leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal message to China’s Xi Jinping to congratulate him on that country’s success in controlling the coronavirus, state media reported on Friday, foreign media reported.A North...




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Milan a ticking virus 'bomb', warns viroligist

ROME: Italy's economic capital Milan is a virus time "bomb" at risk of erupting with residents now free to move around -- some gathering for canal-side cocktails -- after twomonths under a pandemic lockdown.The city in the northern Lombardy region is the epicentre of Italy´s outbreak, one of...




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Battle to prevent fresh gas leak at Indian plant

VISAKHAPATNAM: Engineers battled Friday to prevent more toxic gas escaping at a chemical plant on India´s east coast, a day after a pre-dawn leak killed 12 people and knocked locals unconscious in the street. Although the death toll was lower than feared, the accident which left hundreds...




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UN agency for Palestinians launches corona appeal

RAMALLAH: The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees launched an emergency coronavirus appeal Friday, saying Palestinians across the Middle East were suffering a devastating socio-economic impact.The agency appealed for $93.4 million for the next three months to provide food and cash...




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India's lavish weddings go online amid lockdown

NEW DELHI: Under lockdown and far apart, Sushen Dang and Keerti Narang went online to say their marriage vows — and pulled off a spectacular Indian wedding complete with thousands of guests and raucous Bollywood dancing.In a country famous for lavish weddings that last for days, the young...




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Egypt's Sisi ratifies emergency law amendments sparking rights concerns

CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a host of amendments to Egypt’s emergency law which an international rights groups says expands “repressive powers” as the country’s battles the coronavirus. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 when...




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Malawi court rejects president'sappeal against poll annulment

LILONGWE: Malawi´s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika´s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July. Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to...




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'Trump ordered mercenary attack on Venezuela'

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says there is evidence his American counterpart Donald Trump “personally ordered” the recent military raid on the Latin American country, arguing that Washington swiftly cut remaining ties with Caracas thereafter. Maduro made the comments in...




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Milan a ticking virus 'bomb', viroligist warns

ROME: Italy’s economic capital Milan is a virus time “bomb” at risk of erupting with residents now free to move around – some gathering for canal-side cocktails – after two months under a pandemic lockdown.The city in the northern Lombardy region is the epicentre of...




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Battle to prevent fresh gas leak at Indian plant

VISAKHAPATNAM, India: Engineers battled on Friday to prevent more toxic gas escaping at a chemical plant on India’s east coast, a day after a pre-dawn leak killed 12 people and knocked locals unconscious in the street.Although the death toll was lower than feared, the accident which left...




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Malawi court rejects president's appeal against poll annulment

LILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi’s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika’s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July.Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to...




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India's lavish weddings go online in virus lockdown

NEW DELHI: Under lockdown and far apart, Sushen Dang and Keerti Narang went online to say their marriage vows – and pulled off a spectacular Indian wedding complete with thousands of guests and raucous Bollywood dancing.In a country famous for lavish weddings that last for days, the young...




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N Korea lashes South as Kim praises Xi

SEOUL: North Korea condemned the South on Friday for holding military drills, saying the situation was returning to before the diplomatic rapprochement of 2018, as leader Kim Jong Un – whose health was the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks – reached out to traditional ally...




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Sisi ratifies emergency law amendments

CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a host of amendments to Egypt’s emergency law which an international rights groups says expands “repressive powers” as the country’s battles the coronavirus.Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 when...




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Pandemic planning be 'free from interference'

LONDON: Planning for future pandemics should be handed over to the NHS and be “free from political interference”, academics have suggested.Researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University, the Cass Business School in London, Nottingham University and Vlerick Business School, in Belgium...




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Venezuela charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'

Venezuela has charged two former US soldiers with "terrorism" and "conspiracy" for allegedly taking part in a failed invasion bid to topple President Nicolas Maduro, the attorney general said Friday.




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Biggest threat to Brazil coronavirus response? President Bolsonaro, says The Lancet

The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to British medical journal The Lancet.




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Six killed in clashes at Afghanistan food aid event

Two policemen and four other people were killed in Afghanistan Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation in central Ghor province, officials said.




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IAF MiG-29 jet crashes in Jalandhar

NEW DELHI: A MiG-29 multirole fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed during a training mission near Punjab’s Jalandhar Friday. The pilot ejected safely. He was soon taken away in a rescue helicopter, the IAF said in a statement. "The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the...




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Cholistan land probe: NAB sends questionnaires to Shahbaz, Sanaullah, Baligh

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Multan has sent a questionnaire to Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif, ex-minister of state Balighur Rehman, former MNA Chaudhry Umair Mehmood and former law minister Punjab Rana Sanaullah Khan in the matter...




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Major, five soldiers martyred in Kech IED blast

RAWALPINDI: Six security forces personnel, including one officer, were martyred and another injured as an improvised explosive device hit their reconnaissance vehicle in Buleda near the Pakistan-Iran border, the military's media wing said in a statement released Friday.According to the...




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India escalating tension at LoC

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said it had summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over the Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control .The statement by the FO said that in the unprovoked Indian firing across the LoC in Nezapir and Rakchikri sectors, six...




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IAF MiG-29 jet crashes in Jalandhar

NEW DELHI: A MiG-29 multirole fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed during a training mission near Punjab's Jalandhar Friday.The pilot ejected safely. He was soon taken away in a rescue helicopter, the IAF said in a statement."The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the pilot...




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Cholistan land probe: NAB sends questionnaires to Shahbaz, Sana, Baligh

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Multan has sent a questionnaire to Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif, ex-minister of state Balighur Rehman, former MNA Chaudhry Umair Mehmood and former law minister Punjab Rana Sanaullah Khan in the matter...




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Major, 5 soldiers martyred in Kech IED blast

RAWALPINDI: Six security forces personnel, including one officer, were martyred and another injured as an improvised explosive device hit their reconnaissance vehicle in Buleda near the Pakistan-Iran border, the military's media wing said in a statement released Friday.According to the...




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IIUI rector faces controversy of receiving dual salary

ISLAMABAD: Rector International Islamic University Islamabad Dr Masoom Yasinzai is in the middle of a controversy for allegedly receiving dual salary without the notice and prior approval of Board of Governors , Board of Trustees ."I received an honoraria for giving consultancy to a Saudi...