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Senate passes Biden’s COVID relief bill, sending legislation with $1,400 stimulus checks to House


March 6, 2021

WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled Senate Saturday overcame Republican roadblocks and a debate that lasted beyond 24 hours to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package which would provide millions of Americans with $1,400 direct payments, billions of dollars for vaccine distribution, and funds to help reopen schools and colleges. The chamber passed the bill following a session that began around 9 a.m. …

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Pakistan records 1,714 Covid cases, 38 deaths in a day


March 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 38 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,166. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 38 more lives and 1,714 fresh infections were reported during the said period. The total count of active cases is 17,352 and the …

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Neurologic issues common in hospitalized children with COVID-19


March 6, 2021

Most children and adolescents are spared from severe COVID-19, but among those who do require hospitalization, temporary neurologic effects are common, researchers found. In their study of 1,695 patients age 21 or younger hospitalized for COVID-19 or a COVID-19-related illness known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome, 365 – or 22% – had neurologic complications, including 43 (12%) with life-threatening neurologic disorders …

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Brazil coronavirus variant can reinfect survivors


March 6, 2021

A coronavirus variant circulating in Brazil is likely able to reinfect people who survived infections with earlier versions of the coronavirus, new data suggest. The variant that emerged in Brazil, called P.1, carries a mutation that is already known to make a variant prevalent in South Africa harder to treat with antibodies and harder to prevent with available vaccines. New …

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Japan dominate opening singles of Davis Cup tie against Pakistan


March 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Inexperience didn’t matter much for the young Japanese against their more experienced rivals from Pakistan. Yosuke Watanuki and Kaichi Uchida won their singles matches in straight sets against Aqeel Khan and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi respectively on the opening day of the Davis Cup World Group-I tie here at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Friday to put Japan within one win …

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Pant’s ton puts India on top in fourth Test against England


March 6, 2021

Rishabh Pant hit a defiant 101 to put India in control of the fourth and final Test against England on Friday. India reached 294 for seven at the end of the second day in response to England’s 205. Washington Sundar was at the crease on 60 with Axar Patel on 11. India, leading 2-1 in the series, struggled to make runs …

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Separate policy for hybrid vehicles sought


March 6, 2021

ve ISLAMABAD: The auto sector has demanded government come up with a separate policy for the promotion of local assembly of hybrid cars along with incentives for the vendors to reduce dependence on imported parts. Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar was presented with this demand by Indus Motor Ltd Company Ltd Chief Executive Ali Asghar Jamali on Friday seeking an …

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PSL management proposes two windows to hold remaining games


March 6, 2021

s;l LAHORE: In an attempt to control the damage after the postponement of the HBL Pakistan Super League due to Covid-19 cases detected during the Karachi leg of the event amid reported breaches of SOPs, the management committee of PSL on Friday recommended windows of May-June and September to hold the remaining 20 matches of the league. The PCB was forced on …

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‘Give Smith Test captaincy if he wants it’


March 6, 2021

BRISBANE: Former Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has called for Steve Smith to take back the captaincy of the Test side once Tim Paine’s tenure is over. Smith, who led the team for nearly three years, was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leadership roles for two years in the wake of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in 2018. Smith’s leadership …

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