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China tells Blinken world must ‘positively guide’ Taliban
News Source : Reuters
BEIJING: Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call yesterday...
New Zealand sees first fatality linked to Pfizer’s Covid shot
News Source : Reuters
WELLINGTON: New Zealand today reported what authorities said was the country’s first recorded death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
The information...
Pfizer seeks US approval for Covid vaccine booster
News Source : Reuters
LOS ANGELES: Pfizer Inc yesterday said a booster dose of its two-shot Covid-19 vaccine spurs a more than threefold increase in...
Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with multiple rapes, assaults
News Source : AFP
LOS ANGELES: Porn star Ron Jeremy was formally charged with the rape or sexual assault of 21 women and girls, US...
Afghan in US seeks to rescue sister from ‘dangerous’ Taliban
News Source : Reuters
MODESTO: Former US Army interpreter Hamidullah Ehsan saw what was coming.
Two weeks before the Taliban forces marched into Kabul this month,...
NY City, US’ largest school district, mandates Covid jabs for teachers
News Source : Reuters
NEW YORK: New York City will require public school teachers and staff to get vaccinated against Covid-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio...
Climate change made deadly Europe floods 20% more likely
News Source : Reuters
MADRID: Climate change has made extreme rainfall events of the kind that sent lethal torrents of water hurtling through parts of...
US ramps up Kabul evacuations as Aug 31 deadline looms
News Source : AFP
WASHINGTON: The US military shuttled thousands more people through the Hamid Karzai International Airport over the past 12 hours, a White...
Taiwan’s president backs domestic Covid jab with first shot
News Source : Reuters
TAIPEI: President Tsai Ing-wen got vaccinated with Taiwan’s first domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine today, giving her personal stamp of approval as...
Hamas says Egypt closing Rafah crossing with Gaza
News Source : AFP
GAZA CITY: Egypt has told Gaza authorities it will close the Rafah border crossing from today, a spokesman for the Palestinian...