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4 women shot dead by terrorists in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 22 : Four women were shot dead by terrorists in Pakistan's North Waziristan district, police said on Monday.
The North Waziristan police said in a statement that unidentified gunmen fired at a vehicle carrying the women near…
53 abducted passengers released in Nigeria
Lagos, Feb 22 : Governor of Nigeria's central-north Niger State Abubakar Sani Bello has said that the state government managed to secure the release of all the 53 passengers abducted by gunmen on February 14 at Kundu village.
The incident…
Payback time as 50-50 Senate puts Neera Tanden nomination in jeopardy
New York, Feb 22 : The White House is scrambling to find Republicans who can put Neera Tanden, the Indian American nominee for White House Office of Management and Budget, over the finishing line, as opposition to her candidacy intensifies…
Tokyo stocks close higher on bargain hunting
Tokyo, Feb 22 : Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday, bringing an end to a three-day losing streak, as investors picked up bargains following the market's recent decline, with the risk appetite towards high-tech issues improving on hopes…
World’s first case of human infection with bird flu detected
Moscow, Feb 21: Russia has confirmed the first case of human infection with the avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday.
Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this bird flu…
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Prince Charles visits father in hospital
London, Feb 21: Britain's Prince Charles was driven to the London hospital where his father, Prince Philip, was admitted for ‘precautionary’ reasons earlier in the week and spent half an hour by his…
UN nuclear chief in Iran as it threatens watchdog’s cameras
Tehran, Feb 21: The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog met Sunday with Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors' ability to monitor Tehran's atomic programme, even as authorities said they planned to cut off their…
‘Pak unlikely to exit ‘grey list’ as FATF meets to decide its fate’
Islamabad, Feb 21: Pakistan is unlikely to exit the 'grey list' of the FATF as some European countries have taken the stand that Islamabad has not fully implemented all the points of a plan of action set by it, a media report said on…
UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults to get 1st jab by July 31
London, Feb 21: The British government announced Sunday that it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target.
The new target also aims for everyone over 50…
With heavy hearts, Italians mark year of COVID outbreak
Codogno, Feb 21: With wreath-laying ceremonies, tree plantings and church services, Italians on Sunday marked one year since their country experienced its first known COVID-19 death.
Towns in Italy's north were the first to be hard-hit by…