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Criminals getting smarter in use of digital currencies to launder money


December 9, 2020

LONDON: Criminals are becoming more sophisticated in their use of cryptocurrencies to launder money, with hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty funds last year flowing through digital wallets that allow users to hide their trail, according to Elliptic. At least 13% of all criminal proceeds in bitcoin passed through privacy wallets – which make it harder to track cryptocurrency …

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Student, teachers taken to hospital after lightning strike hits school


December 9, 2020

Students and teachers have been taken to the hospital after a lightning strike affects 15 people at a school in Australia’s central Queensland. The affected students aged between 10 and 12 and teachers of Clinton State School were transported to Gladstone Hospital for mild tingling symptoms on Tuesday afternoon, 7news reported. According to Queensland Ambulance Service, the lightning strike hit a nearby …

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William Shakespeare becomes first man to get COVID vaccine


December 9, 2020

William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England was one of the first people to receive the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial on Tuesday. The 81-year-old had the injection at University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday, 20 miles from Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of his namesake, England’s greatest dramatist and poet. Shakespeare’s shot inspired Twitter users, who joked “The Taming of …

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UK regulator to assess best dose regimen of Oxford COVID vaccine


December 9, 2020

LONDON: Britain’s medical regulator will examine all the data from trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca, including which dosing regimen is best to use, the regulator’s chief executive said on Wednesday. “Our regulatory review is all encompassing. We will look at all available data,” June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency …

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2,963 coronavirus cases, 60 deaths reported in Pakistan


December 9, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 60 deaths and 2,963 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 60 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,547. 1,797 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,498 patients are in critical condition including 12 more declared …

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Australia opener David Warner ruled out of first Test against India


December 9, 2020

Melbourne: Australia opener David Warner has been ruled out of the first Test against India in Adelaide with an adductor muscle injury, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday. The 34-year-old picked up an injury while fielding in the second ODI against India and was subsequently ruled out of the third ODI and  the T20Is. Warner is now targeting a return in the second …

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Babar Azam upbeat to lead for first time in home Test against South Africa


December 9, 2020

Lahore: Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam is excited to lead the national team for the first time in Test cricket on his home soil after South Africa confirmed their tour to Pakistan after 14 years. “I am delighted that South Africa have confirmed their tour to Pakistan and look forward to captaining my country for the first time in a …

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Top seed Tayyab, four women players advance in International Squash


December 9, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Top seed Tayyab Aslam, in his opening encounter of Pakistan International Squash Tournament, beat Noor Zaman in straight but well contested three sets here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Tuesday. Tayyab who had moved into second round directly on the basis of his ranking, took 25 minutes to beat his opponent Noor (11-1, 11-9, 11-9). He outclassed his opponent …

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SSB wheelchair tennis coaching camp, event concludes


December 9, 2020

KARACHI: The fifth SSB wheelchair tennis coaching camp and tournament concluded at the Union Club on Sunday. Talented Fida Hussain won the wheelchair tennis event while Mohammad Ayub was the runner-up. The two month long coaching camp was supported by Sindh Sports Board and organised by Sindh Tennis Association in collab­oration with Para Sports Pakistan. Aqeel Shabbir, Ishrat zehra were …

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Ronaldo gets the better of old foe Messi


December 9, 2020

Barcelona: When the Champions League draw put Barcelona and Juventus in the same group, soccer fans all over the world eagerly awaited the prospect of watching Lionel Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo again. The two had not faced each other since the Portuguese swapped Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018. The fans, however, had to wait when the two men were denied …

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