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COVID-19: 1,541 new cases, 32 deaths reported in 24 hours


February 26, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 32 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,804. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 32 more lives and 1,541 fresh infections were reported. The total count of active cases is 22,285. In the past 24 hours, as many …

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CM Buzdar approves establishment of five new hospitals


February 26, 2021

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar has approved the establishment of five more Mother and Child Hospitals in the province. He announced this during a meeting with health officials here in Lahore. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid was also present in the meeting. Speaking at a meeting, the chief minister said that these hospitals will be set up in …

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Bitcoin heads for worst week since March 2020


February 26, 2021

it LONDON: Bitcoin fell over 6% on Friday to its lowest in two weeks as a rout in global bond markets sent yields flying and sparked a sell-off in riskier assets. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency slumped as low as $44,451 before recovering most of its losses. It was last trading down 1.2% at $46,525, on course for a drop of …

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Facebook Messenger, Instagram down for thousands of users


February 26, 2021

Facebook Messenger users are having problems logging in and sending messages in some parts of the world, while Instagram appears to be mostly having newsfeed problems. The sites were hit by a raft of complaints on the outage tracking website Down Detector DownDetector indeed confirms there are problems hitting Facebook Messenger, and the outage map indicates the service is down in …

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Facebook switches news back on in Australia, signs content deals


February 26, 2021

SYDNEY: Facebook Inc ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers. The moves reflected easing tensions between the U.S. company and the Australian government, a day after the country’s parliament passed a law forcing it and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay local media …

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Qalandars look to maintain winning start, Gladiators eye revival


February 26, 2021

KARACHI: As Lahore Qalandars prepare to extend their winning run in the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 when they take on the winless Multan Sultans in the first fixture of Friday’s double header, former champions Quetta Gladiators are in need of a major overhaul. But the most heartening development on Thursday was the news concerning fans. For the remaining 14 …

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Young Wasim aiming for the top


February 26, 2021

KARACHI: Aim high and shoot for the stars is the basic lesson for emerging stars and Islamabad United’s paceman Mohammad Wasim seems to be following the notion during the HBL Pakistan Super League. The 19-year-old wants to represent Pakistan at the highest level as an all-rounder. He had an impressive beginning with the ball in hand, but haven’t had the …

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Guptill returns to form as NZ edge Australia


February 26, 2021

DUNEDIN: Martin Guptill fell short of a third Twenty20 International century but his strong return to form helped New Zealand to a four-run win over Australia in the second match in Dunedin on Thursday. New Zealand extended their lead to 2-0 in the five-match series after their 53-run win in Christchurch. Opener Guptill smashed 97 off 50 balls and shared …

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FATF keeps Pakistan on grey list until June despite ‘significant progress’


February 26, 2021

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday decided to keep Pakistan on its ‘grey list’, with the country’s status set to be reviewed next at an extraordinary plenary session in June 2021. The announcement was made by FATF President Dr Marcus Pleyer at a press briefing from Paris on the outcomes of the FATF’s four-day virtual plenary meeting. “Pakistan remains under …

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