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Logjam at busiest UK port linked to shortage of drivers


October 14, 2021

LONDON: A logjam at the UK’s busiest commercial port ratcheted up concerns on Wednesday that the country could see an array of shortages in the crucial Christmas trading period, including of toys and food. Worries have mounted over recent weeks that the UK’s economic recovery is being hobbled by widespread shortages, which have been most clearly seen in long lines …

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195 nations back ‘Kunming’ pledge to tackle ecological destruction


October 14, 2021

BEIJING: Almost 200 nations pledged on Wednesday to tackle ecological destruction at a key UN conservation summit in China, but environmentalists criticised the proposal as vague and lacking accountability. Delegates from some 195 countries said they would support the ‘Kunming Declaration’ — working to tackle issues around biodiversity and species protection — in the first segment of the two-part COP15 …

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PIA suspends flight operation to Kabul citing ‘security reasons’


October 14, 2021

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday said it has immediately suspended its operations in Kabul, Afghanistan citing “security reasons”. Abdullah Khan, the national carrier’s spokesperson, confirmed the development, saying that Kabul operations of the airline will remain suspended until further notice. The spokesperson emphasised the fact that the PIA had kept flying in and out of Kabul under “difficult circumstances” …

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Iran tests anti-missile defences after US, Israeli warnings


October 14, 2021

TEHRAN/WASHIN­GTON: The Iranian military said on Wednesday it had successfully tested anti-missile defences for “sensitive” sites during war games in central Iran, after Israeli and US warnings over its nuclear programme. “The country’s air defences are perfectly prepared to protect sensitive and vital installations through a multi-layered defence system,” said General Amir-Qader Rahimzadeh, commander of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya airbase at …

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10-year tax holiday for oil refineries abolished


October 14, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Following negotiations with the refining industry, the petroleum division has wiped out 10-year tax exemption protection, reduced government’s contribution to finance upgrades of existing oil refineries and enhanced compliance requirements. The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) led by Planning Minister Asad Umar had earlier approved an incentives package for modern refineries that also included 20-year tax holiday but had …

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Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms


October 14, 2021

Facebook Inc will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week. The social media company, which allows more critical commentary of public figures than of private individuals, is changing its approach on the harassment of journalists and …

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NO POLIO VIRUS FOUND IN 23 BIGGEST CITIES OF PAKISTAN: SOURCES


October 14, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The efforts of anti-polio workers are paying the yields as the crippling virus was not found in sewerage of the major cities of Pakistan, citing sources. It has been learnt by that the drains of the major cities of all four provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan have been declared polio-free. Samples from the sewerage were taken from the 32 spots of …

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J&J COVID-19 SHOT GETS BETTER BOOST FROM MODERNA OR PFIZER IN STUDY


October 14, 2021

People who got Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine as a first shot had a stronger immune response when boosted with vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna, a study run by the National Institutes of Health showed on Wednesday. The study, which is preliminary and hasn’t been peer reviewed, is the latest challenge to J&J’s efforts to use its COVID-19 vaccine as …

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